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"Daily Variety OCT 4 2 1960 f Frank Sinatra’s long, earnest deliberations into entering the recording -: ith an eye on buying en established label is Rees time back he reportedly was thinking of bidding for No Lay Zh Verve Records. As yet nothing concrete: nor is it too probable; 4: Sinatra’s manager Hank Sanicola and attorney Milton (Mickey) Rubin - have been holding weeklong pow-wows on various directions the’ singer - could take. Rubin acknowledges Sinatra is mulling several possibilities in regards to buying a diskery, In fact, a number of Jabels have .tipped |. Sinatra they are on the sales block. Oe emo As of now there are 16 different paths Sinatra can pled in maaking - his administrative move into recording. One, quite likely, would be to° expand his Essex company. By setting up his own distribution, ete.’ Sinatra already has several names under exclusive pact, such as Sammy ‘Davis Jr. And it’s understood that he’s contacted ather big artists about leaving their labels and swinging over to his—if he buys or develops one. The big loss, of course, will be to Capitol which has gasyere gree aiSinatra disks. An added blow to Cap would be of other top names who are cronies of Sinatra, « ey I - ~ a oo “* ae ‘ 1 ue H9/G O38 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED iit is Pg Pesie DATE = BY e0- LHI LBF | or L : wat Fage & cal 2a F ACT? + 100 {