Hi Chris and all. I enjoyed reading your views below. I think the only way
to get the point to Virgin is to actually put pen to paper and address the
situation to them. Something I'm considering doing after my
exams/assignments are out of the way.
All the best,
Alan.
>I totally concur with Graeme�s disappointment at the
>re-issued Divine on vinyl. Not only are those two more
>recent singles omitted but other than for � 2001
>printed in tiny letters on the back, the sleeve
>artwork is identical to that of the 1992 release and
>not the updated artwork of the reissued CD of last
>year. Don�t be fooled by the picture on Simply Vinyl�s
>website, this is not what has actually been pressed.
>
>Whilst delighted that in line with the UK�s current
>vinyl renaissance Divine should once again be
>available in this format (shame the same wasn�t true
>for Wonderful and the last three singles), it�s a bit
>steep having to pay �18.99+ for something which is
>more or less identical to the original and which can
>still be found in second hand shops for �5+. As with
>the numerous other re-re-re-releases, clearly just a
>mechanism for ripping-off the collectors and
>completests than actually providing a useful new
>commodity.
>
>Really disappointed too at the cancellation of the new
>book, lets just hope that if it was the band who have
>revoked it and not Virgin, that it was for purposes of
>quality control.
>
>Anyway, on a lighter note, went to a One Step Behind
>gig yesterday lunchtime. Not usually a big fan of the
>tribute bands � prefer to see the real thing (how ever
>many years wait that may be!) but this was a bit
>different. Was held at a converted farmhouse, now a
>pub, just outside a Surrey village.
>
>Other than a couple of die-hards, the audience, which
>must have numbered about 100, were there purely for
>their Sunday lunch and certainly not for the Madness.
>It was very much a family affair, kids of around 6-7
>and oldies in their 60s/70s. The gig commenced,
>naturally drowning out any conversations that people
>were having, and was greeted by a look of complete
>consternation by an entire hall of people tucking into
>their roast beef.
>
>Two excellent sets were played and included such
>rarely-played-live tracks as Uncle Sam, The Harder
>They Come, Cardiac Arrest, Rockin� in Ab, The Return
>of the Los Palmas 7 and Believe Me. What was the most
>incredible though was the impact that was made on such
>a totally unsuspecting audience. By the time they had
>launched into their second set, the entire crowd was
>into it, a whole floor of grinning and laughing faces
>all bopping to the Nutty Sound. Without exaggeration
>there were 80 year olds dancing with 5 year olds,
>trying to get the entire pub up on their feet. I
>cannot think of any other type of music that could
>have had quite such a unifying effect, it was
>marvellous to see so many generations educated in the
>ways of Madness in just one afternoon.
>
>It made me again realise just what a shame it is that
>the record company and radio stations are still so
>utterly short sighted that they cannot see how with
>proper promotion Madness could outsell the likes of
>Hearsay and Westlife etc., no problem at all.
>
>Thank you for listening and thank you for the Madness.
>
>Chris
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