[klaatumail] Re: John Woloschuk related recordings may not be released on CD due to fan apathy
- From: "Helie,Robert [NCR]" <Robert.Helie@xxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:41:22 -0400
I hope I can still do this when I return in august
Robert
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Subject: [klaatumail] Re: John Woloschuk related recordings may not be released
on CD due to fan apathy
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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