When Peking Man and Margaret Urlich signed to CBS Australia, the company had a new managing director, Denis Handlin, who wanted to prove that an Australian boss was what the company needed. The ambitious Handlin wanted to massively increase the sales by the label’s local repertoire, both at home and abroad. He got the top job at CBS after years of growing frustration by the Australian staff that the CBS bosses were usually flown in from the Northern Hemisphere to gain work experience in the company’s top job.
Peter Urlich, former lead singer of Th’ Dudes, is Margaret’s cousin.
Margaret Urlich’s Safety In Numbers achieved Triple Platinum sales in Australia, that is over 210,000 albums sold. Two other New Zealand women have achieved this figure – Jenny Morris with Shiver and Lorde with Pure Heroine.
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