Re: Stuff...

["gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>]

  Record Companies know what they're doing dont' they ? Not.
  EMI have given us what ? in the last ten years.
  If they could put out the recording of the BAs set at Glastonbury '92, it
would kick Fruit into touch as a Live experience for starters.
  But they can't. It's a bootleg.
  A point of Law here ?
  Can a bootleger sue a large reputable company if said company takes a
flyer and releases it ?
  This is rhetorical I know, and will never happen in this case.
  I'll buy the Swagger superdooper of course, and any other weird shit they
want to levitate from the vaults, but for me this is a tired old leviathan
of cucumber sandwich munching knock off at four o'clock tossers trying to
understand what exactly they have,sweating as to whether their meagre punt
will give them a bump up their particular greasy ladder.

  Bummer indeed about Fiddlers,robbing me of the excuse to come and get my
Blue Glass.

  Bugger !

  G
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>
  To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 6:42 PM
  Subject: RE: [Blueplanes] Stuff...


  > I'll echo the thanks of all the rest, Lisa!
  >
  > Its actually hard to believe that EMI are going to release Altitude,
given
  > that a couple of years ago they weren't even keen on the idea of
  > re-releasing Swagger.  It may not get much of a push but at least it'll
be
  > out there.  Could be that a Planes fan has moved into a position of
  > influence at EMI (or someone that actively disliked them has been
sacked!) -
  > wouldn't be the first time something like that had happened.
  >
  > I was also also wondering if Gerard actually owed them an album on the
back
  > of some previous contract?  However, I think it only ended up at EMI
after
  > they took over the label that the BA's were on (was it Ensign?  Can't 
be
  > arsed to go downstairs and look!  And it might have been more complex
than
  > that anyway.)  If its a new 3 album deal but if Altitude stiffs then
they
  > might not call in the other 2, so we'll have to make sure lots of 
people
buy
  > it.
  >
  > Not knowingly come across Julian Pransky Poole before.  Shame Rodney
can't
  > do the March dates - I can't remember ever seeing a BA's gig sans
Rodney.
  >
  > Phil - call me pessimistic, but I reckon 50 t-shirts is quite a lot.
Maybe
  > a couple of dozen?
  >
  > The only rehearsal space we used to use was Unit 3 in Bedminster (not
far
  > from Fiddlers in fact), but I believe that Massive Attack now own it 
and
  > that its no longer rented out.  Drum Bank have some rooms but gear
storage
  > is a problem there.  There are a couple of others but I don't have
contact
  > details - I'll fire off a couple of e-mails and see what comes back.
  >
  > PV1
  >
  >
  >
  > From: Lisa Ash <chipaway@th...freeserve.co.uk>
  > Reply-To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
  > To: ***Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List*** <blueplanes@st...net>
  > Subject: [Blueplanes] Stuff...
  > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:15:00 +0000
  >
  > Mornin'!
  >
  > Had a beer or three yesterday then, fired a million questions at Gerard
and
  > got a few answers for you all...  Some people will know some of this 
but
I
  > thought I'd better get it all covered!  By the way, if any of you were
  > anywhere near Mannet Street last night and went to see Steve Winn 
(Wynn?
  > WINE??!) at The Borderline, Gerard went there afterwards so you could
have
  > actually found some of this out for y'selves...  I did think to text
Chris
  > and ask him to tell you all via his mac, but then I thought, nah, sod
the
  > lot of ya!  ;o) xxx
  >
  > Oh, and we got a bird in the pub to take a photo of us both together so
that
  > you can see that we are not, in fact, the same person!  Gerard pitched
it to
  > this poor girl as, "Excuse me, would you mind just taking a photo of me
and
  > my friend - there are people who don't believe we exist"!  Which is not
  > exactly what I explained, but hey-ho, it was a long afternoon!
  >
  > SO!
  >
  > First things first.  I told Gerard about people booking hotels and
tickets
  > and things for the Fiddlers gig and he was so sorry!  Bit his bottom 
lip
and
  > everything!  He re-itterated that he definitely never confirmed the gig
to
  > them and that they just assumed the BA's would play.  He's really sorry
that
  > people are now out of pocket and dissappointed and sends his total
  > apologies.  He added that if any of you just come up to him at the
  > Borderline, he will be happy to give you his entire back catalogue of
rare
  > Aeroplanes stuff and buy you drinks all night, maybe even take you out
to
  > dinner and a show after...  (Okay, I just made that bit up.  But,
honestly,
  > I think you should all push for it!)
  >
  > Swagger's out in January, then Altitude will be out in March.  Both on
EMI
  > (a THREE record deal attached purely to Blue Aeroplanes stuff, not
things he
  > may want to record outside of the BA's).  The 2nd CD in the Swagger
  > rerelease is a compilation of all the EP tracks from Jacket Hangs and
You
  > Are Loved, plus a dance mix of And Stones, some demo or other with
Michael
  > Stipe's vocals tweeked, an electric version of Careful Boy and a hurdy
  > gurdy(?!?!  I know!) version of Love Come Round.  13 tracks in all...
guess
  > which ones I've never heard of!?!
  >
  > The gig at The Borderline is 31st January.  Borderline-up (see what I
did
  > there?!) is:
  > Gerard
  > Wojtek (yes, he had to spell that for me!)
  > Rodney
  > Lovely John Langley (Daaaww)
  > Joe Allen (Strangelove)
  > Julian Pransky-Poole (Strangelove. Strange name!)
  > Max Noble
  > And possibly Alex Lee (if he's not busy with Placebo, which is 
something
  > he's been asked to do, or something...) and also possibly Angelo if 
he's
not
  > Massive Attacking.
  >
  > Then there will be this tour thing starting in March - no Rodney as 
he's
  > (*ahem*) "busy", but Gerards got other options which may or may not
include
  > just incorporating John Langley's current instrumental band into the
Blue
  > Aeroplanes.  He's not sure yet where the venues will be, some dates in
  > Europe, definitely.  I really did impress on him that the American fans
  > would LOVE a gig or two and and suggested that as it's only £99 to get
to
  > New York and as long as there's him, Rodney and John, then he could
pretty
  > much hire session musicians for the rest of the line up and give the
  > Americans something to get excited about too.  He looked thoughtful and
  > ponderous... so watch this space I guess.  :o)
  >
  > Gerard IS also going to the States in March anyway to do something
called,
  > "South By South West" (which is why he thought a few gigs around it
would be
  > possible).  I don't know much about it, I'm sure they have a website!
It's
  > a pretty shit-hot music industry thing by all accounts and he's been
asked
  > to play there.  So anyone in Austin, Texas may just be in luck if it's
open
  > to the likes of us ordinary punters!  I'd say, Google it.
  >
  > It's possible that they may release "Bagpipe Music" on CD (who was it
who
  > asked that?), but it's quite dependant on Simon Edwards, who own's/has
the
  > only copy of/was given rights to all the Art Objects stuff - or
something!?!
  > ...  (I have no idea what I'm writing here by the way, its all
verbatim!).
  > I said that someone on the list has been asking for it for ages, he 
said
it
  > could be done...
  >
  > Website!
  > Lots of plans coming together.  Too much to write down but it's all
good!
  > Nora, if you are still here, can you email me or Gerard please lady?
:o)
  >
  > And Mr. Steve "List-Master" Thomas, I will be in yer Inbox presently
too!
  > ...Oh.  Actually, no I wont, I've just checked and I havent kept any
emails
  > with your address on them!  Can you possibly email me at
  > chipaway@th...freeserve.co.uk when you can my lovely?  That'd be
grand,
  > I have a question to ask you... :o)
  > (Sorry everyone else - I didnt mean that to sound all pretentious and
  > secretive, just that I'm here, this is a VERY long email and this 
seemed
  > like the quickest way!)
  >
  > Lastly, does anyone in Bristol know of a good, secure rehearsal space
where
  > bands can leave their equipment set up?
  >
  > Christ!  I'm knackered now!  I need mocha and a ciggie!
  > Think that's everything...?
  > Yeah.
  > Cool.
  > Okay then.
  > Bye!
  >
  > Lis
  > xxx
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
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