The Voiceprint reply

[Jill]

Dear Voiceprint people

Thank you for your reply to messages on the BOC-L mailing list.   I'm
not one of those who sent mail on the subject originally mainly because
I didn't like the subject header and also because I already realised why
photocopies of the inside cover vouchers would be quite unacceptable to
you.  But I write as a Kollector - and a serious one - and I fear you
don't fully appreciate what you are asking of us!   The point is that
damage to the integrity of an album or CD - either inserts or cover is
damage - even if it is deliberate, necessary and just a tiny chunk of an
inside third page - which is actually one of the most attractive pages
in the package!  For example - my pyramid inside Glastonbury Fayre
remains uncut and unformed - sad though that is - because it is part of
the original package and will never, ever be carved up by me.   Likewise
I really do not want to carve up these CDs.

I will be buying, playing and listening to *all* the CDs because I
genuinely like Hawkwind and want to hear everything that the band
through yourselves
has generously made available to us.  I really do appreciate what you
have been able to do. I am grateful to have these albums and am very
impressed by the packaging. But, although I would very much like to have
the extra album you are offering, I really, really do not want to hack
chunks out of the packaging of all the others just to get it!   Nor do I
particularly want to purchase a second set of everything just to do
this.

However would I be right in inferring that it would be possible to
purchase this extra album?    I appreciate that it is only available
through mail order and that those who use the tokens will get one free
but would you be willing to consider a purchase so that I do not have to
deface the rest of the albums which I am extremely proud to possess
intact!

It's just a thought but also thank you for all the work you have put
into the production of these albums so far.  It is appreciated.

Jill Strobridge

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>
> Subject: Those Voiceprint bastards Reply
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 14:05:33 -0500
> From: VP-MO <Voiceprint_mailorder at compuserve.com>
> To: 1 <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
> CC: 2 <spiegel at INTPLSRV.NET>, 3 <beautiful_foot at HOTMAIL.COM>,
>      4 <m.j.crook at TALK21.COM>, 5 <bernhard.pospiech at HOME.INS.DE>,
>      6 <dave at PARMA29.FREESERVE.CO.UK>, 7
>      <stuarthamilton at CONNECTFREE.CO.UK>,
>      8 <tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU>, 9 <sprawl at STARPOWER.NET>,
>      11 <DASLUD at AOL.COM>
>
> The Bastards Reply . . . .
>
> Dear Hawkfans,
>
> It is with great interest I have read your mail concerning my company. I
> feel there is some basic misconceptions / misunderstandings happen here. In
> this e-mail I hop that this will answer some / if not all the issues you
> have.
>
> Free CD / Stamp system.
>
> The reason you have to cut the booklet up is very simple. A vast majority
> of stores in the UK remove inserted "bounce back" / "reply cards" from CD?s
> they fear that we will approach you directly with some fantastic offers and
> cut the shop out. We may well do that, but equally so we may not. But
> imagine how you great and dedicated fans would feel if some of you got the
> cards with the coupons on and some did not. I know how I would feel ! !
>
> The reason we don?t accept photocopy coupons. Is simple we are a very small
> company and photocopies would be open to fraud. I know nine out of ten fans
> wouldn?t do this but we have had problems with previous offers.
>
> Also it is worth noting it is on a third flap. This can easily be removed
> with out damaging the booklet / artwork.
>
> The idea of the FREE CD is so that you the collectors get some thing back
> for your money and loyalty of buying this series of CD?s. How many of you
> bought the releases on Castle Communications PLC. just for the different
> cover ? What did they give you in return ? (answers on a post card to
> Voiceprint at the usual address).
>
> Greasy Truckers Party
>
> EMI requested that we do not issue this recording on CD as they own the
> copyright.
>
> Glastonbury 90.
>
> This is the Tape that Dave gave me personally and asked to be issued on CD.
> I guess he was fed up with bootleg issues of this gig.
>
> Live 82.
>
> Edits were conducted under Daves supervision. He requested sections to be
> removed for artistic reasons. Dave as the leader of the band has a complete
> veto on ANYTHING we issue. I am beholden to him to ensure he is 100% happy
> with the releases.
>
> Distribution.
>
> ALL Voiceprint products are available in most UK shops. If you can?t find
> it there it is the shop who has refused to stock the CD. NOT us to ship the
> CD to them. (please allow for the occasional out of stocks).
>
> It is our job to sell as many CD?s as possible in order to pay the best
> royalties to the band so they can keep producing the music we all know and
> love.
>
> Further to the plan to give to loyal fans a good deal. You can buy the
> Hawkwind CD?s single at 9.99 GBP each (three for 25.00 GBP) or doubles at
> 15.00 GBP (three for 40.00 GBP). From Voiceprint Mail Order, please email
> me at this address with your snail mail details so we can post you a
> leaflet.
>
> The Hawkwind titles will be distributed in the US during Y2K.
>
> Conclusion.
>
> So you think we are bastards then. I am a dedicated Hawk fan. I have been
> so for nearly twenty years now (yes a new comer to some of you, but my
> parents didn?t get it together earlier). I have watched year after year at
> the same tracks coming out in a different sequence with a different cover,
> not authorized by the band and I was fed up with it. So I am in the lucky
> enough position to be able to do some thing about it (i.e. owning a record
> company). So now we are doing what I (and the band) consider interesting
> issues on CD at a fair price and with interesting artwork and all you lot
> do is MOAN ! !
>
> So OK.
>
> 1).     Lets shelve;-  Atomhenge - Live 76,
>
> 2).     Why don?t you stick to listening to cassette versions of the Weird
> Tapes instead of digitally re-mastered versions CD?s, with new artwork and
> credits ?
>
> 3).     Let?s not bother with a free CD to all you people have baought the
> set. Then nobody has to cut up their CD sleeve.
>
> Everybody happy now then ? ? ? ?
>
> Mr. Bastard himself.

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Jill Strobridge <jill at theta-orionis.freeserve.co.uk> or
J.D.Strobridge at ed.ac.uk
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