BOC: A few tidbits...

[John A Swartz]

And, I'll add my interpretation to Bolle's comments:

>"No News.... same situation, SONY hasn't found the master reels yet and I
assume Schenck will find them before they do and then we'll see what happens.
I would expect maybe a mid summer release if they are still interested in the
release by the time they find the Reels.... "

MY CONCLUSION:  Forget it.  This KBFH project is dead.  Unless Sony starts
making a bunch of money of BOC's back catalog with all these compilations
(rumor has it another one will be out this year), then I'm assuming they
have no motivation to get off their asses and find the tapes.  BOC will
probably have a better chance of getting CMC to release a live album (which,
as was pointed out here, is not out of the realm of possibility for CMC).

>" I understand he needs time off to recover from last year and so he's off
until March...you can call Allen's off time a Recreation Vacation  and
basically don't come back until you're fully restored. "

MY CONCLUSION:  Inconclusive.  I had heard in the past that Allen has really
been having the time of his life in BOC over the past few years, so I
remain optimistic that he will return.  *Maybe* he'll use the time off to
do some writing for BOC's next album...  Still, I have an uneasy feeling
about this, not sure why...

>"Kasim Sulton is the Replacement for Allen....  I believe he'll be doing both
Guitars & Keys as well as sing back ups, he's got a great voice for that.
Hmmm, maybe they'll sound like a real pro outfit now with so many session
musicians... It's The buck & Eric show again...The Two Oyster Cult!"

MY CONCLUSION:  Like Steve says, it may be a great time to see the band
(then again, when isn't it?).  Kasim Sulton was almost the bassplayer, so
I'm assuming that he's pretty talented.  There's also a connection where
one or two of the bandmembers (Buck I think - it's in the FAQ) played on
Sulton's solo album.  But, hopefully the revolving door of BOC members
isn't about to pick up again.

>"They are ding real BOC sets again with stuff like harvester Of Eyes, Veteran
Of the Psychic Wars, and i hope they'll bring back Black Blade..."

MY CONCLUSION:  LOL - Eric's always been Bolle's favorite BOC vocalist,
and he seems to think that if Eric ain't singing 80% of the stuff, then
it ain't BOC.  Bring back Black Blade?  Maybe, but I wouldn't hold my
breath.  Then again, I wouldn't have imagined them doing "Veteran..."
or "Lips in the Hills" again either.

Hey Steve, see if Bolle knows anything about this possible European
remaster of Cultosaurus - it is, afterall, Bolle's favorite BOC album

John