From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V5 #116 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Monday, March 20 2000 Volume 05 : Number 116 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] Stuff ["Turner, Chris (cturner)" ] [AVALON] Royal Tour [Ian <96116731@ruraloz.com.au>] Re: [AVALON] Stuff ["Han Snijders en Willy v/d Geest" ] [AVALON] The Great PT ["gareth mc ginley" ] RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting ["Ujvary, Richard A." ] Re: [AVALON] 1st de-lurk: Ferry in the movies [KB Porter ] RE: [AVALON] Support bands ["Turner, Chris (cturner)" ] RE: [AVALON] totally off topic ["Turner, Chris (cturner)" ] Re: [AVALON] 1st de-lurk: Ferry in the movies [Noam Bronstein ] [AVALON] totally off topic [Kimberly Shell ] RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting [Colleen Matan ] RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting ["Ujvary, Richard A." ] Re: [AVALON] Sweden only release ["Sebastian Fasthuber" ] Re: [AVALON] totally off topic ["Victor Hastings" ] Re: [AVALON] Re: La Perla ["Richard Swift" ] [AVALON] Box Sets ["Tracy Connell" ] [AVALON] Ersatz Ferry ["tfagan" ] Re: [AVALON] Box Sets ["Richard Swift" ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 01:12:28 -0800 From: "Turner, Chris (cturner)" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Stuff Hello All, I have numbers 2 and 3 of the Roxy Music magazines . I'm pretty sure that was all there were. The y were produced in Holland, and circulated around Europe. The third one covers Avalon, and has articles and lyrics. Y'know - fan stuff. There's some articles, including a piece on Frejus, some B/W photos, and the lyrics for Broken Wings. I figure that the break-up (of the band, not the Wings) ended its circulation. I've got a spare mint copy of volume two if anyone would like a swap for a volume one... Regards Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Herrebout [SMTP:frankherrebout@hetnet.nl] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 8:21 AM > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Stuff > > If you are referring to the same magazine that I have it is a follow up of > The Roxy Music Magazine (volume 1 - 1981, volume 2 - 1982). It was managed > by a guy named Ton Hendriks. > Volume 1 states that it "hopes to meet the demand for more background > information and pictures of Roxy. > In volume one there a list of instruments played by Manzanera and Mackay > during the Flesh+Blood tour. > And also the keyboard of Paul Carrack, the bass of Gary Tibbs, etc. > > I also have a Bryan Ferry Magazine you mentioned (volume 1 -summer 1985). > So, there also a volume 2 of this magazine... > > Frank. > > > >somthing called the Bryan Ferry magazine. Does anyone know what this was > >all about? > > > >Regards > > > >-- > >Peter Dewey > > > > > >-------------------- > >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > >unsubscribe avalon > > > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:17:42 +1100 From: Ian <96116731@ruraloz.com.au> Subject: [AVALON] Royal Tour At least HRH Queen Elizabeth is doing a tour of Australia, which is more than what I can say for Mr Ferry :-) Ian - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:48:32 +0100 From: "Han Snijders en Willy v/d Geest" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Stuff Frank wrote: > If you are referring to the same magazine that I have it is a follow up of > The Roxy Music Magazine (volume 1 - 1981, volume 2 - 1982). It was managed > by a guy named Ton Hendriks. > Volume 1 states that it "hopes to meet the demand for more background > information and pictures of Roxy. > In volume one there a list of instruments played by Manzanera and Mackay > during the Flesh+Blood tour. > And also the keyboard of Paul Carrack, the bass of Gary Tibbs, etc. And there is a volume three. > I also have a Bryan Ferry Magazine you mentioned (volume 1 -summer 1985). > So, there also a volume 2 of this magazine... No, there isn't. it stopped because the place where it was printed burned down at that point it stopped. The magazines are in black and white on highquality paper, nice pictures and contributions of Dr Simon Puxley/Sam Bartorelli. Han > > >something called the Bryan Ferry magazine. Does anyone know what this was > >all about? > > > >Regards > > > >-- > >Peter Dewey > > > > > >-------------------- > >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > >unsubscribe avalon > > > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:52:55 GMT From: "gareth mc ginley" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: La Perla Heard it over the weekend. Agreed with Robert. Very good - fresh, emotional vocals and very Taxiesque but not as good as the original. Very surprised that he excluded the intro from the original - the best bit of the song IMHO. One thing I did notice is that it sounds extrememly similar to the version on "Editions of Roxy" (the avalonia complied tribute album) by Pretty & Twisted (I think). When was this version recorded? Who's copying who? I'd hate to think that Bryan plagarised this version. Regards, Gareth > >Brilliant? yes, better? No, No no, noooooooooh >Robert > > >>Can I be the first to suggest that the new "Pearl" is an improvement on >>the >>classic. From the the sublime to the even more sublime. >> ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:10:28 GMT From: "gareth mc ginley" Subject: [AVALON] The Great PT Also read an article by Paul Thompson over the weekend in Rhythm Magazine. It's a one page tribute to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Paul cites Bonham as his greatest influence. He first heard a LZ album whilst in an early band of his called The Influence. The great PT recounts an occasion in LA, whilst waiting to be picked up for a Roxy soundcheck, when Bonham approached him and told him how much he admired his playing. Apparentally his son used to dance around to Virginia Plain. Thompson gets invited to the LZ studio and flies out to San Diego on the LZ jet to attend a gig the following day. Nicely written article and the best bit has to be when PT writes (something like) "You can talk technical until the cows come home but John Bonham was the greatest in my book". Anyway nice to hear from by far the most underrated Roxy member again. Gareth ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:50:30 -0500 From: "Ujvary, Richard A." Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting Man, you bring me back to when I didn't know a damn thing about "classical" music, hovering around the bins where all the small talk could really intimidate a neophyte just putting his foot into the water. I remember seeing lists noting "representative" recordings that would "define" the ouevre of the composers. Ok, I got to know the "hits" but really after awhile I had enough confidence to go my own way and pick up recordings which I liked and not be subject to something which was really just another "opinion" in the music world. Right there I learned all music is "personal", one guy's great hit is another's also ran. And as for ATGB defining Ferry, that arguably might not be off the mark. For example, I give you the personnel in the Byrds. All were accomplished musicians with an avowed "country" bent but came across as rockers. In fact, one fellow, Mr. Hillman, is a great bluegrass mandolin player. That was his true love but he sort of stayed in the "rock' vein and kept away from the strict country playing with his successive bands. They were usually "rockish". But I submit if you asked him which kind of music "defined" him he'd say bluegrass, a style he really didn't perform on a day to day touring basis. Rich p.s. I have a big book on classical music at home from the library - it outlines each era and gives a couple of pages each to 150 or so composers, and lists a 'recommended work' and several 'representative works' for each. When you get to a genius like Beethoven or Mozart, the choices make you chuckle, for obvious reasons... would anyone care to crystallize Beethoven down to four representative pieces? - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 15:03:52 +0800 From: Kicki Gustafsson Subject: Re: [AVALON] Sweden only release >Perhaps Kicki could let us know how the album performs - with TV advertising >the record company must be expecting some impact on the chart? > >Richard Well, Slave to Love - The Very Best of the Ballads as it is called on the chart, entered at place 29 last week. Don't how it will do this week, but I'll try to keep you informed. Kicki G - --------------------------- Kicki Gustafsson http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG (personal homepage) http://www.avalon.pp.se (my Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry-site) - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 15:48:35 +0100 From: "Balthasar v. Weymarn" Subject: [AVALON] 1st de-lurk: Ferry in the movies De-lurking for the first time... hello everyone, I've been on this list for a few weeks now (after I finally got to see Bryan in Baden-Baden I decided that what I had done about my Crowded House addiction would work just as well for my appreciation for Ferry's music). I read about the thread on whether Bryan wants/needs another Top 10 hit. Of course it's a question directly related to his wants/needs of a high profile. He could work out a strategy with a film producer for an upcoming movie for which he is to sing the title track (making a better job than with "Phenomenon", of course). It would have to be an upbeat track that is repeatedly featured in that film, making it sort of a "theme" song. As they say, with the right kind of commitment (and ad money) behind it, you can virtually buy your way into the charts. It depends whether he wants that. Neil Finn (I *had* to mention him somewhere) is quite comfortable with his status as an artist who has a pretty loyal following who go along with his music and his experiments. His record contract (at least outside the US) seems to be secure, and his sales are obviously satisfying. Bryan on the other hand has proven that when it comes to recording, it has got to be perfect - and rather expensive, from what I've heard - and the sales of the rich- in-detail records since 1987 unfortunately haven't "justified" these expenses. If Bryan's record deals are in jeopardy and he is not interested in dealing with a different record company in every country (if any at all), writing a hit tune aimed at a younger audience might be an economically clever decision. He would have to be willing to support the single by submitting himself to the promo circuit once more. I don't think his magic for great hit songs has dissolved into "Limbo" so far - whether he decides that he's written enough of them is his choice completely. Maybe he should cover "I Feel Possessed" after all (it would be massive, I think) Balthasar *********************************************** Alternative e-mail-address: Dorthonion@gmx.de Website: http://www.dorthonion.de/bvw/ - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:54:37 -0000 From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: RE: [AVALON] Re: La Perla Mother of Pearl - crucified. The Roxy No I Opus as monotonous soft funk lilt devoid of passion with no accord for the lyrical masterpiece it is. Shoot the backing singers and be thankful that this is the shorter version (I've heard the full 9 minutes and it doesn't get any better). Having said that, if I'd never heard the original I'd probably find this an innocuous little ditty that grows on you. But I have, and it's not. Mr Ferry, go straight to confessional for you have sinned. Jocelyn - -----Original Message----- From: Simon Galloway [mailto:SIMONG@jazzfm.com] Sent: 17 March 2000 16:35 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] Re: La Perla Blasphemer! How can that be? How dare you even suggest!!! SimonG >>> "Martin Stockman" 03/17 2:19 pm >>> Can I be the first to suggest that the new "Pearl" is an improvement on the classic. From the the sublime to the even more sublime. Mmmmmmartino - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:09:49 -0500 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] 1st de-lurk: Ferry in the movies Absolutely! Bryan Ferry, himself, is the key to his own future. KBP - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:51:51 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Matan Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting First, hi Balthasar! Second, first Noam wrote: > wanted to do, maybe not quite what we all hoped for but I think still > representative, to borrow your phrase. I don't know that any single > record is really representative, you have to look at his entire body > of work. There are some records that are similar (to each other), and > ATGB is not really out of character either, as Martin pointed out. And then Richard wrote: [...] > And as for ATGB defining Ferry, that arguably might not be off the mark. For > example, I give you the personnel in the Byrds. All were accomplished No one album is representative, using the Byrds as an example (huh?), blah blah blah. Oh, come on you guys! If I want fence-sitting, I'll listen to George Dubya. I expect more interesting conversation from y'all. Are you telling me then that you would choose ATGB as the representative album? (If you would, that's fine because there really is no right answer--and I'd be interested to learn why.) Don't cop out on me, boys! Colleen - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:02:45 -0000 From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: RE: [AVALON] Support bands - -----Original Message----- From: Han Snijders en Willy v/d Geest [mailto:snijders.geest@hetnet.nl] Sent: 17 March 2000 16:06 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support bands > In 1981 the Original Mirrors opened and I really liked them. Nice cover of 'reflections' they did. They were made up of the remnants of Deaf School (fronted by Enrico Cadillac Jnr. - a Clark Gable lookalike) who kept us all going in the dark days between Roxy manifestations. - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:17:47 -0800 From: "Turner, Chris (cturner)" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Support bands Those with a long memory will remember future Lightning Seed leader Ian Broudie as a member of the Mirrors. I'm keeping my copy of the album in case it ever becomes valuable. Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Jocelyn Fiske [SMTP:Jocelyn.Fiske@greyeu.com] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 4:03 PM > To: 'avalon@smoe.org' > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Support bands > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Han Snijders en Willy v/d Geest [mailto:snijders.geest@hetnet.nl] > Sent: 17 March 2000 16:06 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support bands > > > > > > > > In 1981 the Original Mirrors opened and I really liked them. Nice cover of > > 'reflections' they did. > > > > > > They were made up of the remnants of Deaf School (fronted by Enrico > Cadillac > Jnr. - a Clark Gable lookalike) who kept us all going in the dark days > between Roxy manifestations. > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:27:25 -0500 From: "Ujvary, Richard A." Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting Ok Coll... here goes...you can't take the countree out of the Byrds even though they flew some 8 miles high..same for Bry...I don't think you can takes the Ink Spots, the Shirelles and the pre-war music stuff out of him....I think his musical "core" or definition if you will has always been there. Doing 8 Miles High was cool then but we know Ferry wasn't a spaceman and I don't think wanted to be. He's always lookin' for love here on the ground. Rich - -----Original Message----- From: Colleen Matan [mailto:matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 10:52 AM To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting First, hi Balthasar! Second, first Noam wrote: > wanted to do, maybe not quite what we all hoped for but I think still > representative, to borrow your phrase. I don't know that any single > record is really representative, you have to look at his entire body > of work. There are some records that are similar (to each other), and > ATGB is not really out of character either, as Martin pointed out. And then Richard wrote: [...] > And as for ATGB defining Ferry, that arguably might not be off the mark. For > example, I give you the personnel in the Byrds. All were accomplished No one album is representative, using the Byrds as an example (huh?), blah blah blah. Oh, come on you guys! If I want fence-sitting, I'll listen to George Dubya. I expect more interesting conversation from y'all. Are you telling me then that you would choose ATGB as the representative album? (If you would, that's fine because there really is no right answer--and I'd be interested to learn why.) Don't cop out on me, boys! Colleen - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:47:25 -0600 From: "Will Frechette" Subject: [AVALON] totally off topic Just a quick note to you guys. Lost most of the vision in my bad eye over the weekend and I'm leaving now for procedure #4, sucks to be me hey. I'll be back in a few days. OK b'bye. Will I'm like somebody's freakin' pet science project over here - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:46:35 -0800 From: "Turner, Chris (cturner)" Subject: RE: [AVALON] totally off topic Hang in there Will, we're rooting for you. Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Frechette [SMTP:will@execpc.com] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 5:47 PM > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: [AVALON] totally off topic > > Just a quick note to you guys. Lost most of the vision in my bad eye over > the weekend and I'm leaving now for procedure #4, sucks to be me hey. I'll > be back in a few days. OK b'bye. > > Will > I'm like somebody's freakin' pet science project over here > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:47:17 -0500 From: "Decophile" Subject: Re: [AVALON] totally off topic Sheesh! Good luck, Will. Gene - -----Original Message----- From: Will Frechette To: avalon@smoe.org Date: Monday, March 20, 2000 12:41 PM Subject: [AVALON] totally off topic > Just a quick note to you guys. Lost most of the vision in my bad eye over >the weekend and I'm leaving now for procedure #4, sucks to be me hey. I'll >be back in a few days. OK b'bye. > > Will > I'm like somebody's freakin' pet science project over here > > > >-------------------- >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >unsubscribe avalon > - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:54:28 -0800 (PST) From: Noam Bronstein Subject: Re: [AVALON] 1st de-lurk: Ferry in the movies Balthasar wrote: writing a hit tune aimed at a younger audience might be an economically clever decision. - -- This might work if he teams up with some hot young 'talent' like, I dunno, Sugar Ray or Goo Goo Dolls. Neil Young, Santana and countless others have been doing it in some strange attempt to bridge generations. Otherwise.... FUGEDABOUDIT. Noam ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 17:55:51 -0000 From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: RE: [AVALON] totally off topic Hope #4 does it for you Will, we all wish you the very best. Jocelyn - -----Original Message----- From: Will Frechette [mailto:will@execpc.com] Sent: 20 March 2000 17:47 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] totally off topic Just a quick note to you guys. Lost most of the vision in my bad eye over the weekend and I'm leaving now for procedure #4, sucks to be me hey. I'll be back in a few days. OK b'bye. Will I'm like somebody's freakin' pet science project over here - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:59:50 -0600 From: Kimberly Shell Subject: [AVALON] totally off topic Will - all the best to you - you are in our thoughts!! - -kim - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:08:04 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Matan Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Ujvary, Richard A. wrote: > Ok Coll... here goes...you can't take the countree out of the Byrds even > though they flew some 8 miles high..same for Bry...I don't think you can > takes the Ink Spots, the Shirelles and the pre-war music stuff out of > him....I think his musical "core" or definition if you will has always been > there. Doing 8 Miles High was cool then but we know Ferry wasn't a spaceman > and I don't think wanted to be. He's always lookin' for love here on the > ground. Rich, you probably don't want to know what happened to the last person who called me that detested "nickname." As for Bryan's music core, it's interesting what you name. Personally I think rhythm and blues are at the very core of his work. So far I've only the chance to watch very limited, very random bits of "A Perfumed Sigh," but the _Mamouna_ promo piece contained therein (I think it was that segment) had some interesting comments from the musicians about what it was about Ferry that appealed to them--"the groove" is what I think the answer was. It's what appeals to me as well. Colleen - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:23:12 PST From: "mark shanahan" Subject: [AVALON] ferry, stardom and *whatever you want* greetings to both sebastian & balthasar and welcome to the list. sebastian, i really liked your post! and please let me second gene's "sheesh" to will. i wish you the best of luck w/your ocular dilemma. hope it all turns out right. >From: KB Porter >Dear Sebastian: > >I am very interested in your observations and opinions regarding Bryan >Ferry/ Roxy Music. Your patience and cooperation would be deeply >appreciated, if you will suffer the task of answering a few questions. My >probe [snip] with all due respect, KBP, isn't this a *bit much* to sort of dump onto someone who's just posted to the list _for the very first time_? MHO, of course ... i think the perfect ferry representation would be 'dances with life', of course. who needs to recommend a whole album anyway?! *sheeesh*! that's all i have today. so far. thanks. peaces/ms ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:31:08 -0800 (PST) From: Noam Bronstein Subject: Re: [AVALON] ferry, stardom and *whatever you want* ms wrote: with all due respect, KBP, isn't this a *bit much* to sort of dump onto someone who's just posted to the list _for the very first time_? MHO, of course ... - -- Er, yeah slightly... the last time I went to a focus group and had to answer that many questions, I at least got a hundred bucks for it. Sheesh. Join Avalon and become a research guinea pig. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 15:41:09 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] ferry, stardom and *whatever you want* On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Noam Bronstein wrote: > Er, yeah slightly... the last time I went to a focus group and had to > answer that many questions, I at least got a hundred bucks for it. Hey, at the very least you should get a cup of coffee. > Sheesh. Join Avalon and become a research guinea pig. Yes, but what sort of meaningful research can you do here? (Besides, she says paranoid-like, no legitimate researcher would do anything of the sort without an informed consent from the guinea pigs. And that much she knows for a fact from her own prior research in this medium.) Colleen - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 15:46:45 EST From: Helchat@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: Greatest Rock Band ever Ida wrote: Roxy Music is my favorite band of all time, however, Bryan Ferry is probably not my favorite artist as a solo artist. If I had to choose only ONE CD/LP, it would be the Pastoral Symphony by Beethoven, or I believe it is known as the 6th Symphony. Of all RM/BF CDs, however, it is a toss up between Country Life and Stranded. Helene - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:51:26 -0000 From: "Killip family" Subject: Re: [AVALON] totally off topic Will All lthe best from this side of the pond. David Killip - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Frechette" To: Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 5:47 PM Subject: [AVALON] totally off topic > Just a quick note to you guys. Lost most of the vision in my bad eye over > the weekend and I'm leaving now for procedure #4, sucks to be me hey. I'll > be back in a few days. OK b'bye. > > Will > I'm like somebody's freakin' pet science project over here > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 13:00:04 PST From: "mark shanahan" Subject: Re: [AVALON] ferry, stardom and *whatever you want* >From: Noam Bronstein >Er, yeah slightly... the last time I went to a focus group and had to >answer that many questions, I at least got a hundred bucks for it. >Sheesh. Join Avalon and become a research guinea pig. but could you even get a decent meal out of it? that's what i want to know. because - then it's *OK*. oh, and throw in the italian montepulciano (was it?) that richard swift had on ferry's nobel jet and you've got a _deeeeaaaaaallllll_ ... peaces/ms ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:02:53 -0900 From: Karen Roth Subject: RE: [AVALON] totally off topic Best of luck to you Will, I'm sorry you're having such problems with your eyes. Please take care of yourself and keep us posted. I'll be thinking of you. Lots of love, Karen Will wrote: Just a quick note to you guys. Lost most of the vision in my bad eye over the weekend and I'm leaving now for procedure #4, sucks to be me hey. I'll be back in a few days. OK b'bye. Will I'm like somebody's freakin' pet science project over here - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:06:36 -0500 From: "Ujvary, Richard A." Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting No COLLEEN I don't want to know...I'm loathe to awaken the wrath of any Irish woman.. Rich - -----Original Message----- From: Colleen Matan [mailto:matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 2:08 PM To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting Rich, you probably don't want to know what happened to the last person who called me that detested "nickname." - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:26:51 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Matan Subject: RE: [AVALON] 28 years and counting On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Ujvary, Richard A. wrote: > No COLLEEN I don't want to know...I'm loathe to awaken the wrath of any > Irish woman.. Actually, Rich, I'm not Irish at all. Which only goes to prove that I get my perverse nature from my mother (who named me). Colleen (who is very glad that St. Patrick's Day is over for another year) - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:50:47 GMT From: "Tracy Connell" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Stuff I have number 1 of the Bryan Ferry Magazine. It was sent to me when I wrote to EG Music in 1986. It is published in Holland, as another Avalonian has mentioned, the Holland address was PO Box 1427, 6501 BK Nijmegen, Holland. It was distributed in the UK by Music Sales Ltd, 78 Newman Street, London W1. I don't know if it would be worth making enquiries there - I would think it would be out of print by now. It is a very nice magazine. As has already been mentioned it is in black and white. The cover on Number 1 is silver and black with a picture of Bryan on the front. It talks about the Boys and Girls album inside and reviews Ferry's solo albums. It has a lot of great black and white photographs inside. If anyone wants to part with any other volumes I would be interested. Tracy. >From: Peter Dewey >Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org >To: avalon@smoe.org >Subject: [AVALON] Stuff >Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 18:36:44 +0000 > >Hello again Avalonians > >Whilst unpacking after my recent move, I came across my old tour >programmes, a Roxy Music songbook (I'm no musician but a single line of >music means for guitar, doesn't it?) which covers the first 2 albums and >somthing called the Bryan Ferry magazine. Does anyone know what this was >all about? > >Regards > >-- >Peter Dewey > > >-------------------- >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >unsubscribe avalon > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 22:51:50 +0100 From: "Sebastian Fasthuber" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Sweden only release >Well, Slave to Love - The Very Best of the Ballads as it is called on the >chart, entered at place 29 last week. Don't how it will do this week, but >I'll try to keep you informed. this is a bit confusing to me. i don't really know about BF's situation with record companies: are there releases which appear in certain countries/areas only? and why is it that he does so well in scandinavia? i guess this was a (regular) issue before my time, but please tell me. still, it's great seeing BF in the charts. this compilations shows that he still can be commercially successful. (and does not have to provide any new material...) s - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:52:47 GMT From: "Tracy Connell" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Slave to love I think the only way some of will be able to get Slave To Love is through the internet. I asked at HMV today and they don't have it listed on their computer so they couldn't order it yet - maybe sometime in the future. Tracy. >From: Kicki Gustafsson >Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org >To: avalon@smoe.org >Subject: [AVALON] Slave to love >Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 18:52:55 +0800 > >Slave to love is available at http://www.amazonco.uk : >http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004SBGE/qid=953488278/sr=1-22/026-31 >59063-2639854 > >It's rather sweet that the call it Slave to Love - Sweden! > >/Kicki G - 37 today (ugh!) > >--------------------------- >Kicki Gustafsson >http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG (personal homepage) >http://www.avalon.pp.se (my Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry-site) > > > > >-------------------- >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >unsubscribe avalon > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:43:11 -0600 From: "Victor Hastings" Subject: Re: [AVALON] totally off topic will, this is taking on the appearance of a cyber-get well card that gets passed around the office, but let me add my best wishes as well. good luck. - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 23:04:47 -0000 From: "Richard Swift" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: La Perla Jocelyn - For God's sake get off that fence! Richard - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: RE: [AVALON] Re: La Perla > Mother of Pearl - crucified. > The Roxy No I Opus as monotonous soft funk lilt devoid of passion with no > accord for the lyrical masterpiece it is. > Shoot the backing singers and be thankful that this is the shorter version > (I've heard the full 9 minutes and it doesn't get any better). > Having said that, if I'd never heard the original I'd probably find this an > innocuous little ditty that grows on you. > But I have, and it's not. > Mr Ferry, go straight to confessional for you have sinned. > Jocelyn - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 23:40:01 GMT From: "Tracy Connell" Subject: [AVALON] Box Sets I've only been a fan of Bryan since the Boys and Girls album and haven't kept up to date with all releases pre-Mamouna. Does anyone know of any box sets released besides 'Thrill of it all'? And would they still be available? Also, I've been collecting second-hand vinyl Roxy Albums over the last couple of years. I recently saw a picture disk of the Manifesto album. Is this very rare? (I didn't buy). Thanks, Tracy. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 19:02:29 -0500 From: "tfagan" Subject: [AVALON] Ersatz Ferry I have every piece of vinyl that Deaf School put out. you should have seen the looks i got from the passersby when i wore my homemade Deaf School t-shirt! - --TriTri - -----Original Message----- From: Jocelyn Fiske | |They were made up of the remnants of Deaf School (fronted by Enrico Cadillac |Jnr. - a Clark Gable lookalike) who kept us all going in the dark days |between Roxy manifestations. PS Enrico's real name is Steve Allen and Bette Bright was a very bright, shiny star, too. (Bette Bright and the Illuminations) - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:29:22 -0000 From: "Richard Swift" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Box Sets Tracy - The first seven Roxy albums (on vinyl) were issued as a boxed set (no booklets or fancy artwork) c.1981. Since then there have been a few CD boxed sets that bring together various studio albums but again, all you're getting is the box - nothing like the deluxe "The Thrill Of It All" package. The first 3 Roxy albums on CD and separately the first 3 solo albums were released as picture disk CDs in 1992. Prior to that there were 3 other boxed sets released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Island Records. These were Roxy 'Early' and 'Later' Years plus BF solo. Each contained 3 studio albums plus an anniversary compilation featuring artists from the label, including Ferry / Roxy. I think there's also a fairly rare (import?) boxed set that a few people on this list know about (come in JO'B) but which passed me by at the time. The "Manifesto" picture disk on vinyl wasn't rare at the time of release and can still be found on some internet sites but realistically it's pretty hard to come by now. It's not mega - valuable but is occassionally cited as a Roxy rarity with a value somewhat higher than the rest of the back catalogue so if you can get hold of a decent copy at a decent price it's probably worth it. The sound quality of picture CDs back then was often slated but on probably the only occassion I played mine it sounded pretty good. Regards, Richard - ----- Original Message ----- From: Tracy Connell Subject: [AVALON] Box Sets > I've only been a fan of Bryan since the Boys and Girls album and haven't > kept up to date with all releases pre-Mamouna. Does anyone know of any box > sets released besides 'Thrill of it all'? And would they still be available? > Also, I've been collecting second-hand vinyl Roxy Albums over the last > couple of years. I recently saw a picture disk of the Manifesto album. Is > this very rare? (I didn't buy). > Thanks, > Tracy. - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V5 #116 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest