From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V3 #60 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Tuesday, March 10 1998 Volume 03 : Number 060 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] The Greatest [vu5i-nw@asahi-net.or.jp] [AVALON] Paul ...Where is he Now? (fwd) [Colleen Matan ] [AVALON] distaff sighting [tfagan ] Re: [AVALON] The Greatest [John Selby ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 01:13:58 +0900 From: vu5i-nw@asahi-net.or.jp Subject: Re: [AVALON] The Greatest John Selby wrote: > > Hi, > I just wanted to pass this along. This should be out soon. I do not > have any track info. > John > FERRY,BRYAN-THE GREATEST > Original Japanese release on Virgin featuring 17 of his biggest > & best solo hits, including numerous rare remixes. > Well, after receiving this message I was searching this album, but there is no information of such best album. Where did this information come from? Isao Niwa ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 11:37:29 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Matan Subject: [AVALON] Paul ...Where is he Now? (fwd) Hello all, I'd like to pick the collective brain about this--and I'd kinda be interested in the verification of the gun shop story myself. Thanks in advance, Colleen - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 10:45:24 +1100 From: Mark Brooks To: matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu Subject: Paul ...Where is he Now? Colleen, A question for your Roxy Music FAQ's...What became of Paul Thompson? I remember he toured here (Australia) with Concrete Blonde several years ago, and someone told me he has a gun shop in london and dosen't drum much anymore. Also, what lead to his dismissal from the (inferior) reformed Roxy of the late seventies. I'd love to know. Cheers Mark Brooks Sydney, Australia ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 10:59:42 -0600 From: "Victor Hastings" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Paul ...Where is he Now? (fwd) - -----Original Message----- From: Colleen Matan To: avalon@smoe.org Date: Monday, March 09, 1998 10:41 AM Subject: [AVALON] Paul ...Where is he Now? (fwd) >Hello all, > >I'd like to pick the collective brain about this--and I'd kinda be >interested in the verification of the gun shop story myself. > >Thanks in advance, > >Colleen > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 10:45:24 +1100 >From: Mark Brooks >To: matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu >Subject: Paul ...Where is he Now? > >Colleen, >A question for your Roxy Music FAQ's...What became of Paul Thompson? >I remember he toured here (Australia) with Concrete Blonde several years >ago, and someone told me he has a gun shop in london and dosen't drum >much anymore. Also, what lead to his dismissal from the (inferior) >reformed Roxy of the late seventies. I'd love to know. >Cheers >Mark Brooks >Sydney, Australia i've heard the gun shop story before but i have no idea if there's any truth to it. paul thompson was not included on "f+b" because ferry didn't want him playing. i read an interview with ferry in "trouser press" at the time and he pompously indicated that he wanted a new drummer "because british drummers don't swing. that's a well-known fact." when i read that quote i thought it was the most obnoxious statement i had ever heard ferry make. however, considering the lighter approach that ferry adopted on "f+b" and thereafter, it's probably true that thompson's straight ahead approach might not have been a good fit. thompson, in spite of his purported lack of "swing," was still supposed to tour with the band but broke his thumb in a motorcycle accident and was unable to do so. he has been notoriously absent from the music scene since then. i have no idea if the thumb injury impaired his drumming ability, or how he got hooked up with concrete blonde. btw although he wasn't given album credit, steve ferrone (ferry's drummer on "taxi" and "mamouna") played drums on "dance away" (from "manifesto"), so maybe the handwriting was on the wall for paul at that time. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 14:28:55 +0500 From: "Graham Howard" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Paul ...Where is he Now? (fwd) > From: "Victor Hastings" > To: > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Paul ...Where is he Now? (fwd) > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 10:59:42 -0600 > Reply-to: avalon@smoe.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Colleen Matan > To: avalon@smoe.org > Date: Monday, March 09, 1998 10:41 AM > Subject: [AVALON] Paul ...Where is he Now? (fwd) > > > >Hello all, > > > >I'd like to pick the collective brain about this--and I'd kinda be > >interested in the verification of the gun shop story myself. > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > >Colleen > > > > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 10:45:24 +1100 > >From: Mark Brooks > >To: matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu > >Subject: Paul ...Where is he Now? > > > >Colleen, > >A question for your Roxy Music FAQ's...What became of Paul Thompson? > >I remember he toured here (Australia) with Concrete Blonde several years > >ago, and someone told me he has a gun shop in london and dosen't drum > >much anymore. Also, what lead to his dismissal from the (inferior) > >reformed Roxy of the late seventies. I'd love to know. > >Cheers > >Mark Brooks > >Sydney, Australia > > > i've heard the gun shop story before but i have no idea if there's any truth > to it. > > paul thompson was not included on "f+b" because ferry didn't want him > playing. i read an interview with ferry in "trouser press" at the time and > he pompously indicated that he wanted a new drummer "because british > drummers don't swing. that's a well-known fact." > > when i read that quote i thought it was the most obnoxious statement i had > ever heard ferry make. however, considering the lighter approach that ferry > adopted on "f+b" and thereafter, it's probably true that thompson's straight > ahead approach might not have been a good fit. I remember reading an interview with Ferry at the time too, in which he said that he didn't tell Thompson to turn up at the recording sessions to f & b. Thompson's playing was too heavy and Ferry wanted a lighter, more subtle sound. Graham.> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 23:14:28 +0400 From: Maria Subject: [AVALON] new video Hello, I just would like to ask everyone - - if you will hear or read something about Bryan Ferry's shooting of the new video clip in St.Petersburg, Russia, please be so kind to inform me! ... I'd be so thankful!!.. I live in Moscow, so it would be a great chance to meet Bryan ... Thanks in advance, Maria. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 98 23:32:14 PST From: tfagan Subject: [AVALON] distaff sighting in the March issue of Harpers & Queen, there's an article about women taking a course in black & white photography. Lucy took said course and is pictured, with a quote, along with her portrait of the ubiquitous (if yer ME) Isabella Blow. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 19:35:34 -0800 From: John Selby Subject: Re: [AVALON] The Greatest vu5i-nw@asahi-net.or.jp wrote: > > John Selby wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I just wanted to pass this along. This should be out soon. I do not > > have any track info. > > John > > FERRY,BRYAN-THE GREATEST > > Original Japanese release on Virgin featuring 17 of his biggest > > & best solo hits, including numerous rare remixes. > > > > Well, after receiving this message I was searching this album, but there > is no information of such best album. Where did this information come > from? > > Isao Niwa It came from "Phantom" a wholesaler in the US. It has not been mentioned again in there upcoming releases. Maybe the release date has been postponed. John ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V3 #60 *************************** ======================================================================== Please send any questions or comments about the list to avalon-digest-owner@smoe.org