BOC: WOTTmish mosh

[John A Swartz]

Charlie writes:

OK, it may be none of
our business, but I just hope that with all these re-releases and
the continuing selling of back catalogue stuff, that Al is getting
his fair share of the spoils. Anyone who's cool enough to hang out
and discuss things, warts and all, with his fans gets my vote.



I was wondering about this as well -- I imagine that due to various
things, Al may or may not be getting what he is contractually owed.
I definitely believe that he is probably not getting all that he
truly deserves.  As much as I feel that the talents of the band was
spread across all the members (perhaps not equally, and perhaps not
always recognized equally), it is obvious that much of the underlying
foundation of the band was in the Bouchard brothers, and Albert in
particular.  Look at the album credits.  Look at what songs BOC still
performs today.  Look at how much WOTT emphasizes BOC's early years.
And, look at the musical talents and diversity displayed in the Brain
Surgeons' material.  Where would BOC have been if Albert had never
been in the group?

What I was really wondering was:  is there any BOC album in particular
who's sales might generate more royalties than others for Albert (assuming
that he still gets any)?  If so, then I would probably recommend THAT
album to prospective BOC fans since I believe Albert deserves every
penny that he can still get from his days with BOC.  BOC has certainly
made money on old material that Albert is responsible for.

I hope I'm not fanning flames of discontent here, or suggesting that
things between BOC and Albert should become worse than what's already
happened.  I only mean to acknowledge Albert's talent, and credit much
of BOC's (mostly past, but in some cases even current) success to
him.

John