BOC: contemporary review of Imaginos CD re-release.

[gary shindler]

I doubt Dharma, Bloom, etc. are interested in revisiting the CD and Albert's doing his own thing econo-style. I don't think BOC even have a recording contract at the moment. I doubt there'll be a "Revolution by Night" reissue (which probably sold more) so it would really be a fringe release to bring out "Imaginos." Post "Fire of Unknown Origin" I don't see much demand in the catalogue. Maybe an "ETI Live" reissue, but that might be a stretch. I know there's fans like us who would devour it but are there enough of us to matter?   
  I think Pearlman's moved on from BOC. 
   
  Carl Edlund Anderson <cea at CARLAZ.COM> wrote:
  On 10 Jun 2008, at 09:09 , gary shindler wrote:
> Stalk Forrest Group was on Rhino Handmade because they were 
> contracted to Elektra. Up through "Imaginos" BOC was contracted to 
> Columbia/CBS/Sony. Just about everything you see on Rhino was on 
> Warner Brothers, Elektra, Atlantic, Atco, Reprise, etc. It would be 
> real hard to see that flying.



Hmm, good point. I knew Rhino had a lot of Warners stuff, but I 
hadn't made the connection to that stable of labels.

Still, even if Sandy mixed the original tapes half to death, I can't 
help but think some judicious re-EQing of the stereo master would 
help somewhat. And we know the bonus material is out there ... :)

IMO, the "Imaginos mythos" material stands behind most of the most 
compelling work from the Wide World o' BOC, and it's a crime against 
culture that the _Imaginos_ album itself languishes in semi-birthed 
obscurity.

Cheers,
Carl

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Carl Edlund Anderson
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