Jimby,
I found this info on the web:
The surround remixes of the remaining Steely Dan back cataogue albums were never made, because Universal refused to fund the remixes. The albums in question were "Can't Buy a Thrill", "Countown to Ecstacy", "The Royal Scam", "Pretzel Logic" & "Katy Lied" (but NOT "Aja" because the multitracks for several songs have never been found).
As for further Elton John titles, the mixes were completed but Universal declined to release them.
My question is this. Since the EJ mixes are done, and there is interest out there to fill in the missing pieces in the collection that UMG did release, why can't Universal create a limited run of these unreleased Eltons as SACDs (or DVD-A's to avoid the Sony cut), and sell them directly from the Universal Music store only.
No middle man, no distribution, Univesal would get the maximum return, and you could set the price at $29.95 or whatever, fully recouping the cost of the licensing and the manufacturing of these discs.
This could be a nice way to find out exactly if it is worth doing other titles such as the Steely Dans. If there is no response to this effort, then that's it. Close the door. However, I think you might be surprised at what may happen.
Just a thought..............
I found this info on the web:
The surround remixes of the remaining Steely Dan back cataogue albums were never made, because Universal refused to fund the remixes. The albums in question were "Can't Buy a Thrill", "Countown to Ecstacy", "The Royal Scam", "Pretzel Logic" & "Katy Lied" (but NOT "Aja" because the multitracks for several songs have never been found).
As for further Elton John titles, the mixes were completed but Universal declined to release them.
My question is this. Since the EJ mixes are done, and there is interest out there to fill in the missing pieces in the collection that UMG did release, why can't Universal create a limited run of these unreleased Eltons as SACDs (or DVD-A's to avoid the Sony cut), and sell them directly from the Universal Music store only.
No middle man, no distribution, Univesal would get the maximum return, and you could set the price at $29.95 or whatever, fully recouping the cost of the licensing and the manufacturing of these discs.
This could be a nice way to find out exactly if it is worth doing other titles such as the Steely Dans. If there is no response to this effort, then that's it. Close the door. However, I think you might be surprised at what may happen.
Just a thought..............