BOC-L Digest - 13 Apr 1997 to 14 Apr 1997

[Paul Mather]

On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Dan Witt wrote:

> Does anybody have an opinion of robert calvert Blueprints from the
> cellar. Cdeurope wants $50.00 for it. Does it have rare tracks? I
> believe I have everything else by him. I'm trying to find out if this
> would be obtaining.

I have this, and like it, but I think CDEurope is vastly overcharging at
$50.  (I bought mine as a domestic UK release, and it was about L10 if I
remember rightly; it's on BGO---a label that handles mostly reissues.)

The material included comprises demo recordings of various Calvert solo
material, mostly from _Freq_ and _Test Tube Conceived_, but including
about half a dozen tracks not released in any other form (i.e. these demos
are all we have)---so far as I understand (see the Calvert WWW page for
more info).

The unpolished nature of the songs (Bob plays all the instruments on these
demos), coupled with the primitive recording circumstances (though it is a
good CD transfer) combine to put off many from this recording.  I'd label
this "for kompletists only."

At $50, I'd try and arrange a trade if I were you...

(Actually, at $50 it would be cheaper to mail order it direct from the
UK.)

Cheers,

Paul.

obCD: Sun Dial, _Other Way Out_

e-mail: paul at csgrad.cs.vt.edu               A stranger in a strange land.