[kj] HA! out of Print

[Alexander Smith]

I've been biting my tongue about this for a while, but I was approached
recently by Firewater's label, JetSet records about a possible offshoot
project wherein they would re-release albums that are now criminally
out-of-print or otherwise unavailable on compact disc (much like Henry
Rollins/Rick Rubin's Infinite Zero label that re-introduced Gang of Four,
Suicide and Devo to the marketplace). In any event, I told them I'd map out
a few ideas off the top of my head, and of course HA! was among them. I
submitted that list last week, and am waiting to hear back, but if any of
you can think of out-of-print albums that would be ripe for such a
treatment, please let me know *OFFLIST* (vassifer@earthlink.net) and it'd be
much appreaciated. This is all still in the rough idea stage, so don't get
too excited. 

For what it's worth, these are some of the other titles I recommended.

In no particular order.....

- 1984: For the Love of Big Brother by the Eurythmics. 
- Miami by the Gun Club 
- No New York by Various Artists 
- Belfegore  by Belfegore 
- Teen Babes from Monsanto by Redd Kross 
- Third Eye by Redd Kross
- The Ladd-Frith Tapes by Mr.Bungle 
- A Fierce Pancake by Stump 
- Dark Continent by Wall of Voodoo
- Jerky Versions of a Dream by Howard Devoto

....and pretty much anything currently out of print by....
- Rip Rig + Panic
- The Feelies
- The Soft Boys
- Game Theory
- The Screaming Blue Messiahs
- Liquid Liquid.

Alex in NYC



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>From: Mark Kolmar <mark@burningrome.com>
>To: gathering@misera.net
>Subject: Re: [kj] Oh I might as well ask
>Date: Fri, Jun 27, 2003, 11:00 AM
>

>> Also I need some opinion: if there were to be a live CD would y'all
>> rather have Ha expanded with extra stuff or all new stuff with Ha saved
>> up for its own release later on (which may never happen anyway)?
>
>I'd love to see a HA!++ that compiles the original EP and unreleased live
>tracks from c. 1980-1991 or just c. 1980-1982.  An official live document
>of _Extremities_ era would be great too.
>
>--Mark
>
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