Funk Spectrum on BBE


Matt Mullen (mcfly@tcp.co.uk)
Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:42:41 +0000



Hey,

picked up a copy of this compilation this week, a double with disks
complied by Josh "DJ Shadow" Davis and Keb Darge. Sounds worth the cash on
the first listen with one caveat.... the track listing doesn't list
artists, just track names.

Now, if you read the sleeve notes on the Darge disk, it was words to the
effect that Davis persuaded him *not* to list artists on the sleeve, but
the more detailed notes make references to most of the artists and you can
compile a fairly comprehensive full listing yourself. On the Davis disk he
rants about bootleg compliations not getting proper clearance for tracks,
and then makes a plea for the artists that were uncontactable from *this*
LP to contact BBE.

Now other than being a right pain in the arse to make my own full track
listing, surely it would be slightly easier for these artists to be
contacted, if full credits (such as they are known) to be fully printed on
the damn sleeve ? I don't know, maybe someones nephew or someone might
stumble across it in the racks or something......

Funnilly enough, the 'dodgy bootlegs' that I have bought have always had
full track listings and in many cases I have sought out legitimate
pressings of the tracks - having the artist/track made this somewhat easier :)

Sorry.... rant over :)

 
Matt Mullen
hero no7 recordings
http://www.herono7.com
+44(0)7970 891699
*kubrick sigh - 'educated touching' ep out soon !*



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