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http://www.insidecannes.com
Again, have you met them and asked specifically about the Varese Club or Varese Sarabande label?
Of course not. Why would they want to meet me? I don't have a yacht.
Cutting Edge's plans for Varese have been written about at length. Just Google it.
If they cared one iota about Varese Club customers, they'd have put a simple message on their news page at some point during the last several months.
That is for sure and can't be denied by anyone.
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The profit from a handful of CD limited Club titles selling a couple of thousand copies each must be minuscule for Cutting Edge's overall turnover so it wouldn't surprise me if we've seen the last of them.
I would guess that the same is true about the anniversary concerts, no? I tend to think there's still releases coming....
Chris
I think Basil has covered the point about the concerts very well in one of his messages above, they do them for exposure and publicity. But who knows Chris, there well may be some releases in the pipeline?
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Here's what MV had to say on August 15 this year:
When the dust settles Varese will still be standing. If the rumors are true they have some truly incredible product in line for the future. Consider this the lull before the storm. 
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Here's what MV had to say on August 15 this year:
When the dust settles Varese will still be standing. If the rumors are true they have some truly incredible product in line for the future. Consider this the lull before the storm.
Yes "rumors" indeed!
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I'm thinking maybe he knew more than he let on, based on this comment he made a something like, maybe three weeks or so ago where he said the LLLR's office has become something of a hud for other labels and master tapes will often come through and be stored there for them, for breif periods. I suspect Varese is no different, and tapes for things they are doing, find their way through his office.
Wouldn't you like to be a fly on that office wall, huh? Or at least the creepy guy behind the curtains.
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Why would nobody be satisfied if, for example, a message such as this was posted:
"We at Varese Sarabande apologize for the lack of updates and new batches from the CD Club. In the shuffle of new management, concerts, and other business related tasks, the CD Club had to be put on hold for 2013. The Varese Sarabande CD Club will unequivocally return at an unspecified date in 2014. Rather than leave long-time costumers and new soundtrack fans in the dark, we will provide a monthly update, even if to say 'There's no new news at the moment', on the news page of the site."
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Nov 10, 2013 - 7:59 PM
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Varese is well known for NOT getting involved/participating in boards such as this - there is an old FSM podcast where Robert Townson specifically says (with emotion behind it) that he has no interest in getting "into it" with the fanboys. Lukas, MV, Bruce kindly participate, and deal with much of the comment that they feel is BS in their own way; Robert does the same by not getting involved at all.
Regardless of what side you come down on as to whether we "deserve" constant updates or not, a read through of this thread gives a good indication of why RT doesn't want to get involved in it - why bother as you will just enter a circular hell of opposing opinions that will not be changed. IF he was to post here, I have no doubt he would say that he could give us updates, or do his job (produce), and he would prefer to produce. He might also say that Varese has always given advance notice on their site when something is coming, so just check in from time to time. Whether Facebook and Twitter is in their business/promotional plan is up to them.
On my end, I think the idea of weekly updates is on the ridiculous side, but a note saying a schedule is changing, or something is on hiatus for a period of time is not too much to ask for. I do not hold it against a label to not give updates, as I do not worship a label who does.
As for the club, I think that the "prestige" releases of scores have been picked up by the other labels, but Varese is still, hands down, the label that releases the most scores (as it has always been), and that is worth remembering.
As for the titles held in perpetuity, I think this is a good indication that the club is not dead; if it was, why not let other labels to sub-licence these? It seems likely to me that: a) they are keeping them for future club releases, or b) their licence doesn't allow them to "sublet."
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Nov 10, 2013 - 8:53 PM
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Why would nobody be satisfied if, for example, a message such as this was posted:
"We are Varese Sarabande apologize for the lack of updates and new batches from the CD Club. In the shuffle of new management, concerts, and other business related tasks, the CD Club had to be put on hold for 2013. The Varase Sarabande CD Club will unequivocally return at an unspecified date in 2014. Rather than leave long-time costumers and new soundtrack fans in the dark, we will provide a monthly update, even if to say 'There's no new news at the moment', on the news page of the site."
A reasonable response in a thread like this. Are you high?!
Seriously, though, that'd be neat.
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As if there aren't enough scores being released... Give them a break. They will release'em when ready.
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