Oldham was a publicist forΒ The BeatlesΒ before working for agent Eric Easton, with whom he became joint manager ofΒ The Rolling StonesΒ in April 1963.
Modelling himself closely onΒ Phil Spector, he showed a flair for publicity and projected the Stones as the group parents loved to hate with inspired media feeds like: “Would you let your daughter marry a Rolling Stone?”
He later became the sole manager of the group and is credited with producing their earlier records.
He stopped working with the group in 1967 after setting up his own record company, Immediate, which recordedΒ The Nice,Β The Small FacesΒ andΒ Chris Farlowe.
Immediate encapsulated Carnaby Street and Swinging London in the very grooves of its releases, butΒ sadly ended in financial and organisation disaster.Β Immediate went bankrupt in 1970.