Change Of Address on CD (expensive!)

[JimN]

According to all the written material available, Tony is right: The Shadows do own the rights to all the Polydor-issued material, via Rollover Records (and Hank owns his solo material via Handisc and perhaps "Hansic" as well).

So unless:

(a) Universal/Polydor's licensing period (from the previous CD re-release of the album) had not expired - which seems unlikely given that the CD was released twenty years ago - or

(b) the company has a long-term option on re-releases (whether on their own labels or via licensing),

it would seem that the control of the Rollover material is completely with The Shadows and their management.

I'm not sure what Didier means when he says that The Shadows gained a say over their back-catalogue after leaving EMI. They didn't gain any such control over recordings in the EMI vaults, though it seems to have been EMI's voluntary policy to consult on the release of unissued material.

HTH,

JN

[GoldenStreet]

They got it after leaving EMI, but it seems the no one care about reissueing their post EMI albums...

Didier

I assume Didier meant control over back catalogue was gained in their post-EMI career with the Polydor issued recordings, not the EMI material itself. We really need Bruce to clarify the position in this respect. Does Rollover Records still exist as an active company, I wonder?

Bill

[drakula63]

A shame that Hoffers' proposed release was not sanctioned, as I know he would have made a better job of it than talking elephant or whatever they are called. Bonus tracks and comprehensive sleeve notes, no doubt.

I would like to see The Shadows Live In Japan (1969) given its own standalone release, using the original sleeve. I have it on CD, but only as an afterthought on the French Live At The Paris Olympia CDs. String of Hits needs a decent CD release too, as do Specs Appeal and Tasty.

[JimN]

I would like to see The Shadows Live In Japan (1969) given its own standalone release, using the original sleeve. I have it on CD, but only as an afterthought on the French Live At The Paris Olympia CDs.

That's interesting. So the 1969 Sankei Hall concert recording (for it is that about which we are talking) has been released on CD in France?

I didn't know that. I have it on the Toshiba (Japan) CD where it is coupled with the Japanese version of "From Hank, Bruce, Brian & John", which was entitled "Pops In Japan".

JN

[captainhaddock]

Years ago, I had the "Sankei Hall 1969 " concert and a shortened "Paris Olympia 1975" on MFP disc and Tape TC-MFP-1018.

[JimN]

Years ago, I had the "Sankei Hall 1969 " concert and a shortened "Paris Olympia 1975" on MFP disc and Tape TC-MFP-1018.

Yes... I think we've all got that!

JN

[Martin Page]

I've just bought Change of Address and Life in the Jungle on vinyl at a local charity shop this morning for £1.25 each!

Martin.

[iefje]

This is one of my favourite Shadows albums of the 1980's. I remember hearing "Equinoxe (Part V)" for first time, back in early 1991, although not via this album, but via the Australian issue of "The Shadows Silver Album", called "Sounds Of Today". I was very much intrigued by it. Later in the year, I heard the "Change Of Address" album as a whole for the first time. My father owns the vinyl issue of the album since 1980 and I bought the first Polydor 1992 CD issue in 2000, for 45 Dutch Guilders.
For the fans who bought the 2012 Talking Elephant issue, what's the sound quality like? The 1992 CD issue has a very bright sound, although not a very high mean volume.
I also have both CD issues of the 1982 album "Life In The Jungle". I first owned a copy of the 1992 Pickwick CD issue and later the first 1989 Polydor CD issue. The sound quality on the latter is much better than the former.

[Didier]

I'm not sure what Didier means when he says that The Shadows gained a say over their back-catalogue after leaving EMI. They didn't gain any such control over recordings in the EMI vaults, though it seems to have been EMI's voluntary policy to consult on the release of unissued material.

JN

I didn't wrote that The Shadows gained a say over their back catalogue at EMI. According to what Bruce wrote in his book, they asked for it, but EMI refused, this is why they didn't renew their contract at EMI, and signed with Polydor.
But they certainly got such a contract for everything they recorded for Polydor !
And this is probably why they re-recorded 20 of their early hits for the "At their vert best" album in 1989. Of course later compilations such as "Life Story" use these Polydor re-recording for their early hits, not the original EMI ones.

Didier

[iefje]

Another favourite 1980's Shadows album of mine is 1984's "Guardian Angel". It's such a pity the album didn't get as much publicity as the other 1980's albums. It really would have been a much bigger success, if it would have got more publicity. Then maybe "Moonlight Shadows" would have featured originals and subsequent albums more originals.