cult classic

[john paine]

On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, John A Swartz wrote:

> While not wanting to get further into re-hashing the Cult Classic
> discussion here, why the songs were re-recorded is discussed in the
> FAQ, but bassically:
>
> Stephen King wanted to use "The Reaper" for the TV mini-series adaptation
> of his novel, "The Stand".  Columbia/CBS/Sony owned the rights to the
> song, so they couldn't just use the original version.  So, BOC re-did
> the song, and got a one CD deal with Herald records to re-record a bunch
> of old material.
>
> John
>
Stephen King (mis)quotes from DFtR in the original release of The Stand,
hence his interest in the song for the TV miniseries.

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