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| This is a comments thread about Blog Post: FSM Catalog—Low Quantities Report, Part 10, CD Vol. 13 (2010) by Lukas Kendall |
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Feb 23, 2012 - 11:18 AM
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There are many more unreleased Kaper scores in the M-G-M library if another label wants to tackle them.
I have some 78 minutes from the studio in very good mono sound of Marie Antoinette, but wanted to see what the estate had...and we never got that far.) There are quite literally dozens of Stothart scores that could be done as a limited edition box set of 500... I will gladly, and thankfully, turn over all my paperwork, research and digital files pro bono.
If any other enterprising label wants to follow up on this Lalo library, the Schifrin/M-G-M scores still unreleased are The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (album version, which we have without the narration), Quest for the Mask of Sheba (TV movie), Medical Center (many episodes), Bronk (a few episodes) and some early ’80s obscurities: Chicago Story (TV movie pilot) and A Stranger Is Watching.
I'm not sure if we should be feeling happy or deeply depressed!
Knowing there are many unissued Kaper and Stothardt scores available, but not being projected for release, is frustrating for admirers of those great composers. I assume most collectors imagine that good sources for such old titles are rare finds and turn up once in a blue moon. Knowing they are there all the time and readily available puts a whole new complexion on things. I doubt if the other labels will rush to bring them to us. What a pity Marie Antoinette was not followed through.
Some Schifrin/MGM titles are mentioned. Would be nice to know what Kaper/Stothardt titles are there.
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Seth MacFarlane was the catalyst that led to Tootsie's release! How cool is that? The behind-the-scenes stories of how some of these CDs came about are always fascinating.
And for those of you who don't have Tootsie, get it. Now. Please. 
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Feb 23, 2012 - 12:51 PM
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jonnyquest
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After reading this latest recap, and enjoying all the warm fuzzies that invariably come with it, I finally had to reply with (hardly my first but) maybe my most heartfelt "thank you" for everything. For the record, your recaps are addictively fun to read and it's a kick to explore all the linked material, too.
These dispatches vividly remind us how much goes into "everything" you all do - not just the work, but the risks, judgement calls and gambles…plus the blood, sweat, tears, endless sleuthing, dead ends, deadlines, disappointments and lots of bills. (Plus worst of all, you guys endure all this only to face a fan base - some of whom carry on, at least on the message boards, like a school of ill-tempered sea bass.)
Then somehow, in spite of everything, you're still capable of (un-ironically and most sincerely) stating: "This did not sell well, but…I don’t really care...it was really meant for the people who like these films, and I’m glad to have done it for them."
There's so many ways your greatest fans wish we could thank you. In the occasionally positive notes you receive amongst all the bitching. In how much we support the label with our dollars. In how much more we wish we could support the label if we had unlimited dollars. But most of all, I wish I could do something that gave back to you guys as much happiness as your releases bring, and have brought, me. This is separate from my gratitude to the musicians who created the stuff in the first place. They take a beating in these forums as well, and I've tried to thank and honor them elsewhere.
It's a hard and largely thankless journey you've been on, but from your notes I can tell, you probably wouldn't change a thing.
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Hi Jonnyquest, thank you -- and all the folks who have chimed in like you -- for your very nice words. And I never thought I'd be having a conversation with Jonny Quest about our Lassie 5CD set.
Lukas
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Very entertaining and interesting read!
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Fantastic read, the story about "Hunters Are For Killing" especially. If anyone skipped that one, read it now!
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Personally (and I'm saying this as a fan), I think it's AMAZING that Lukas has managed to sell 1200 copies of the Ron Jones box.
Yes, it's GREAT TV scoring, but it had this going against it sales-wise:
1. TNG has the worst musical reputation of any Trek show, which of course isn't Ron Jones fault at all. We can thank Berman the Bland for that, and he's the reason Jones didn't get to stay on the show through some of its more superior episodes.
2. TNG is the most overexposed series for original tracks score releases. Four specific releases on GNP, not including the scores included in the two compilation sets. LaLaLand has faced the same problem, and even though I do hope they continue with a TNG Vol. 2 eventually (at lower quantity, obviously) I think they'll do much better with other Trek series music.
3. 14 CDs, all at once, for $150?? For any TV show, that's kinda crazy. I mean, I get where Lukas is coming from because it's how *I* would prefer it and to people who want all of it it actually *saves* money. But I think season-by-season releases at least would've been more prudent here (but then who knows if sales would've warranted follow-up volumes; I'm glad we have it all!)
4. Limited to 5,000 copies. I knew Lukas was probably high off the sales for Star Trek II but for such a high price item with the (unfair) "bland" blanket generalization thrown at all TNG music it was really a useless number to encourage sales in any way; might as well have been declared unlimited. Now 1,500 copies might've made sense. But heck, I'm shocked that Lukas has had to cap the Rozsa set at that number rather than the 2000 planned.
So with all of that taken into account, I think 1200 is actually a pretty impressive number and shows how many dedicated Ron Jones fans there are!
Yavar
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