hi folks. a few days ago i was at bent crayon[cleveland, ohio record
shop]... just shuffling through the stacks. at the end of my digging, and
as i was making my purchase, i was offered the chance to lay hands upon and
play the 2nd and 3rd "ugly edits" EP's. damn! it's some brilliant
material! i am by no means a funk and disco historian so it was a wonderful
opportunity to hear some great cut-ups. sadly, the EP's were not for
sale... part of john's private collection. i just wish to convey that it's
a D A M N shame that these titles are not readily available to those of us
who A L S O know. i mean, i understand the legalties that one has to
consider when releasing a work that is sick with uncleared, and i guess
fairly obvious samples... but i promise, i won't tell anybody where i got
the record from. i'll only play it through headphones, late at night.
right now, there are auctions involving these very releases... the
bidding is up to $35.00+ with several days to go until closing. fah! oh
well. wouldn't it be great if releases by artists like theo and kenny and
keith and shake and so forth were actually mass-produced like so many
britney spears records. imagine stepping into a rite-aid and picking up
"shades of jae" on mint vinyl for a few bucks. that and a cold yoo-hoo
would be sweet. : )
sorry for the rant.. i'm just a tad frustrated. curse you.. i mean "happy
listening" you "ugly edits" owners.
peace
lrh
