regmarha, re:
>>while releasing outtakes and the like with download or mail order only... in the latter case it would mean a lot to follow Benn's idea and actually research Queenzoners and other fans to see what they want to have the most. I'd go for the unreleased studio demos...
As I'm sure we all would.
But, you know, thinking more about this, there's obviously an element of reticence coming from Brian, Roger and John about any archive studio project. The DVD releases (and the accompanying CD sets) were worked on with the full awareness of the remainging three. By that, I mean that the footage and audio were / are all of significantly common knowledge to ensure that there are / were no REAL significant surprises to anyone working on them.
The potential issue (as I see it) in working on a studio archive project could possibly be the potential for surprises. IE, are the remaining three sufficiently detached and "over" Freddie dying to be mentally and emotionally able to trawl back through the Queen archive and re-live moments that were either potentially hurtful to them at the time or of such personal, creative stress to warrant them being in any way objective?
This, to me, seems to be the one single obstacle that may prevent work going ahead here. And,in all honesty, I completely understand it, but, if sufficient time has not passed, by now, to have the wounds healed, when on earth will it?
If this is indeed the case, then the need for significant project groups of passionate, knowledgeable fans / collectors if of high importance to get ANYTHING off the ground. Obviously, this would need the buy-in of the remaining three and they would need to be able to give their trust to those involved in order for them to have a truly representative work issued. In many ways, this was what Pete Townshend allowed Chris Charlesworth and Jon Astley to do with The Who's catalogue and archive for the "30 Years" box and the subsequent catalogue re-issues and, for the most part, the fanbase got EXACTLY what they had been after, save for the odd technical blip and omission.
However, there are enough significant reference works now out there, to ensure that any team created to handle this on behalf of the remaining three will be able to avoid obvious and avoidable mistakes.
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So, same as ever, it's all about one thing: sales.
I'm not sure, though, that making this material available for download is the right way forward. Imagine NOT having the FM box set available in it's lavish form we were so lucky to have made available? For me, there's something special about physically going to the shop and laying your hands on the new release. After all, we've been deprived of the beauty of the 12" LP and it's packaging, so taking the CD away ould be nothing short of sacriligious.
But, then again, the digital age is upon us and taking over at a rapidly accelerating pace, so I suppose that having it available to download too wouldn't be too bad a thing really. After all, it's making choice available to everyone. And, increasing sales and revenue - all attractive to QPL........
But, then again, the digital age is upon us and taking over at a rapidly accelerating pace, so I suppose that having it available to download too wouldn't be too bad a thing really. After all, it's making choice available to everyone. And, increasing sales and revenue - all attractive to QPL........