[klaatumail] Re: John Woloschuk related recordings may not be released on CD due to fan apathy
- From: Keld Telén <k-telen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:24:43 +0200
This is quite new to me. Are you sure you have announced it earlyer?
Count me in for a CD. I will visit your Website and order from it.
Keld
Bradley, David skrev:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Yes, you read that subject correctly. There's a good possibility that
> non-Klaatu recordings featuring John Woloschuk may not get released on
> CD because of a lack of interest from the fans!
>
> When Terry Draper's first solo CD came out in 1997, everyone asked when
> John Woloschuk would have solo material available.
>
> When Dee Long later released solo material, the same question came up
> about John Woloschuk again.
>
> Well, so far, John has not recorded any "solo" material for release, and
> so far does not plan to do so.
>
> HOWEVER, the next best thing is available! John did some session work
> prior to forming Klaatu. Among the work that he is credited on are some
> tracks by Canadian folk artist Terry McManus. John played bass on some
> tracks that were released on singles in Canada in the early 70s.
>
> The singing by Terry McManus sounds incredibly like John in some
> respects. The bass playing gives a foreshadowing of the melodic bass
> style that John brought to Klaatu's recordings. These are recordings
> that are sought out by collectors interested in John's work outside of
> Klaatu and are enjoyable to listen to. They are a folk-pop style that
> was quite popular in Canada in the early 70s.
>
> The sessions for these singles produced enough material for a full LP,
> but the LP was not released, just a few singles on the A & M label.
>
> The musicians on the recordings are all luminaries in Canadian music
> history, including John Woloschuk who went on to form Klaatu, Garwood
> Wallace who went on to form the band Twitch who had a few hits in their
> own right, and a drummer named Barry Keane who worked with Gordon
> Lightfoot and Anne Murray among others.
>
> The material is now available, complete, for the first time as MP3
> downloads or on a limited edition CD (with complete liner notes by Terry
> McManus). Check out this catchy Sunshine Folk/Pop for yourself at:
>
> http://www.bullseyesongs.com/mcmanus_all.html
>
> BUT, there's a catch.
>
> Bullseye Records has changed their business model over the past year.
> For most releases, they will be only offering digital downloads. They
> have stated that physical CDs are not going to be manufactured unless
> there is sufficient call for them.
>
> In the case of this CD, they decided that a physical CD would be offered
> because they were able to set up an on-demand manufacturing process
> where discs would be made as they are ordered. This process requires an
> initial investment of $200. Jaimie Vernon of Bullseye offered this disc
> as a physical CD via this on-demand manufacturing model, however, a
> certain number of pre-orders must be made to cover that initial cost of
> $200 or the discs won't be made.
>
> Considering how many people complained when Terry and Dee released
> non-Klaatu recordings because John had not also done so, I would expect
> that there would be a large demand for this disc. That does not,
> however, seem to be the case. Jaimie offered this disc for pre-order on
> May 12th. It's been 2 months and so far there are only 4 orders!
>
> Come on people! With 4 orders there is not sufficient money generated
> to even set up the on-demand manufacturing!
>
> This disc won't become a reality without at least 6 more orders.
>
> If people can't be bothered to buy recordings involving John, then they
> have no right to complain that John isn't releasing any non-Klaatu
> recordings.
>
> If people want to hear the tracks so they know if they like them or not,
> they can have a listen at Terry McManus' MySpace page.
> http://www.myspace.com/terrymcmanus1972
>
> Check out these tracks. If you're into John Woloschuk's music, you may
> well find these are excellent songs that you want to add to your
> collection.
>
> Let's support what we want to hear.
>
> Please pre-order your copy today.
>
> Dave Bradley
>
>
>
>
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