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Post by RobGNYC on Aug 14, 2023 21:34:23 GMT -5
Pitiful. One of the greatest artists in music history. Where are the outtakes, B-sides, live versions? Not sure who is responsible but Linda never recorded for a small label. Capitol, Asylum, Azoff post catalog sale? $$$$$. Shame on you.
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Post by rick on Aug 14, 2023 21:53:21 GMT -5
Rob, thank you. I have asked this question generally many times here on the Forum, and less than 24 hours ago I posed the question specifically about a 40th anniversary release of “What’s New?”
Every time I bring up this topic, some people will respond with posts of the following ilk:
“Linda was such a perfectionist that she didn’t record extraneous material/tracks.”
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“She went into the recording of each album knowing which songs she wanted to record so there really isn’t much in the way of unreleased material.”
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“Linda probably doesn’t want anything released that she isn’t 1000% certain she wants out there.”
I don’t agree with these comments. With Azoff in control now one hopes we might see more. I do wonder how involved John Boylan might be as a creative adviser to Azoff’s team.
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Post by RobGNYC on Aug 14, 2023 22:10:04 GMT -5
Thanks Rick. Your “What’s New” post is what made me respond. I don’t agree with those comments either. Diana Ross, to name just one of Linda’s contemporaries, has released several two-disc archival editions, and they weren’t even among her best-selling albums (RCA, not Motown). Respect for the artist should trump the bottom line.
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Post by rick on Aug 15, 2023 2:26:14 GMT -5
Thanks Rick. Your “What’s New” post is what made me respond. I don’t agree with those comments either. Diana Ross, to name just one of Linda’s contemporaries, has released several two-disc archival editions, and they weren’t even among her best-selling albums (RCA, not Motown). Respect for the artist should trump the bottom line. Hi, Rob -- Thanks. Not to make this about Diana Ross, but, yes, RCA re-issued Diana Ross' albums (which were not among her best), but Motown has reissued a number of Ross' solo albums and work with The Supremes as reissues with a lot of bonus material. But back to Linda. I believe at one of those "Evening With Linda Ronstadt" events, one of the audience members asked the question about "Why wasn't 'She's a Very Lovely Woman' on her four-disc box set?" And Linda basically replied that she had not thought of it and that it should have been. There were unreleased tracks on "The Complete (sic) Trio Collection." We saw "Falling Star," "Border Town," among other unreleased tracks on her box set. I believe we have discussed on here that probably somewhere there exists a recording of "A World I Never Made," as well as "Every Little Bit Hurts," the longer version of "Get Closer," other "Trio" cuts, and didn't we recently read that Linda had at least one other song ("In the Bleak Midwinter") that wasn't included on her Christmas album ? I posted recently that Azoff acquired Cher's catalog. I'd be willing to bet that Azoff's Iconic will mine Cher's material and release it much more quickly than Linda's material. My opinion. |
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Post by RobGNYC on Aug 15, 2023 8:20:26 GMT -5
Rick—correct on the Diana Motown reissues, thanks for reminding me. They were on Hip-O Select, which did a beautiful job, including the artwork and notes. Two-disc sets also. Alternate takes, vault tracks, live cuts, all tied to the particular album. That’s the way to do a reissue.
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Post by erik on Aug 16, 2023 8:39:24 GMT -5
Quote by rick:
And there's likely tons more in the vaults somewhere, as we have to remember that Linda did record at Muscle Shoals in 1970, which resulted in "She's A Very Lovely Woman", but with a lot of songs that never saw the light of day on an actual album release. There was also "Can It Be True?" (from the very much forgotten 1971 film The Marriage Of A Young Stockbroker), and heaven knows what else--probably too much to mention or not to speculate about.
At the risk of sounding like I'm repeating past arguments about why Linda didn't release certain material, I have to wonder if Linda was so deftly scared of releasing anything that she felt wasn't up to her standards, which seemed to be extremely high, close to, if not right at, outright perfection. I definitely get that it has at least something to her being self-conscious and not liking her voice, but even if what she could put out, especially the hidden R&B, country, and rock of the Muscle Shoals recording sessions, isn't as perfect or as polished as what would eventually put her in the top echelon of American pop music, I would wager that her fans and her peers would love hearing the way she was, perhaps unwittingly, innovating a certain approach that female singers could use.
Watch this space.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Aug 16, 2023 8:59:52 GMT -5
I know if I was a recording artist I would be like Linda thinking that what is recorded is out there forever and thus "frozen in time" as she says.
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Post by sliderocker on Aug 16, 2023 23:33:50 GMT -5
As Erik mentioned, there were quite a few tracks recorded at Muscle Shoals in Alabama. There's probably enough tracks that if the songs are completed (that is, with a vocal from Linda), it might be possible to get an album or two. However, another problem may be that with the later albums, there wasn't that many tracks recorded. Linda was such a perfectionist, she would spend hours perfecting her vocal so that it suited her, but not leaving her enough time to record two or three albums' worth of material. Recall her mention of her list of songs she always wanted to record.
Why didn't you is one of the questions I'd like to ask Linda in a nice way because I think her perfectionism ate up her studio time. Linda wasn't like some artists who came up with the solution of putting in their own recording studio so they could set their own time and hours to record and pay the musicians and recording engineers overtime if the sessions ran long.
I don't know if Linda was like other musical artists who had to repay the record company for the money spent recording an album before she got her royalties. I'd like to think she was smart enough to avoid that trap but it could also be why she didn't record several songs that could make up two or three albums. Linda would probably say quality came first over quantity, but unless there is a boatload of Linda Ronstadt recordings we don't know about, chances are that as she got to be more and more of a perfectionist in the studio, we might be lucky if each of the sessions for her albums included anything more than a single song. I really wish there were two or three albums per session but I don't believe there is.
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Post by RobGNYC on Aug 17, 2023 19:41:38 GMT -5
I’m beginning to think that Linda is like Led Zeppelin. Just not that much in the vaults. With a few exceptions, what they finished was released. Even the extras on the massive Zep reissue boxes circa 2014 were mostly alternate mixes and live cuts, not new songs. For fans, it’s sad but true that not all artists work like Joni or Neil or Dylan, with seemingly bottomless archives. Some are perfectionists and want us to hear only what they approved for the official release. For me, Joni, Neil, and Dylan are doing it right with their archive/official bootleg releases. Whether due to being a perfectionist or studio costs, Linda just may not have a similarly large stash. (But I’m ever hopeful—“The Alternate ‘Hasten Down the Wind’…)
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Post by rick on Aug 17, 2023 21:35:48 GMT -5
I’m beginning to think that Linda is like Led Zeppelin. Just not that much in the vaults. With a few exceptions, what they finished was released. Even the extras on the massive Zep reissue boxes circa 2014 were mostly alternate mixes and live cuts, not new songs. For fans, it’s sad but true that not all artists work like Joni or Neil or Dylan, with seemingly bottomless archives. Some are perfectionists and want us to hear only what they approved for the official release. For me, Joni, Neil, and Dylan are doing it right with their archive/official bootleg releases. Whether due to being a perfectionist or studio costs, Linda just may not have a similarly large stash. (But I’m ever hopeful—“The Alternate ‘Hasten Down the Wind’…) Rob: You mean ... like this? -- New Joni Thread: 'Archives 3' Maybe I'm crazy, but I have to believe that isolated performances/concerts were recorded or the soundboards exist and there is a lot they can do with those now technically to make them sound pristine. As I have said on here before, I used to see Linda perform at the then-Universal Amphitheater starting back in 1974, and she would sing "Don't Cry Now," "Different Drum," "Love Has No Pride," "Colorado," "Long Long Time," etc. This is all conjecture on our parts. Being that Linda only wrote a few songs herself, she wasn't experimenting in the way that Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or Neil Young were. I do believe as I said earlier in this thread that other outtakes exist. For example, around the time she was on "Saturday Night Live" with Phoebe and then on "The Muppet Show" Linda sang "The Shoop-Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" and I would bet there is a studio version. She also sang "My Boyfriend's Back" at some live events around 1982. Probably a studio version recorded around the time of "Get Closer." She loved songs from the early '60s. We just don't know. We can sit here and pontificate about what Linda did or didn't do in the studio but my fear is that whatever gems there are won't be released anytime soon. |
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Post by RobGNYC on Aug 17, 2023 22:08:16 GMT -5
Rick—exactly. And I should have considered that Neil, Joni, and Dylan write their songs so there will of course be more opportunities for alternate versions and vault tracks than there would be for Linda, an interpreter always on the lookout for the next great song. As she said in TIME: “I’d take three giant steps toward an early death if I could find one good song. And the only way to do it is to drag through the bars. But it's not as much fun as it was..." And in Playboy: “I keep getting all these funny demos from housewives and I keep praying one of those songs is going to be brilliant. It never is.”
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Post by sliderocker on Sept 4, 2023 23:38:32 GMT -5
Rick—exactly. And I should have considered that Neil, Joni, and Dylan write their songs so there will of course be more opportunities for alternate versions and vault tracks than there would be for Linda, an interpreter always on the lookout for the next great song. As she said in TIME: “I’d take three giant steps toward an early death if I could find one good song. And the only way to do it is to drag through the bars. But it's not as much fun as it was..." And in Playboy: “I keep getting all these funny demos from housewives and I keep praying one of those songs is going to be brilliant. It never is.” I'd be curious to know what those housewive demos were and if another artist got those same demos but didn't share the same sentiments as Linda, recorded some of the songs and then had hits with any of them? Would Linda have been kicking herself over her rejection of the songs? By the way, I'm also reminded that Dionne Warwicke had the first option on the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song What the World Needs Now, and she took a pass on it. Bacharach and David took it to Jackie DeShannon and the rest is history, except for the fact that Warwicke sheepishly recorded a version of the song after DeShannon's version had been recorded and released as a single and had a huge hit for her trouble. As for housewive demos (like that term, btw), there was a song recorded and released by the Poppy Family, Winter Milk, which was submitted to the Poppy Family from an unknown songwriter, Joe Fahrni. The song was submitted to them on a cassette. The tape was described by Terry Jacks as not being of a high quality, downright shoddy in fact. Terry and his then-wife Susan took a liking to the song despite the tape's shoddiness. Jacks got the music publishing on the song, which he still has to this day. It's a good song. I could even have seen Linda recording the song if she had been given the opportunity to have heard it. As far as brilliance, she probably would've thought not but I have to wonder how many would be songwriters recorded demos of their songs on those low-fi cassette tapes of the 70s? They were crappy to say the least and yet, music industry insiders advised would be songwriters to demo their songs on those crappy cassette tapes.What hurt the would be songwriters was they didn't have a manager or agent who could submit the songs to music publishers and/or managers and artists. Most managers wouldn't accept unsolicited songs for the artists they represented - the songs had to be submitted to them from a music publisher, so essentially the music business was a closed shop for an unpublished songwriter. If Linda listened to unsolicited housewife demos from would be female songwriters, it's disappointing she found nothing worthy of her recording any of those songs. She might have had a different opinion if she'd held an interest on the music publishing of any of those songs? And maybe she wanted to record songs from unknown songwriters, both male and female. I would also like to know if she listened to these demos from unknown songwriters with Peter Asher (when he produced and managed her) or with an arranger who could've heard a potential she wasn't hearing. It's always good to have someone else's ears listening to demos as well as the crappy low-fi cassette tapes sold in stores in the 70s would've ended the careers of every songwriter worth their salt before they even got their start. |
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Post by Linda fan 5 on Sept 5, 2023 5:47:18 GMT -5
When Linda started in LA, she had Bobby Kimmel writing most of the songs she sang. When she went solo, she relied on a lot of old country songs she already knew, and because she was becoming a respected member of the folk pop touring circuit she got songs from songwriter friends. She picked up material through recommendations and what she heard at the bars where she was singing. It actually got harder for her later on when she was a superstar playing arenas and no longer spent as much time in the small clubs to find material in. Later I think she relied on friends like Emmylou Harris who spent more time in the clubs searching out material. But Linda knew a lot of songs and her friends were top notch songwriters. Pulling something from a cassette sent to her or Peter was really looking for a needle in a haystack. But listening to some Warren Zevon songs she knew she’d likelyfind one. I was surprised to learn that on some of the albums she needed one or two songs more than she had. Like on mad love and get closer and would tack on a song or two that she didn’t really love. Talking in the dark on Mad Love is one example..that wxplains the lack of a huge vault of unrecorded songs. She’d record 8 songs and need two more. So that meant not a lot was left over.
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Post by Linda Fan 5 on Sept 5, 2023 7:34:34 GMT -5
I’d love to see Iconic do something even though I fear Linda would be less than enthusiastic.
There are at least four super rare duets that could be pulled apart with the duet partner replaced
1 You're Running Wild with Nicolette
2 Ain’t It Funny How Time Slips Away with Homer Simpson
3 All I Have To Do Is Dream with Kermit
4 The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) With the Muppets or the Live with Phoebe
Kind of like the Unforgettable duet with Natalie and Nat.
Those songs are great but at least three are kind of noverlty they could reworked with other singers taking the harmony so they’d be different with her great voice intact and the songs could become more widely available.
Terrible idea?
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Post by liza on Sept 5, 2023 23:43:43 GMT -5
It's off on a bit of a tangent; but Linda has commented on one or two occasions that she thought some of the most beautiful melodies in the world came from Mexico and Ireland. Clearly, we have some great examples of Mexican music that she loved. But, does anyone know of any songs that she recorded or performed (or even cited) that had Irish roots?
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Post by MokyWI on Sept 6, 2023 6:20:53 GMT -5
She did some vocal work on one or two of The Cheiftain’s CD’s. I know I bought one of them back in the day.
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Post by warren on Sept 6, 2023 14:21:45 GMT -5
It's off on a bit of a tangent; but Linda has commented on one or two occasions that she thought some of the most beautiful melodies in the world came from Mexico and Ireland. Clearly, we have some great examples of Mexican music that she loved. But, does anyone know of any songs that she recorded or performed (or even cited) that had Irish roots? Moky is correct. A search netted two results. A nice review by the BBC about halfway down this thread forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/ry-cooder-album-by-album.1113114/page-19#post-28359235 and the second post of this thread at another Ronstadt forum conservatism.freeforums.net/thread/11651/linda-ronstadt-chieftans La Orilla De Un Palmar is a song that bridges the Irish Mexican barrier and who can forget this very touching scene with that song from The Sound of My Voice. A search will show it is a well recorded song in Mexico. Ronstadt Generations also recorded it. Linda often talked about Country music being derived from those with an Irish background that immigrated to America and settled in the hills and hollers of Appalachia. Her duet with James Taylor One Morning In May has an Irish feel to it. The Blacksmith reminds me of Irish Folk although it is English Nice thread about this song ronstadt.proboards.com/thread/8011/blacksmith-on-rubaiyatMany of the Trio songs have that Irish feel to them. |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 6, 2023 17:44:36 GMT -5
Maybe, "The Water Is Wide" has a folk maybe Irish folk ring to it? I know I must have heard "One Morning in May" but I really don't recall it? I'll hit the tube and give it a listen. All have a great day/night!! eddiejinnj
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Post by memac62 on Sept 6, 2023 18:42:39 GMT -5
In a Deep Sleep would qualify as an Irish song. It was one of the previously unreleased tracks on The Complete Trio Collection. It was written by Irish traditional singer, Triona Ni Dhomhnaill.
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Post by Holly on Sept 6, 2023 20:06:03 GMT -5
Maybe, "The Water Is Wide" has a folk maybe Irish folk ring to it? I know I must have heard "One Morning in May" but I really don't recall it? I'll hit the tube and give it a listen. All have a great day/night!! eddiejinnj ah yes, O Waly, Waly... the old Scottish hymn of sorts. I read somewhere that Linda mentioned the song as her favorite. Odd she never recorded it on her own but her version with David Sanborn is perfection. I wonder if Linda did a one off Irish tune on someone else's recording? Possibly a Celtic song? She collaborated with a Bulgarian singer so who knows.... |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 7, 2023 10:24:27 GMT -5
Perfection does sum it up. Great collaboration and thanks for posting, Holly!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by beatle on Sept 7, 2023 13:57:12 GMT -5
Rob, thank you. I have asked this question generally many times here on the Forum, and less than 24 hours ago I posed the question specifically about a 40th anniversary release of “What’s New?” Every time I bring up this topic, some people will respond with posts of the following ilk: “Linda was such a perfectionist that she didn’t record extraneous material/tracks.” OR “She went into the recording of each album knowing which songs she wanted to record so there really isn’t much in the way of unreleased material.” OR “Linda probably doesn’t want anything released that she isn’t 1000% certain she wants out there.” I don’t agree with these comments. With Azoff in control now one hopes we might see more. I do wonder how involved John Boylan might be as a creative adviser to Azoff’s team. Actually all 3 are pretty accurate. I had many conversations with Ira Koslow, Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards, Tom Desavia, and others over the years. All of them confirmed that there wasn't much of anything out there waiting to be released. She did record each album with a general list of songs in mind. Yes there are a few things floating out there I guess. And she is/was pretty stubborn about what gets out there. I was involved in making suggestions for the box set along with Tom Desavia. I think between the two of us we came up with 30 or so suggestions. There were others making suggestions too. She rejected pretty much all of them. We were told she wasn't interested in rarities, unreleased stuff, and particularly live stuff. She is pretty straight forward about her records. Her/their original idea for the box set was just a set of her albums with nothing extra which I thought was a dumb idea.I told Ira to help sell it they should at least have some bonus tracks! My concern at the time and in recent years is that there isn't anybody out there keeping track of what they DO have of hers. I remember when John Boylan said he was told at a hockey game that they had found the Live in Hollywood tapes...what does that mean?!? Pretty scary. You will find that a lot of artists recordings weren't well managed. We will see what Azzoff comes up with. Rich |
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Post by rick on Sept 7, 2023 15:55:26 GMT -5
Rick—correct on the Diana Motown reissues, thanks for reminding me. They were on Hip-O Select, which did a beautiful job, including the artwork and notes. Two-disc sets also. Alternate takes, vault tracks, live cuts, all tied to the particular album. That’s the way to do a reissue. Rob, not to digress too much from Linda, but re: Diana Ross with and without The Supremes, over on the Soulful Detroit/Motown Forum, Andy Skurow, who has worked on several of these re-issues of the work of The Supremes, Diana Ross, and Diana Ross & The Supremes, responded the other day about the next anticipated Expanded Edition release for Diana Ross and The Supremes. Universal acquired Motown, and, thus, has the rights. Andy Skurow (MotownAndy) writes: " Hello everyone, I’m back. What did I miss? Lol.
Let me start with this: Xxxxx Xxx, I love and have always loved Diana Ross. I love and have always loved all nine of The Supremes. But I’m not a fan of your pretty sh***y and inaccurate statement about me. Easy to do when you’re behind a screen name. If you want to know how I feel about any artist, group or musical genre, just ask. You know where to find me.
Sup_Fan, that’s a pretty great list. It’s easy to forget how many things we’ve done in the past 24 years. And that list only contains the Supremes/Ross catalog. There are others I completely forget about until I see the CD or someone mentions it. I came here with the intention of doing everything we have so far accomplished. Some of those were easy sells, and some of them I fought like hell to get. And I was never alone. George Solomon, Kevin Reeves, Joe Marchese, and Harry Weinger each brought their expertise and their talents, and have always made this all possible. There are others who also work silently in the background, and I owe very much to them as well. It’s always a group effort. And we are NOT done yet.
Now, Reflections hasn’t been cancelled because it was never approved. We put in for it, we got denied. We tried again and again. The decision is completely out of our hands. So we’ve decided to leave it for the time being, and move on to other exciting projects we hope you’ll love. We will revisit Reflections next year, and hopefully get the approval we have longed to get. And while we are at it, we will ask for more Diana Ross, more Supremes, and more Motown. " -------- SEPARATELY, in this same thread, someone brought up the following: " Just as I was writing this post, I discovered that 10 Judy Garland albums were reissued on CD in Japan last year, to celebrate her 100th birthday. God Bless the Japanese. They are true appreciators of yesterday's music."
Another post: " Hey, did you see this? ... Judy Garland: Lost Las Vegas Show " Another post:
" Having mentioned Judy Garland, we of course still get tons of releases on Ella Fitzgerald. I suspect that Marvin Gaye will continue to get the same treatment, far into the future. It's unfortunate, as it seems that only certain artists tend to be celebrated for their genius, by the industry and general public. "
So, we can sit here and theorize and guess, but, in the end, it's out of our hands. And, Diana Ross left Diana Ross and The Supremes on Jan. 14, 1970, and people are still clamoring for expanded editions of their last four studio albums ("Reflections," "Love Child," "Let the Sunshine In" and "Cream of the Crop"). Besides releasing a new Christmas studio album, Cher and Azoff are releasing an Expanded Edition of Cher's "Believe" album from 1999. I can't believe that companies release these expanded editions with unreleased takes out of the goodness of their hearts and plan to lose money. |
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Post by fabtastique on Sept 7, 2023 23:52:02 GMT -5
I wrote to John Boylan and George Massenberg about 5 years ago suggesting a reissue of CLARHLTW to celebrate its 30 year anniversary but including some of the extras we know of (eg alternative take of Trouble Again plus Every Little Bit Hurts, I’m Restless or maybe someone thing from the Ultrasonic Session - although not specifically for that album).
George replied immediately saying he’d love to get those tracks out in the world but John was completely silent.
I do hope Iconic capitalise more with Linda’s catalogue!
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Post by fabtastique on Sept 7, 2023 23:54:04 GMT -5
Rick—correct on the Diana Motown reissues, thanks for reminding me. They were on Hip-O Select, which did a beautiful job, including the artwork and notes. Two-disc sets also. Alternate takes, vault tracks, live cuts, all tied to the particular album. That’s the way to do a reissue. Rob, not to digress too much from Linda, but re: Diana Ross with and without The Supremes, over on the Soulful Detroit/Motown Forum, Andy Skurow, who has worked on several of these re-issues of the work of The Supremes, Diana Ross, and Diana Ross & The Supremes, responded the other day about the next anticipated Expanded Edition release for Diana Ross and The Supremes. Universal acquired Motown, and, thus, has the rights. Andy Skurow (MotownAndy) writes: " Hello everyone, I’m back. What did I miss? Lol.
Let me start with this: Xxxxx Xxx, I love and have always loved Diana Ross. I love and have always loved all nine of The Supremes. But I’m not a fan of your pretty sh***y and inaccurate statement about me. Easy to do when you’re behind a screen name. If you want to know how I feel about any artist, group or musical genre, just ask. You know where to find me.
Sup_Fan, that’s a pretty great list. It’s easy to forget how many things we’ve done in the past 24 years. And that list only contains the Supremes/Ross catalog. There are others I completely forget about until I see the CD or someone mentions it. I came here with the intention of doing everything we have so far accomplished. Some of those were easy sells, and some of them I fought like hell to get. And I was never alone. George Solomon, Kevin Reeves, Joe Marchese, and Harry Weinger each brought their expertise and their talents, and have always made this all possible. There are others who also work silently in the background, and I owe very much to them as well. It’s always a group effort. And we are NOT done yet.
Now, Reflections hasn’t been cancelled because it was never approved. We put in for it, we got denied. We tried again and again. The decision is completely out of our hands. So we’ve decided to leave it for the time being, and move on to other exciting projects we hope you’ll love. We will revisit Reflections next year, and hopefully get the approval we have longed to get. And while we are at it, we will ask for more Diana Ross, more Supremes, and more Motown. " -------- SEPARATELY, in this same thread, someone brought up the following: " Just as I was writing this post, I discovered that 10 Judy Garland albums were reissued on CD in Japan last year, to celebrate her 100th birthday. God Bless the Japanese. They are true appreciators of yesterday's music."
Another post: " Hey, did you see this? ... Judy Garland: Lost Las Vegas Show " Another post:
" Having mentioned Judy Garland, we of course still get tons of releases on Ella Fitzgerald. I suspect that Marvin Gaye will continue to get the same treatment, far into the future. It's unfortunate, as it seems that only certain artists tend to be celebrated for their genius, by the industry and general public. "
So, we can sit here and theorize and guess, but, in the end, it's out of our hands. And, Diana Ross left Diana Ross and The Supremes on Jan. 14, 1970, and people are still clamoring for expanded editions of their last four studio albums ("Reflections," "Love Child," "Let the Sunshine In" and "Cream of the Crop"). Besides releasing a new Christmas studio album, Cher and Azoff are releasing an Expanded Edition of Cher's "Believe" album from 1999. I can't believe that companies release these expanded editions with unreleased takes out of the goodness of their hearts and plan to lose money. I heard that Cher said she sold her catalogue but kept the rights to the song Believe as it’s such a money maker for her. I wonder if Linda kept the rights to any of her recordings ? |
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Post by rick on Sept 13, 2023 13:02:04 GMT -5
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Post by fabtastique on Sept 14, 2023 11:54:36 GMT -5
They could get the concert onto a streaming service to support the 40 year anniversary (and A Romantic Evening in Old Mexico too for CdmP).
What's New could also be released in spatial / dolby sound relatively easily I guess as it was remixed by George Massenberg on Dolby 5.1 sound back in 2002 ....
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Post by PoP80 on Sept 14, 2023 12:27:53 GMT -5
Ironically enough, the Sony Walkman is also making a comeback in 2023. Everything old is new again!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 15, 2023 10:21:27 GMT -5
So true, Pop!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by memac62 on Sept 28, 2023 9:00:16 GMT -5
I take it no 50th anniversary release of Don't Cry Now, 40th anniversary release of What's New or 30th anniversary release of Winter Light.
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