From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V13 #111 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Monday, August 10 2009 Volume 13 : Number 111 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry Best Of CD [Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry Best Of CD Sorry for the delay in reply, I had to look through my old notebooks, I'm still not sure that I've found the list I suggested but I think they were along the lines of (remember it was pre-ATGB): These Foolish Things Another Time, Another Place Casanova (BF version) Re-Make/Re-Model (BF version) Love Me Madly Again Sign of The Times Can't Let Go When She Walks In the Room This Island Earth Boys and Girls Windswept Don't Stop The Dance Limbo Bete Noire Rescue Me Taxi Don't Want To Know Gemini Moon Wildcat Days It's interesting, 14 years later I may have adjusted the list slightly. I suppose in the pre-bilious Avalon days this may have started a thread of what others thought were the tracks that captured the essence of BF. Anyone? Regards, Andrew To: martinstockman@btinternet.com; shearerandrew@hotmail.com; avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry Best Of CD Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:26:47 -0400 From: kwil632057@aol.com Yes - I second that! would be very interested to hear your choices... :-) Great story Andrew. What was your "interesting" track listing?? - -----Original Message----- From: martinstockman@btinternet.com To: shearerandrew@hotmail.com; avalon@smoe.org Sent: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:01 Subject: RE: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry Best Of CD Great story Andrew. What was your "interesting" track listing?? Original Message: - ----------------- From: Andrew Shearer shearerandrew@hotmail.com Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:18:03 +0000 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: RE: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry "Best Of" CD In defence of BF I suspect the "Best of" is at the behest of the record company, though of course BF will benefit from it. I wrote BF a letter in the mid-nighties deploring yet another compilation (the one with the red coat?) and suggested that he should do an album which showed the archetypal Ferry, and suggested a track listing. Of course I've since been humbled by Avalon in realising that what I think is archetypal Ferry isn't necessarily the same as the next fan's. Anyway I didn't expect a reply and forgot all about it. Some time later I received a letter with an address written on the envelope in handwriting I didn't recognise. Imagine my elation when I discovered that it was from BF himself. Unfortunately inside he basically wrote why don't I just mind my own business. Joke. I won't repeat verbatim what he said but it was a very pleasant letter explaining basically the new compilation was down to record company strategy (I guess at the time it would've been partnered with the Video Collection), and that indeed he thought my selection of tracks was very good. Needless to say the letter is somewhere safe in an air-tight box, in a nuclear bunker, 12 miles underground. But back to the original point, I can't imagine BF fighting off earning more money but I think another compilation will just be record company instigated, and as Jonathan says, it makes sense: there's a DVD coming out, possibly a solo album and eventually, maybe a Roxy album. Whilst I'm on the subject, I might as well add that it wasn't my first letter from BF. In the late 80's I sent him demo tape of some songs I'd written, again, not expecting a reply. The tape eventually came back with a blunt pencil scrawl on the back of my covering letter thanking me for the interest, saying that he wasn't looking for songs at the time, and suggesting why didn't I try EG Management? Of course even though he was declining my songs I was over the moon with a reply. I've since learnt that at the time I think he had probably left EG Management and was indeed in litigation with them. Some joker he is, oh how we all laughed. (:-). Best wishes to all, Andrew > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry "Best Of" CD > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 05:31:06 -0400 > From: kwil632057@aol.com > > Jeez - anyone would think Ferry had a gun to some peoples heads. > > I don't think it's a compulsory purchase... and if he (or more to the point the record company) really wanted to bleed the cash from the fans, surely there'd be a couple of new tracks on there? > > J > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joel Hurd > To: avalon@smoe.org > Sent: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:37 > Subject: Re: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry "Best Of" CD > > > > > > > > > > > The tracklisting features: > > > * Don't Ever (Deny Me A Chance To Make More) Change > > * Another Dime, Another Release > > * Cashanova > > * 2MP (To My Pocket) > > * Re-Release/Re-Mugging > > * Don't Stop The Cash > > * The Bob (Plenty) > > * All I Want Is You(r Bank Details) > > > > > - joel > > > --- On Wed, 8/5/09, Mark J Stagg wrote: > > > From: Mark J Stagg > > Subject: [AVALON] A new Bryan Ferry "Best Of" CD > > To: "avalon mailinglist" > > Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 8:50 AM > > appears to be scheduled for release > > on November 16: > > > > http://www.emimusic.nl/external/microsites/Catalogus/binnenkort.html > > > > staggboy > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL Email goes Mobile! 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