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Date:         Sun, 8 Nov 1992 19:32:57 CST
Comments:     Resent-From: Little Inquisitor <U33963@UICVM>
Comments:     Originally-From: "Mr. Fantasy" <stu892103@gcc.edu>
From:         Little Inquisitor <U33963@UICVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Remastered CDs, Blues List

Allmusicdom:
            Has there recently been a good discussion on bootlegs on the list?
If not, what are you waiting for?
                                 Renato
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   I was in a comic/music shop in Pittsburgh the other day and when I was
paying I noticed a Hendrix CD box in the glass case.  I asked to look at it and
it said "Jimi Hendrix-Studio Sessions".  Well, you can imagine my excitement,
as I'd never seen this before.  I had visions of this being the Eddie Kramer
boxed set of studio outtakes.  BUT then I turned it over to see that it was
just what they called "Jimi's 4 studio releases, remastered".  This was _Are You
Experienced_, _Axis:Bold As Love_, _Electric Ladyland_ (said:"Now on 1 CD!"),
and _Cry Of Love_.  I guess they considered _Cry Of Love_ to be a studio
release like the other 3, but I'm not too sure about that myself...

   Also, I've picked up 2 magazines recently about Jimi.  The first is "Guitar
for the Practicing Musician presents: JIMI HENDRIX/STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN.  This
magazine has interviews with Jimi, Mitch, Billy Cox, Eddie Kramer and Alan
Douglas + SRV stuff too.  Also has lots of music transcriptions.
   The second magazine is "Masters Of Rock:JIM MORRISON, JANIS JOPLIN & JIMI
HENDRIX.  Hendrix is on the cover and I've never seen the picture before.  As a
matter of fact, both magazines have pictures that I've never seen.  In the 1st
one there is a picture of Jimi with the Brecker Brothers horn section recording
"South Saturn Delta" for the unreleased album.  I've never seen that before.
There's more also.

   About Alan Douglas & the bootleg issue:  I toured a local radio station the
other day (WDVE - Pittsburgh) and I asked one of the DJs about bootlegs and
what record companies think about them.  She told me that they don't really get
too worked up because it is such a small market and not much money is made on
them.  I was playing it cool like I didn't know much about it, but I really beg
to differ.  Someone is making LOTS of money on bootlegs, I would say.  I go to
record conventions and half of the room (BIG ROOM) is bootleg stuff.  Not that
I'm complaining ! :^)  But it seems to me that most people who buy the bootlegs
ALREADY have all or most of the studio releases.  And those people just want
MORE, so they buy the bootlegs also.  Seems that only a few people are making
the money on the CDs.  The manufacturers I suppose and the people who sell
them.  Doesn't bother me, I just wish they'd cut their prices a bit.  I know
that the more they sell, the less it costs to produce, so lets see some
savings!
   Also, I DO believe that the record companies care, witnessed by the recent
crackdown in Goldmine Magazine.  No bootleg advertisements allowed anymore,
except from foriegn companies.  Now if you want to sell your boots in Goldmine,
you have to advertise and say "Send for my excellent catalog" or something like
that.  Considering that Goldmine usually is 50% bootleg audio & video
advertisements, I suspect that it will get kind of thin and they may lose a few
subscribers.  I was GOING TO subscribe, but not now.
   I don't believe that the record company would have to produce 100,000 CDs to
make a profit either.  As a matter of fact I KNOW they wouldn't.  How would
these bootleg CD makers survive if that was true?  I know you can get CDs made
cheaply in small lots now days, and with all of the CD equipment at their
disposal, they wouldn't have much of a problem.

   Well with all that, I have to also add that the "Blues Mailing List" has
been initiated.  If you don't belong to the list and would like to join, please
send me e-mail at "stu892103@gcc.edu" and ask to subscribe.  This list deals
with all aspects of blues and blues-related music.  Thanks!
--Steve
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