Re: (TV) Listening to the Softboys, thinking of Television

["Rex Broome" <rexbroome@gmail.com>]

On 5/13/07, bunny pad <campreverb@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My apologies, it was Rhino.


Easy mistake-- Ryko DID handle the Soft Boy reissues.

But from an Amazon Review: "My only complaint is
> that the label Yep Roc's packaging is skimpy--no booklet with photos or
> lyrics, just the 2-panel digipak. For that reason, those who favor
> downloads
> might as well buy it from i-Tunes. Myself, as a CD collector, still opt
> for
> the physical artifact, but if you download this rather than buy the CD,
> you're not missing much. (Contrast, for instance, Yep Roc's packaging with
> Rhino's Robyn Hitchcock reissues in the 90's, which boasted lavish
> booklets
> filled with text and photos.) "


What is this a review of-- surely not the forthcoming RH reissues, but of
something else being contrasted to them... the Billy Bragg box or something?

-Rex

LH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "grntg" <grntg@yahoo.com>
> To: <tv@obbard.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 11:21 PM
> Subject: Re: (TV) Listening to the Softboys, thinking of Television
>
>
> > Hmmmm, I sort of remember that, RH took a long hiatus
> > (for RH) to do some remastering or something right?
> > e-bay here I come,
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Greg
> > --- bunny pad <campreverb@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > yeah...unless you already sheeled out for the Ryko
> > > reissues!
> > > LH
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "grntg" <grntg@yahoo.com>
> > > To: <tv@obbard.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:59 PM
> > > Subject: Re: (TV) Listening to the Softboys,
> > > thinking of Television
> > >
> > >
> > > > Excellent news!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 5/6/07, grntg <grntg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have those on LP and they just won't fit
> > > into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > car cd player :-)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Aye, and they're expensive as used CD's.  But
> > > start
> > > > > saving up now; Yep Roc
> > > > > is going to give Robyn the reissue treatment,
> > > much
> > > > > as they did recently with
> > > > > Billy Bragg.  (With my luck it'll come out at
> > > the
> > > > > same time as the Neil
> > > > > Young Archives Volume 1, so that'll be like five
> > > > > years worth of my music
> > > > > budget out the window in two shots).
> > > > >
> > > > > -Rex
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