[kj] Killing joke bootleg cds

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Jiri - I take it you're not married yet. <grin>

Still, that's better news than I was expecting!  Thanks Jerry.

Jamie


Jiri <unspeakable at sbcglobal.net> writes:


>CHEERS FOR THE INFO, Jerry.

>

>I mean, cheers for the info, Jerry. I'll put "Killing Joke BBC sessions" on the wish list for my 50th wedding anniversary then.

>

>Jerry Butson wrote:

>>

>> Ouch, no need to shout...I'm still 'ere.

>>

>> Correct, the BBC cannot release sessions or authorise their release unless the record co. they were signed to at the time (or whoever now owns the rights to the 'official' recordings made during that period) gives the go-ahead. In practical terms that means that the record co. ends up releasing BBC sessions itself or stopping anyone else doing it.

>>

>> In the case of KJ that means that EMI (who now own Virgin/EG and control the catalogue) hold the sword of Damocles. Thankfully my good mate is still in charge of catalogue exploitation. Unthankfully he always has to refer back to the band when he wants to release something...that's why it takes so long.

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>> I am temporarily in a privileged position in that I'm doing some work for Mute Records (now also owned by EMI but still autonomous) and have seen the release schedule. The good news is that the next batch of remasters is down for May release. The bad news is that they have been slipping back for the last couple of years and could easily again, especially if the band have lost interest now that they're in bed with Plastic Head.

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>> The other good news is that the BBC sessions are also on the release schedule, the bad news is that there's no date and none likely until the remasters have been released.

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>> We truely are in KJ purgatory!

>>

>> jerry