From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #414 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Sunday, September 2 2012 Volume 15 : Number 414 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] The oboe is not dead.......... [Evans Richard ] [AVALON] Field Music Play... Roxy Music [Simon Galloway Subject: [AVALON] The oboe is not dead.......... Thought I'd share this pic of my band Thelonius on stage at the O2 Academy in Bristol to prove the oboe isn't dead (I am the old git at the back) - we weren't playing Ladytron but our own tune called Spanish Joint and in a shameless plug, our EP is available on iTunes - just search Thelonius and Reminisce EP Cheers Richard [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpg which had a name of O2 B.jpg] ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 15:24:55 +0100 From: Jonathan Wilkins Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: complete studio box set I bought it too. Shame about the lack of sleeve notes and credits. Some of the rarities are worth having. Not sure if the sound quality is as good as the previous re-issues but then I have a tin ear. J Sent from my Ipad On 31 Aug 2012, at 19:07, "Rick" wrote: > Hi Richard, > Correct, you can't see me but I bought it just to add to the collection. I > know, I know but I feel better now that I own it! > > Just think how much it will be worth in the future if nobody buys it now. > :0) > > Cheers! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Evans Richard > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:48 AM > To: Mark Longhorn > Cc: Avalon > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: complete studio box set > > Yep my feelings too - nothing we haven't already got and can't see who would > buy it > > They always seem to get it wrong > > Richard > On 29 Aug 2012, at 12:25, Mark Longhorn wrote: > >> It seems that the disappointment is overwhelming, as usual. >> If there's anyone from the Roxy camp reading this then listen: this is > your pension we're talking about! >> First of all, look at the immersion box sets from pink floyd: > overindulgent? Yes? Expensive? Yes? Do they give the fans what they want ? > YES! All right, I didnt for one minute expect 5.1 from the Roxy camp. I > didn't expect unfinished or unissued extras. What I did expect was a little > imagination though. Why not look at all the wonderful issued tracks we have > which were faded out early why not extended versions of say dreamhome or > hula kula or in fact anything other than the utter bag of sh@te which > comprises the so called extras disc? Why not issue the entire existing back > catalogue in high def DVD versions - surely this would not have been too > onerous a task? >> And then there's the presentation- a black box. Wow, that must have taken > hours to come up with. Not to mention the poor print colours and lack of > lyrics on sleeves. >> This was a massive, missed opportunity from everyone involved in the >> project- tut tut tut >> >> Mactheaxe - plenty of axes left to grind >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> _____ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe >> avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 09:25:43 -0700 (PDT) From: hugh manatee Subject: [AVALON] she sells.....shoes there is a shoe stone chain tv-ad playing in the us that is using ferry's version of "the in crowd" ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:10:28 +0100 From: Simon Galloway Subject: [AVALON] Field Music Play... Roxy Music The excellent Field Music appear to have covered Roxy... - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Field Music Date: 31 August 2012 17:58 Subject: Covers CD Details in Full To: simongmusic@gmail.com [image: Artist Name] Hi lads and lasses *COVERS CD DETAILS FINALISED AT LAST* After months of deliberation, we've finally finalised our covers CD tracklisting and artwork. Pete's done this snazzy design, in the manner of the Plumb art and the final tracklisting is as follows 1. Terrapin (Syd Barrett) 2. Born Again Cretin (Robert Wyatt) 3. Heart (Pet Shop Boys) 4. If There Is Something (Roxy Music) 5. Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) 6. Don't Pass Me By (The Beatles) 7. Fear is a Man's Best Friend (John Cale) 8. Rent (Pet Shop Boys) The release date is 1st October, but we'll hopefully ship them out to you a few days before then. Oh and this CD has a name now, the snappily titled "Field Music Play...". If you're so inclined, those of you in the UK can hear us chatting to BBC 6Music about it all right here . Please be aware that this is a limited run of 1000, and we'll not be re-pressing, which will be available exclusively via our website. There will be no vinyl or digital editions. Its CDs only. Head to www.field-music.co.uk to order your copy for only #5 plus shipping *AUTUMN UK TOUR AND SUPPORTS* Sadly, for reasons beyond our control, the Leicester show has been cancelled, but all other shows are as they were. And we're delighted to let you know that we'll be joined variously by the wondrous Golden Fable (playing the ones marked *) and our old sparing partners Warm Digits (playing the ones marked +) as follows Oct 03 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD * Oct 04 Oran Mor, Glasgow Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD * Oct 05 The Cockpit, Leeds Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD * Oct 06 Kazimier, Liverpool Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD Oct 10 Cellars, Southampton Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD + Oct 11 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD + Oct 12 Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD + Oct 17 Electric Ballroom, London Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD * Oct 18 The Haunt, Brighton Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD * Oct 19 Komedia, Bath Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD * Oct 20 Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry Buy Ticket Buy Ticket & Covers CD * Till next time Field Music Buy Plumb on CD and purple vinyl and t-shirts direct from us at www.field-music.co.uk Follow us on Twitter and Facebookfor the most up-to-date news and musings ) Field Music Customer Support | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service Please do not reply to this email. This is an outbound e-mail only and replies will not be responded to or reviewed. You may unsubscribefrom the Field Music email list at any time. This email was sent with the Topspin Platform by Field Music. 1538 20th Street, Santa Monica CA 90404 ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:58:03 +0000 From: Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] Re: 5.1 remix of 1st album This is encouraging with respect to what we want, we really, really want.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/sep/02/roxy-music-40-years?INTCMP=SRCH Will probably cost a fortune. Andrew www.andrewshearer.com Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #414 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest