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Hard News: Friday Music: Summer Time

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  • Simon Grigg, in reply to Russell Brown,

    And, of course, it was never released as a CD.

    I guess the licenses just ran out.

    It arrived at a perfect time in NZ. EMI (who distributed Arista then) were taken by surprise and it used to go in and out of stock all the time as I (vaguely) recall.

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Simon Grigg,

    the licenses just ran out

    Is that common? Guess I'd always assumed they were long-term contracts.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Simon Grigg,

    But what Chch had was Tony Peake, who was running the UBS record store and using their academic exception

    Peake's academic exception didn't do much for my studies! Changed my life though.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Simon Grigg, in reply to Sacha,

    Is that common? Guess I’d always assumed they were long-term contracts.

    It depends on the deal but a thing like this is usually 2 or 3 years. Either way, it would have most likely expired before CDs arrived.

    I've always tried to clear stuff for the duration of the release so it's open ended but majors usually won't even consider it.

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    Love in a cold climate...

    No one ever declared the Winter of Love, did they?

    what about that bleedin' loved-up Shakespeare geezer then?
    "Now is the winter of our disco tent..."
    But 'e did 'ave 3 'e's and some 'p' innim, dinnee?
    Dance? could 'e dance, what!

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    My filthy old man asks if you've never heard of a whore frost eh?

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • ange wither,

    I had "That Summer" - the one with the Swimming Pool - was a great party dance album, we thrashed it in our flat, new all the words, excellent combination of tracks, led me into lots of new music.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 54 posts Report Reply

  • 81stcolumn,

    I suppose this wouldn't be out of place then?


    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report Reply

  • Kyle Matthews, in reply to Simon Grigg,

    But what Chch had was Tony Peake, who was running the UBS record store and using their academic exception to by-pass Muldoon's restrictions. Used to get Tony to send up parcels of stuff that we couldn't dream of getting in Auckland.

    My partner left school in... 77? and got a job in Beggs in Dunedin (still open, but only doing instruments now I believe) and was somehow bringing new music from the UK - not sure how. She was all in the punk scene so was selling it to friends and bandmates.

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe,

    Because it's the music thread: sent on Facebook from a friend in Australia:

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

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