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Re: [ARSCLIST] E.Power Biggs was Request for info: Columbia Studio/Warehouse Fire
many E.Power Biggs recordings are on Columbia/Sony budget cd's - don't
know which ones you seek which haven't been reissued?
http://www.cduniverse.com/classical.asp?style=classical&exact=y&ctype=perf&prodcount=0&sf=Biggs%2C+E.+Power&cart=399817356
<http://www.cduniverse.com/classical.asp?style=classical&exact=y&ctype=perf&prodcount=0&sf=Biggs%2C+E%2E+Power&cart=399817356>
Thomas.
Tom Fine wrote:
Hi Charles:
The problem may be the same problem with more than a few jazz albums
I'd love to see back in print -- if there's not quite a large market
(demand), it's not worth the time of a megaglomerate to care. They're
not viable small-scale. You may get some satisfaction in coming years
because Sony and BMG merged their music divisions and the BMG folks
seem more oriented toward classical material. One suggestion about the
Biggs stuff would be to track down the person who does classical
reissues for the USA market and find out if they're aware of the
history there. As for the electronic music stuff, I would suggest you
contact Wendy Carlos and ask her which 3rd party labels might be
interested. I know Sony and now BMG don't seem to have issues
licensing stuff for 3rd party labels. I don't know if they have
somewhat onerous minimum-sales demands like Universal.
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Lawson"
<clawson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Request for info: Columbia Studio/Warehouse Fire
Thank you for follow-ups, folks.
So, I am now given to understand that there was no "big Columbia
fire" in
the late 70s or early 80s that would be responsible for some 70s
material
now being unavailable for re-release? My prior info. came from
people who
knew people who should have been in a position to know about this but
who
are now deceased.
Some of the material I am thinking about includes some E. Power Biggs +
Columbia Brass Ensemble recordings, premiere recordings of Hovhaness
works, Moog synthesizer discs, etc. etc. Some of the stuff which was
stored privately seems to be available, but there's a big hole right in
the historical region I am examining. There must be some other
reason (if
not a warehouse fire/flood) that is keeping this content off the
streets.
I know that there is still a market for Hovhaness, for example...
Anyway, any further information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, again.
Chas.
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Charles Lawson <clawson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Professional Audio for CD, DVD, Broadcast & Internet