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Would you guys pay $30 for a Golden Age release limited to 1000 units? It is a something we have seriously considered. These releases can be quite expensive, in some cases MORE expensive than a recent score. At the end of the day we are still a business and need to keep our doors open.
MV
Yes, I would pay $30 per album for pre-1980s music.
I've already paid (and will continue to pay) $37.95 per Japanese Verita Note CD @ SAE (I need my Piccioni and Savina music!  ) and also paid $30 for Intrada's FUNERAL HOME by Jerry Fielding (now defunct).
As for the quantity of units, perhaps 1,000 might me too many for some titles. GDM is currently doing runs of 300 copies on their vintage Italian albums.
It's not easy to gauge these things.
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Bruce, isn't any discussion in this thread good for you, because it keeps it bumped to the top?
I'm very glad to hear you won't be raising prices on your Golden Age titles!
That said, in answer to MV's question, I *would* be willing to pay $30 or even more for *certain* Golden Age titles. No surprise there, I guess. But as with Intrada selling Funeral Home for $30, whenever you do the higher price -- hopefully not for *all* Golden Age titles -- you should be very clear about why you need to charge the premium price, ie. elements required extreme restoration, or whatever the extra expense is.
One I can think of is Alfred Newman's The Gift of Love -- presumably, as with A Certain Smile, this would require extra licensing because of the (Sony-owned?) LP. If A Certain Smile had sold better I assume we would have seen this by now, but I'm guessing that we won't see it except at a premium price because of the extra expense (and also the problem of needing to press 2500 copies if that rule is still in place...or did that change to fewer since then, as with The Blue Max?)
Anyway, this Newman-iac would spend $30 for The Gift of Love if the alternative is it remaining unreleased...and since it probably isn't one that Bruce can get to because of the LP rights, LLL and Intrada are probably our only hope.
Yavar
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Bruce, isn't any discussion in this thread good for you, because it keeps it bumped to the top?
I'm very glad to hear you won't be raising prices on your Golden Age titles!
That said, in answer to MV's question, I *would* be willing to pay $30 or even more for *certain* Golden Age titles. No surprise there, I guess. But as with Intrada selling Funeral Home for $30, whenever you do the higher price -- hopefully not for *all* Golden Age titles -- you should be very clear about why you need to charge the premium price, ie. elements required extreme restoration, or whatever the extra expense is.
One I can think of is Alfred Newman's The Gift of Love -- presumably, as with A Certain Smile, this would require extra licensing because of the (Sony-owned?) LP. If A Certain Smile had sold better I assume we would have seen this by now, but I'm guessing that we won't see it except at a premium price because of the extra expense (and also the problem of needing to press 2500 copies if that rule is still in place...or did that change to fewer since then, as with The Blue Max?)
Anyway, this Newman-iac would spend $30 for The Gift of Love if the alternative is it remaining unreleased...and since it probably isn't one that Bruce can get to because of the LP rights, LLL and Intrada are probably our only hope.
Yavar
No, what would be good for THIS thread is some discussion of Ethan, a gorgeous score that has not had ONE comment.
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Wish I had it to comment Bruce but I'm currently broke! The samples sound great and I hope some other people who have the disc comment soon.
Yavar
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Wow, how lovely of a another label to post such a self-serving thing in a Kritzerland thread. Here's the promise from the label whose thread this is: We will NEVER EVER charge thirty bucks for a CD. The End.
Wow, I didn't know the person who started a thread owned the thread. Silly me, I thought all these threads were owned by FSM, which provides this platform for each and every user whether they are with a label or a humble individual. With each individual having every right to contribute whatever they see fit to whatever thread they choose.
Speaking of self-serving, that's the definition of a label using someone else's platform to start a thread on said label's new release. [Not that there's anything wrong with that. Smiley face.]
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No, what would be good for THIS thread is some discussion of Ethan, a gorgeous score that has not had ONE comment.
I haven't gotten ETHAN, yet, but I hope to buy this by April or May.
I'm sure I'll have positive comments on this disc in the months ahead after I hear it.
During the meantime, I have only complimentary things to say about Paul Glass' LADY IN A CAGE (if that's any help to this thread!)
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Wow, how lovely of a another label to post such a self-serving thing in a Kritzerland thread. Here's the promise from the label whose thread this is: We will NEVER EVER charge thirty bucks for a CD. The End.
Wow, I didn't know the person who started a thread owned the thread. Silly me, I thought all these threads were owned by FSM, which provides this platform for each and every user whether they are with a label or a humble individual. With each individual having every right to contribute whatever they see fit to whatever thread they choose.
Speaking of self-serving, that's the definition of a label using someone else's platform to start a thread on said label's new release. [Not that there's anything wrong with that. Smiley face.]
Can someone please translate this kooky post?
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Back home during the long past weekend i've listened to this score several times. ETHAN is a truly warm & beautiful gem. As a blind test i'd have answered "composed by Elmer Bernstein" : it's really amazing how many cues in ETHAN share that very same spirit with some introspective and delicate Elmer Bernstein's compositions -- while some more agressive bits briefly recall sort of Alex North's touch. And i don't mean by that Paul Glass has no musical personality :
i merely say this score should be a thrill for many people maybe unaware of its musical style.
Thank you, Bruce.
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Back home during the long past weekend i've listened to this score several times. ETHAN is a truly warm & beautiful gem. As a blind test i'd have answered "composed by Elmer Bernstein" : it's really amazing how many cues in ETHAN share that very same spirit with some introspective and delicate Elmer Bernstein's compositions -- while some more agressive bits briefly recall sort of Alex North's touch. And i don't mean by that Paul Glass has no musical personality :
i merely say this score should be a thrill for many people maybe unaware of its musical style.
Thank you, Bruce.
Nice to read this. Paul called right after he got it and is over the moon about the release. He never thought any of this stuff would see release and we're all just very lucky that he a) had tapes, and b) we could make them sound so good.
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I'm even more tempted to pick this up after your glowing review, Anabel!
Yavar
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I'm even more tempted to pick this up after your glowing review, Anabel!
Yavar
That's the spirit, Yavar!
I simply hope you'll enjoy it as much as i have. Quite an addictive score which is now part of my AIFF library. I hope some other people will post their thoughts about this major & beautiful release. I know little about golden age music and because i'm used to make my own connections i've found -- after a few more listenings -- that there's even kind of a Raksin's touch in it.
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Yikes! This is all too complicated for me, I'll just stick to CDs not to mention all the LPs I still have!
When i'm ready to move to the Palace of Versailles, i'll give you a call to come and help me to move all the CDs AND LPs stored at my parents' home! 
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how much is a "one-way" ticket from Atlanta to Paris?
It depends if you plan to bring your own collection of CDs and LPs with you, which could turn into a very...interesting idea.
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