From: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org (oppositeview-digest) To: oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Subject: oppositeview-digest V2 #159 Reply-To: oppositeview@smoe.org Sender: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk oppositeview-digest Wednesday, November 15 2000 Volume 02 : Number 159 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OV: FW: FIRST A&M RECORDS U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL DISCOGRAPHIES NOW AVAILABLE ["Alison Bellach" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:49:30 -0800 From: "Alison Bellach" Subject: OV: FW: FIRST A&M RECORDS U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL DISCOGRAPHIES NOW AVAILABLE this is sorta scary, but here ya go. i don't know how valid it is... - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Alison Bellach: alibee@delamitri.com http://alibee.linex.com http://www.delamitri.com - -----Original Message----- From: Ancona, Johnnie (REPP-GPG) Subject: FIRST A&M RECORDS U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL DISCOGRAPHIES NOW AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Johnnie Ancona FIRST A&M RECORDS U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL DISCOGRAPHIES NOW AVAILABLE >From Brass to Gold by Leslie J. Pfenninger with Foreword by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss WESTPORT, Conn., (November 13 , 2000)- Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., released "From Brass to Gold," a two-volume reference about A&M Records, the world's largest independent record label, on October 30, 2000. Volume I sets a new standard for the content in record label discographies/artist bibliographies and Volume II is the first international discography to be published that represents 35 countries. A&M Records founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss wrote the Foreword and the books are endorsed by Kip Cohen, President of the Herb Alpert Foundation and former A&M Records Vice President for Artists and Repertoire, who says, "To say that I was overwhelmed by 'From Brass to Gold' is to put it mildly. What an amazing undertaking!" "From Brass to Gold, Volume I: Discography of A&M Records and Affiliates in the United States" features 33,500 entries about the recordings and corporate history of A&M Records , its 14 affiliated labels and 800 artists. The books focus on the Alpert and Moss years, 1962-1992, and chronicle the label and artist histories of popular music icons including The Carpenters, Quincy Jones, Styx, Supertramp, Burt Bacharach, Joe Cocker, Bryan Adams, Janet Jackson, George Winston, The Go-Go's, Carole King, Amy Grant, the Neville Brothers, and The Police. Artist bibliographies and six special interest sections set a new standard for record label discographies. "From Brass to Gold, Volume II: Discography of A&M Records and Affiliates Around the World," contains over 9,900 titles from 35 countries. It features major discographies for Great Britain, Canada, Germany and Japan. This is the first discography that tackles major foreign recordings globally. Covering albums, singles, jukebox, compact discs, videos, promotion-only, collectibles, and special interest sections, these books are a compendium of A&M Records and its affiliates, and a must-buy for serious record collectors and music libraries. "Be assured that those of us who were at A&M value your work greatly, have had frequent use for the information, and are genuinely appreciative of the time and effort you put into it." - --Kip Cohen, President, Herb Alpert Foundation Former Vice President, A&M Records Leslie J. Pfenninger is a freelance artist, writer and photographer and regular contributor to record collector guides. She is recognized as an authority on A&M Records, working with the label on its 25th anniversary museum and industry only book, "A&M Records: The First 25 Years," and assisting in cataloging the vaults. She was also a contributor to "The Office Price Guide to Records (10th Edition)" and "Compact Disc Collectibles Price Guide (2nd Edition)." >From Brass to Gold, Volume I: Discography of A&M Records in the United States by Leslie J. Pfenninger with Foreword by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss Greenwood Publishing Group, October 2000 $125.00, hardcover, 1,296 pages ISBN: 0-313-31620-1 >From Brass to Gold, Volume II: Discography of A&M Records Around the World by Leslie J. Pfenninger with Foreword by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss Greenwood Publishing Group, October 2000 $125.00, hardcover, 904 pages ISBN: 0-313-31621-X The two-volume set is available for $200.00. ISBN: 0-313-31316-4 Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. is headquartered in Westport, CT. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:32:38 -0600 (CST) From: delamitri@webtv.net (Robert Martin) Subject: OV: I'm Here! Hello, It's what you have all been waiting for! delamitri@webtv.net is finally here with you! Sorry about making you wait for so long, but it took the wonders of WebTV, to get me here. Computers are far too complex for me, but who knows, maybe someday I'll get the real thing. Anyway, my name is Robert and I have adored the Dels since the debut in 1985, what a great year for music! Once again I can't believe I have finally found a place to share this obvious large amount of enthusiasm built up in me. Take care all and I'll be back real soon when I can gather my thoughts and organize all the questions I have for everyone here. Sorry if you take this as a threat, it's not meant to be. rob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 09:01:24 -0000 From: "Jane Armstrong" Subject: OV: Re: I'm Here! Hi Robert Welcome to Opposite View. It's great to see someone like yourself on this list - full of enthusiasm for the band we all love so much. Things have been a bit negative on here recently as we seem to have been waiting so long for the new album to be finished! We're all suffering from severe withdrawal - but I'm sure that will all be rectified next year! So bring on those questions! Share that enthusiasm! Hope to hear lots from you.... Jane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us for our weekly chat - 9pm GMT Thursdays (now with voice) on http://www.delamitri.co.uk~janea/chat.html Please note my new URL: http://homepages.tesco.net/~jane.armstrong Del Amitri Pages: http://homepages.tesco.net/~jane.armstrong/Delpage.html Join The Devlins Mailing List: http://www.egroups.co.uk/subscribe/TheDevlins ICQ # 34643730 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Martin" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 11:32 PM Subject: OV: I'm Here! > Hello, > It's what you have all been waiting for! delamitri@webtv.net is finally > here with you! Sorry about making you wait for so long, but it took the > wonders of WebTV, to get me here. Computers are far too complex for me, > but who knows, maybe someday I'll get the real thing. > > Anyway, my name is Robert and I have adored the Dels since the debut in > 1985, what a great year for music! Once again I can't believe I have > finally found a place to share this obvious large amount of enthusiasm > built up in me. > > Take care all and I'll be back real soon when I can gather my thoughts > and organize all the questions I have for everyone here. Sorry if you > take this as a threat, it's not meant to be. > > rob > ------------------------------ End of oppositeview-digest V2 #159 **********************************