. . "Preston, Denis"@en . "Sydney Denis Preston"@en . "Sydney Denis Preston (16 November 1916 \u2013 1979) was a British record producer and music critic. Preston worked independently; he was not contracted to a particular record label and would often risk cutting a record before pitching for a deal. He has been described as \"Europe's first independent record producer\"."@en . "1916Z"^^ . . "Denis Preston"@en . . . "non_performing_personnel" . "British record producer" . "1916-11-16Z"^^ . "1979Z"^^ .