BOC: contemporary review of Imaginos CD re-release.

[Steve Swann]

Allllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!

Argh!

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Albert Bouchard <albert at CELLSUM.COM>
Date: Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 8:18 pm
Subject: Re: BOC: contemporary review of Imaginos CD re-release.
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Moved on from BOC maybe… but Imaginos? No way. I have some inside info  
>but its too early to talk about it.
>
>On Jun 10, 2008, at 12:59 PM, gary shindler wrote:
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>> I doubt Dharma, Bloom, etc. are interested in revisiting the CD and  
>> Albert's doing his own thing econo-style. I don't think BOC even  
>> have a recording contract at the moment. I doubt there'll be a  
>> "Revolution by Night" reissue (which probably sold more) so it would  
>> really be a fringe release to bring out "Imaginos." Post "Fire of  
>> Unknown Origin" I don't see much demand in the catalogue. Maybe an  
>> "ETI Live" reissue, but that might be a stretch. I know there's fans  
>> like us who would devour it but are there enough of us to matter?
>>  I think Pearlman's moved on from BOC.
>>
>>  Carl Edlund Anderson <cea at CARLAZ.COM> wrote:
>>  On 10 Jun 2008, at 09:09 , gary shindler wrote:
>>> Stalk Forrest Group was on Rhino Handmade because they were
>>> contracted to Elektra. Up through "Imaginos" BOC was contracted to
>>> Columbia/CBS/Sony. Just about everything you see on Rhino was on
>>> Warner Brothers, Elektra, Atlantic, Atco, Reprise, etc. It would be
>>> real hard to see that flying.
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>> Hmm, good point. I knew Rhino had a lot of Warners stuff, but I
>> hadn't made the connection to that stable of labels.
>>
>> Still, even if Sandy mixed the original tapes half to death, I can't
>> help but think some judicious re-EQing of the stereo master would
>> help somewhat. And we know the bonus material is out there ... :)
>>
>> IMO, the "Imaginos mythos" material stands behind most of the most
>> compelling work from the Wide World o' BOC, and it's a crime against
>> culture that the _Imaginos_ album itself languishes in semi-birthed
>> obscurity.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Carl
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>> --
>> Carl Edlund Anderson
>> http://www.carlaz.com/
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