On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, mellotrongirl wrote:
> Harrisongs via Capitol (USA) is on the verge of putting out a
> multiple CD (I believe four discs) set around spring break of his
> Dark Horse history...a new single I got as a Dutch promo is a love
> song that came out just before Valentine's Day. I asked the Capitol
> guy if any Splinter or Apple/Bangaladesh era stuff will be on it,
> but he doesn't know yet.
i just heard some portions of george's last interview last week.
[it was being edited in our studio to add bumps for US airplay
from its uninterupted BBC form]
george was, and will always be, my favourite beatle.
> I hope some Wonderwall Music outtakes are on it! Lots of MkII
> Mellotron mixed in with India/sitar leanings, sillyness and
> experimental ethereal passages.
i've not, i say with much shame, seen wonderwall :)
[i do own a vinyl copy of "electronic music" however...]
> Interesting that The Beatles and Michael Jackson CD's are never
> offered through recod/CD clubs like BMG Music and Columbia House,
> etc. I guess they want top dollar and not to be part of the six or
> twelve for the price of one deals. I hear (unconfirmed & I hope is
> very well an urban legend) that musicians never get royalties from
> music sold via record/CD clubs anyway. Same with Paul
> McCartney/Wings. George Harrison and Ringo Starr are not included.
> IMHO the only decent Starr LP I heard was Starling Music (after the
> first two LP's were duds...in the flavor of the first two Bryan
> Ferry albums, agreed?)
sorry.
it's true that artists do not get paid for "music club" copies.
they are considered "free goods" and, if memory serves, they
do not even get their statutory mechanicals on them.
[ever notice that music club discs are sans barcode too?]
they also exclude copies sent out as promos to DJs, record pools,
radio stations, and some other things i can't think of right now.
many a scandal based on "promo goods" and scanning the barcodes
on warehouses full of unsold discs abound... [another reason
the barcode on promos is mutilated/damaged/drilled/punched/...]
i imagine that the beatles had enough "juice" to be excluded
from the "freegoods" clauses in their agreements. not many
acts get that kind of treatment...
...jeff