Neither Brian nor Roger have control over re-releases of albums. If the record company wanted to release another Greatest Hits or concert DVD, they might be able to help with it, but not much else.
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Wrong. Brian and Roger, along with Jim Beach etc have total control of the re-release albums as they own the material, which is licensed to EMI for release. EMI are unable to release anything against the wishes of the band.
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I think you have this wrong, buffypython
has it right. I’m not 100% sure about Queen, but I know there are quite a few
artists who hate it when compilation albums get released. Billy Joel is one of
them.
This is also the reason you get Christmas
compilations, the record companies can put anything together and release it for
a quick buck.
Holly2003 · Member since
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[b]emrabt wrote: [/b]
This is also the reason you get Christmas
compilations, the record companies can put anything together and release it for a quick buck.
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SSShhhhhhhhhhh! You'll give Queen Productions/EMI ideas...
Negative Creep · Member since
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[b]emrabt wrote: [/b]
I think you have this wrong, buffypython
has it right. I’m not 100% sure about Queen, but I know there are quite a few
artists who hate it when compilation albums get released. Billy Joel is one of
them.
[/QUOTE]
Well, erm... I'm right! EMI are unable to release anything against their wishes, ditto The Beatles etc and anyone who owns their own back catalogue. Record companies can only release things against artists wishes if they own the rights to the sound recordings - EMI don't own the rights to Queen's back catalogue.
emrabt · Member since
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[b]Negative Creep wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]emrabt wrote: [/b]
I think you have this wrong, buffypython
has it right. I’m not 100% sure about Queen, but I know there are quite a few
artists who hate it when compilation albums get released. Billy Joel is one of
them.
[/QUOTE]
Well, erm... I'm right! EMI are unable to release anything against their wishes, ditto The Beatles etc and anyone who owns their own back catalogue. Record companies can only release things against artists wishes if they own the rights to the sound recordings - EMI don't own the rights to Queen's back catalogue.
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Thanks for clearing that up for me, as i said i wasn't sure.
ParisNair · Member since
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[b]rschoorl wrote: [/b]
He does say that the "music thieves" are at it again...
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Interesting how "music theives" change into "detectives" overnight.
The Real Wizard · Member since
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[b]ParisNair wrote: [/b]
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[b]rschoorl wrote: [/b]
He does say that the "music thieves" are at it again...
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Interesting how "music theives" change into "detectives" overnight.[/QUOTE]
As I said in another thread... recording a public performance is much different from leaking tracks that were never meant to be heard by the public.
matt z · Member since
Funny, i've got an Interview Picture disc of FM stating his surprise that the next JACKSONS album was gonna be titled VICTORY, as the two (FM and MJ) had recorded A SONG called VICTORY just prior to their friendship/disassociation.
i know There Must Be More to Life Than This was leaked on the net around the time track listings were made for the FM box set (that never got released over here in the states)
and STATE OF SHOCK...i forget where i'd found that one...but i do have it...
or...HAD it...
and lost it (hard drive crash)
and then....ahem...
"found it" again...
(thanks! you know who you are)
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matt z · Member since
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[b]Holly2003 wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]emrabt wrote: [/b]
This is also the reason you get Christmas
compilations, the record companies can put anything together and release it for a quick buck.
[/QUOTE]
SSShhhhhhhhhhh! You'll give Queen Productions/EMI ideas...
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you mean,.....like a "THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS [b]REMIX [/b]ALBUM!!!"!!!!
[img=/images/smiley/msn/omg_smile.gif][/img] AWESOME!
what gay stonk disco muzak could they mash it up with now?!!!
;)
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'Queen's Gayest Hits' will be the next release after that. Then the 'Queen Disco Album'.
ParisNair · Member since
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[b]Sir GH wrote:[/b]
As I said in another thread... recording a public performance is much different from leaking tracks that were never meant to be heard by the public.
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Sure they are both different, but different forms of stealing.
Rock concert performances are not free for recording for the public are they? And that's why they have security checks and they confiscate recording material at the venues?
In the particular case of Hammersmith '75, it is said that there was one professional camera still rolling while all the other cameras had stopped. So if someone (other than the BBC or whoever the camera belonged to) now comes out with never before seen footage captured from this particular camera, would you call him a thief or a detective?
Sebastian · Member since
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[b]ParisNair wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Sir GH wrote:[/b]
As I said in another thread... recording a public performance is much different from leaking tracks that were never meant to be heard by the public.
[/QUOTE]
Sure they are both different, but different forms of stealing.
Rock concert performances are not free for recording for the public are they? And that's why they have security checks and they confiscate recording material at the venues?
In the particular case of Hammersmith '75, it is said that there was one professional camera still rolling while all the other cameras had stopped. So if someone (other than the BBC or whoever the camera belonged to) now comes out with never before seen footage captured from this particular camera, would you call him a thief or a detective?[/QUOTE]
Standing ovation.
Holly2003 · Member since
I would call him a thief-tective.
john bodega · Member since
I'd say Freddie's dead and it doesn't matter. Let whatever exists be seen by those willing to pay for it.
ParisNair · Member since
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[b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
I would call him a thief-tective.
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Detecthief sounds better.
The Real Wizard · Member since
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[b]ParisNair wrote:[/b]
Rock concert performances are not free for recording for the public are they?[/QUOTE]
It depends on the artist. Many bands have open taping policies.
What's the difference of a concert being publicly played once for 20,000 people, and having another 500 people enjoy it years after the fact in audio or video form?
[QUOTE]And that's why they have security checks and they confiscate recording material at the venues?[/QUOTE]
It's the band who ultimately determines such policies at each venue.
[QUOTE]In the particular case of Hammersmith '75, it is said that there was one professional camera still rolling while all the other cameras had stopped. So if someone (other than the BBC or whoever the camera belonged to) now comes out with never before seen footage captured from this particular camera, would you call him a thief or a detective?[/QUOTE]
Detective, unless they sold the recording for profit, which these days counts for far less than 1% of the circulation of underground recordings. The stigma of the word "bootleg" still exists from decades ago when most of the distribution of these recordings was by sales, before the popularization of cassette tapes, CDs, and lossless digital audio/video. Today it's all about the preservation of music history, as we now see the value of these recordings from a musical and historical standpoint. And now we've hit the next step up - a member of Queen is interested in any video recording of 3 songs from 1975.
Just imagine how little would be known about the golden era of rock concerts in the 1970s if it weren't for people taping the shows from the audience or seeking existing underground recordings. Recordings like these have no doubt kept hundreds of thousands of fans interested in their favourite bands who would have otherwise moved on after tiring of the official releases. For some, the joy of seeing/hearing a new recording, effectively filling in another piece of the puzzle, is as great a joy as seeing a new concert officially released on DVD. And if Brian's call to the masses works out, both of these joys will be combined into one delicious package.
