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Soundtracks Of Our Lives w/e 30 August 2009 CE
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Edited Aug 30, 2009, 16:59
Re: Soundtracks Of Our Lives w/e 30 August 2009 CE
Aug 30, 2009, 16:57
Fitter Stoke wrote:


Moby Grape 'Wow' and 'Grape Jam' - Wherein a great band survives the loss of their most screwed-up genius with aplomb. According to the latest issue of 'Shindig' the 2007 Sundazed remasters of these early Grape gems have been deleted for legal reasons. Grab 'em while you can;


That's down to their odious manager, Matthew Katz, again - not content with preventing them from using the name for live shows until 1999, he also slaps lawsuits on any attempts by other companies to re-issue their back catalogue (which he has also done, appallingly badly, on his own San Francisco Sound label).

When Columbia put out the "Vintage" compilation they included the Grape's entire first album in the original running order, but had to screw up its continuity by inserting bits of studio chatter between the songs, otherwise Matthew Katz would have sued them because legally he owns the rights to the album.

Seems to have been up their with Allen Klein in terms of deviousness.

Oh, and speaking of Soft Machine - I saw Robert Wyatt supping an expresso outside a cafe on Pentonville Road the other day.
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