tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post7789270018888468714..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Back to touchy-feely musicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-50430291812466383262009-08-28T10:11:34.272+01:002009-08-28T10:11:34.272+01:00Nice touchy-feely packaging here -
http://netnewm...Nice touchy-feely packaging here -<br /><br />http://netnewmusic.net/reblog/archives/2009/08/cool_presentati.htmlPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-34421433362193389722009-08-23T13:44:00.765+01:002009-08-23T13:44:00.765+01:00Pliable, you may well know of other current exampl...Pliable, you may well know of other current examples which you don't mention, but I wonder if there are enough to qualify as a "swing."<br /><br />After all, this sort of deluxe packaging has been around for a long while, often involving "restoration," additional documentation, and unconventional packaging of previously available material. Two examples on CD which I have in front of me are the Armstrong <i>Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven</i> recordings; and the <i>Ken Burns Jazz</i> box.<br /><br />Moving on back to the LP era, I see 4 examples of the RCA Soria Series here - a Toscanini Schubert 9th, 2 by Bream, and the Beecham Messiah which my late father had.<br /><br />The Bream and Beecham were new recordings when issued as described, but the others I mention share some characteristics with the Guthrie - material which has been available previously, sometimes in multiple incarnations; a "never sounded better" claim; and enough additional material and elegance to try to get re-purchases of the material. <br /><br />After all, one could argue that just about everybody who is interested in Guthrie or the Hot Five/Hot Seven recordings already has some or all today. In other words, I suspect (but have no way of knowing) that most of the market for these things is for "upgrades" and not for "new purchases."<br /><br />I'm not arguing against this sort of thing by any means. The Guthrie box ...er, suitcase looks very attractive. It seems to have the same sort of historical material that made the Armstrong example so attractive. One of my objections to the "digital files only" world is that in many (most?) cases, there are "value add" materials without which the digital files are poorer.<br /><br />I wish nothing but success for the Guthrie, and hope it sells well enough to justify other such efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-16273206892948332582009-08-23T10:28:01.634+01:002009-08-23T10:28:01.634+01:00My eyes and ears in the retail trade, Keith Hobday...<i>My eyes and ears in the retail trade, Keith Hobday of Prelude Records reports:</i><br /><br />Re the Guthrie box, it looks likes Universal are now distributing Rounder Records in the UK. The trade site for Universal shows a release date of 5th October in the UK and it should retail for about £55.99. The number in the UK is 6111622. I'm assuming this will be the deluxe packaging and not a slimmed down version of the same CDs.<br /> <br />What seems a bit unclear is if Universal are distributing all of Rounders products. We're still ordering some of the more unusual titles through Proper Music. I imagine Universal wanted to get their hands on Madeleine Peyroux and Alison Kraus above all else.<br /> <br />Cheers<br />Keith<br /><br />http://www.preluderecords.co.uk/<br /><br />One of Keith's many <i>extra curricula</i> projects is the Vaughan Williams concert in Norwich Cathedral on August 29. The programme of truly Henry Wood proportions includes both the Symphony No 7, <i>'Sinfonia Antartica'</i> and <i>Job - A Masque for Dancing</i> as well as four other RVW works - <br /><br />http://www.concert-diary.com/home/concert_details.asp?id=102372&ref=13&back=truePliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-14304155288330501162009-08-22T08:58:16.481+01:002009-08-22T08:58:16.481+01:00More on this box -
http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/...More on this box -<br /><br />http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2009/08/17/new-woody-guthrie-box-set-sparks-memories-for-daughter-nora/Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com