Steely Dan sounds a decent shout. Tom Waits was a bit of a curious one but I think the editor mentioned in a post that it had sold well.
That's not true at all, they played in the UK on a number of occasions. They feature fairly regularly in the likes of Uncut and Mojo which is obviously the UMG's target audience.
That's what I was thinking. One of their biggest live albums was recorded in Europe. And Elvis Costello is a huge fan ! LOL
That I could see. They now have the "cred" that most other metal bands lack, that would make them an appealing subject for the guide
I was hoping as much, especially when he "liked" my suggestion on this thread a few weeks back . Yay !!!
Nice but no surprise. When the guy from Uncut posted a while back to say that they had found a way to do a magazine on their next artist I guessed it would be prince. Very few interviews but plenty of albums to review. Maybe they will include live reviews as well? Still gutted that it isn't Marc Bolan & T.Rex as this month is 40 years since his death and what would have been his 70th birthday. Malakeers
Yeah it was strongly hinted a little while back wasn't it, but great to get the confirmation. The front cover looks amazing and as it usually says on the cover of these issues 'classic interviews unseen for decades'. So, I'm taking it that there are at least 2 interviews. This is a day of release buy for me.
Way before my time, but I don't the T Rex had any sustained success in the States, is that fair to say? The usual dilemma for the publisher of UMG will be to try and ensure healthy sales in the US. Certainly whenever I have been in Barnes and Noble on trips over there Uncut/UMG is almost always on sale, so a band that had only limited success is unlikely to generate big sales, especially among the impulse buyer who might browse the racks and take a chance if they see a familiar band or singer on the cover.
The Complete AC/DC Story - in the shops now! In a similar style to Uncut guides Classic Rock magazine are covering AC/DC now
T-rex wasn't as big in America as I assume they were in the UK...outside of "Bang a Gong", and now "20th Century Boy" (which was used in a commercial and is the theme to cable show "Lip Synch Battle"), the average American would be hard pressed to identify most T-Rex songs . This is the magazine business , so you can see where the UMG publishers are heading. These are fairly expensive, and well put together publications, so you have to put out something that there's an audience for. You can kind of see where they go : Obvious Legends (Beatles, Stones, Zep, Clapton, Dylan, Marley, Hendrix, Clash, U2, Pink Floyd, for example) and those with enormous critical acclaim and a substantial following (Lou Reed, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Paul Weller, Radiohead, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen come to mind). I'm still surprised that Tom Waits got one- the editor said it did well for them. I still suspect that even going ahead with it was an "indulgence" , the same way John Ford would be given the go ahead to do a personal project like "The Quiet Man" after doing several hit Western films.
There were several artists mentioned here that I thought were more likely to get something like this from Classic Rock magazine then from UMG- such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and Deep Purple. Or Classic Rock's sister publication Prog , doing ones on Tull or Yes or the Moody Blues or King Crimson. Though I can see UMG doing Sabbath or Metallica
Yes you are both right of course. For some reason I see these magazines/specials as mostly for UK buyers/fans with a few shipped over to other places like New York. However I pass through airports a couple of times a month and always see them for sale so there is obviously an international market for them. I don't want to sound rude but that still doesn't explain the Polly Harvey issue...
A bit dissapointed with this choice to be honest. I would much rather see someone a little less poppy, ideally Sabbath or Maiden. Suppose this will be a hot seller though so fair play to John and the team.
