Early Models trivia

In my constant and frankly exhausting search for Models vinyl and other recordings, I talked today with a prominent record dealer, specialising in recordings from those days, and he had a few things to say -

• Barry Earl was owner of Suicide Records
• Barry Earl was also personal manager of Colin McClinchley
• Colin McClinchley's alter-name is James Freud
• Barry Earl co-produced James Freud and the Radio Stars debut lp
• Suicide Records was an unofficial offshoot of Mushroom Records
• Mushroom Records may or may not have applied pressure on Models circa 1981 to allow James Freud into the band
• James Freud apparently had more than a fair share of the royalties from Models, according to sighted contracts from the source
• It is well known that money was the main reason for the various personnel movements and eventual demise of Models

Interesting. Some of these I knew, and some I suspected, but one I didn't know. I'll leave that to you to guess.