Topic: Shirley Griffith

[jopoke]

 That's definitely one way to do it! 

[uncle bud]

Jeff Harris has a post about Shirley Griffith on his site http://sundayblues.org/archives/78 with some samples. There are a few audio tracks on YouTube as well.

As for Concord, ptooie. Thanks fer nothin'.

With a little googling, you can satisfy SG urges.

[lindy]

I'm into writing letters in these kinds of situations. Not emails, but letters, with envelopes and stamps. I wrote a letter to Norman Lear (yep, the guy who gave the world Archie Bunker), who is now on the board of directors for the Concord group (Fantasy/Good Time Jazz/Monterey Jazz Festival Records/Milestone/Prestige/blah/blah/blah), or at least he was a couple of years ago, he's in his 80s now. I made my case for releasing some of the old Presitge/Fantasy catalog. I figured he's an old lib, maybe he would listen to an argument for preserving culture.

Never got a response, but I still encourage others to do the same, otherwise he/they really won't have any idea that there's a small but fanatical audience for this music.

There's no logical financial incentive for Concord to release these CDs. But every once in a while you find someone who can wind his/her way through the corporate barriers to work on a "pet project" such as re-releasing Blue Goose recordings. Worth the effort to write.

Lindy

[LD50]

Jeff Harris has a post about Shirley Griffith on his site http://sundayblues.org/archives/78 with some samples.

The links on those samples appear to be broken.

I just realized, I actually own this LP, which has some SG tracks on it:
http://www.amazon.com/Indianapolis-recorded-Rosenbaum-Scrapper-Blackwell/dp/B003DVI77Q

I haven't listened to that LP in years, I should check it out again.

[Mr.OMuck]

A friend of mine who used to work for RCA came up with a proposal for I think EMI? to release alternate versions of great classical recordings (out takes, live performances..hitherto unreleased stuff) He offered to foot the bill for the whole remastering, packaging deal and the company stood to make around a Million bucks according to his projections. Evidently this amount wasn't large enough to spark their interest in a project where they risked nothing. It is a good example of the thinking that's brought this business to the verge of extinction.
The financial logic behind re releasing the Prestige stuff is that if its not out there, no one can't create any kind of demand for it, therefore it essentially ceases to be an asset....stupid, in other words.

Perhaps We should organize to license and distribute the catalogue as a non profit to help offset Weenie expenses and organize concerts and such?

[uncle bud]

Jeff Harris has a post about Shirley Griffith on his site http://sundayblues.org/archives/78 with some samples.

The links on those samples appear to be broken.

Oops, oh well.

[Bunker Hill]

I just realized, I actually own this LP, which has some SG tracks on it:
http://www.amazon.com/Indianapolis-recorded-Rosenbaum-Scrapper-Blackwell/dp/B003DVI77Q

I haven't listened to that LP in years, I should check it out again.

Stefan very thoughtfully provides the back liner notes for us to read at his discography. Inside the LP sleeve is an A5 eight page booklet by Bruce Bastin dated December 1976.

[jopoke]

Perhaps We should organize to license and distribute the catalogue as a non profit to help offset Weenie expenses and organize concerts and such?

Great idea!  Does anyone know how the Baltimore Blues Society was able to release Larry Johnson's "Fast and Funky" a while back?

Joe

[Tom Rushen]

Perhaps We should organize to license and distribute the catalogue as a non profit to help offset Weenie expenses and organize concerts and such?

Great idea!  Does anyone know how the Baltimore Blues Society was able to release Larry Johnson's "Fast and Funky" a while back?

Joe

I don't know, but this week I *finally* snagged a used copy of their reissue of "Fast and Funky", after searching for 10 years for one. There is one possible clue on the liners: The Baltimore Blues Society in cooperation with Larry Johnson is proud to reissue the 1971 Blue Goose album "Fast and Funky".

And the CD is apparently from a decent tape source, it is not a needledrop. As best I can guess, Larry Johnson likely has a copy of the tape, or has the master tape, and either has the rights to the recordings....or he doesn't have the rights but figures Nick Perls can't touch him legally....and whoever does have Blue Goose rights (if it's not Larry himself) is okay with the reissue. The liner notes also reference  "Legal Counsel: Jay Grubb, Esq.", so I'd guess they did their homework. Mr. Grubb is a Baltimore attorney who specializes in entertainment law, and has his own blog at http://entertainmentanswers.blogspot.com/. However, the blog contains exactly *one* post from him, from 2009, so it isn't exactly a hotspot of discussion and dialogue.