Hi
it would be nice if a series of "bootleg busters" could be issued, but
Virgin are probably only interested in a quick turn over of profits.
If this was to be done, maybe as a mail order only kind of thing, the
band would probably have to sort it out themselves.
I've no idea the amount of quality tapes of Madness that actually
exist, or any that are in the hands of the band. I think I read years
ago that Lee Thompson used to keep all the shows on tape or something,
I'm not sure.
Reasonably priced archive CDs would be nice, and a lot of bands have
done this kind of thing already. There have been whole series' of CDs
from T Rex, Greatful Dead, Frank Zappa and a lot of others.
All the best
> Morning Maddies,
>
> I hope this Sunday finds everyone bright and breezy!
>
> Things do seem to be a tad on the quiet side at the moment don't they? Ah
> well, not to worry. I'm sure things will pick up soon.
>
> In the meantime, here's something that may get you all talking.
>
> I was in the pub last night with a few mates and one of them said `Have you
> heard what Pearl Jam have done?`. Not being a fan of the band and knowing
> very little about them I revealed my ignorance and replied `No, what?`.
>
> Well, it turns out that the band have been so sick of the fans paying over
> the odds for crap quality bootlegs that the band decided to do something
> about it. They have just (or are just about to) release 25 albums (yes, 25!)
> with each one featuring a different show from their European tour.
>
> This looks to me like an arrangement that will make everyone happy (apart
> from the bootlegger). Quality is of the highest standard as it's all from
> the soundboard and you get proper sleeve artwork etc, so the fans are happy,
> whilst the band and record company are obviously pleased as the fans are
> buying the official product rather than some crappy bootleg recorded on
> someone's naff Matsui tape-recorder.
>
> Obviously this got me thinking. We all know that Virgin love to screw the
> fans for every penny they have by releasing 15 different versions of the
> same album, with the number of Madness concerts that have been recorded,
> Virgin must be sitting on a potential goldmine here.
>
> So, what does everyone think? I have loads of bootlegs all on tape and
> whilst I could copy them all to CD, I really can't be bothered with the
> hassel, and anyway, I'd love to have some proper artwork etc.
>
> I'm amazed that Virgin haven't thought about this already. It won't stop,
> but it'll certainly reduce the number of bootlegs being bought.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Robert
>
> Robert Hazelby - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> MIS Online - The Madness Information Service
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