Hello all
>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.
>
Great idea maybe we all should asap.
Ciao
Phil
>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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