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yello-digest          Sunday, October 8 2000          Volume 02 : Number 206




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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 00 05:48:27 +1100
From: Mark Pulley <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (yello) Is Yello "out" of UK ?

>Subject:     (yello) Is Yello "out" of UK ?
>Sent:        1/10/20 7:21 PM
>Received:    2/10/00 5:24 AM
>From:        Georg Plank, [e-mail]
>To:          [e-mail]
>
>Also the Virgin, Tower and HMV stores had
>not a single Yello CD! Not to mention the
>second-hand shops....
>It seems that Yello has never reached this island.
>Years ago the stores had a full collection of theStiff,
>Mercury and Electra stuff.

I feel the same way about Australian Shops. Several years ago I saw a
copy of 'Oh Yeah' in K-Mart (a local variety store). All the albums could
be bought in all bad record stores as well as the good ones. The last
album released in Australia was Zebra. Now only a couple of shops in
Sydney order in the albums and singles, at very expensive prices. (And
being four hours west of Sydney that isn't terribly useful.) HMV did
order in Pocket Universe but I am yet to see a copy of Motion Picture.
Fortunately there is now internet shopping (I got my copies of Eccentrix
and Motion Picture through Adori <http://www.adorishop.de/>), otherwise I
would still be waiting...

Mark
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"O joyous lump of sustenance, after the struggle to get you, to consume
 you seems almost criminal. Tough luck. I'm starving."
 (The 6th Doctor eating a hamburger, "Doctor Who: Business Unusual")



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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 18:46:08 +0100
From: "Vinnie" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (yello) Yello out?

Georg Plank wrote:
>Subject: (yello) Is Yello "out" of UK ?

>...Also the Virgin, Tower and HMV stores had
not a single Yello CD! Not to mention the
second-hand shops....
>It seems that Yello has never reached this island.
Years ago the stores had a full collection of theStiff,
Mercury and Electra stuff.
I do not know what happened now.
>Is Yello really so "out" that the English have no chance
to get any item?

This is true. I come across the odd secondhand copy of One Second now and
again but it seems that the major shops here no longer even bother to sto=
ck
their CD back catalogue. Despite getting pretty decent reviews for the la=
st
couple of albums and being recognised as major influences by many
contemporary techno/electronic artists, Yello's record company seems to h=
ave
given up on the UK market. I looked long and hard for several weeks when
Motion Picture came out, and then found what was probably a discarded pre=
ss
CD in a secondhand shop in Manchester for =A34! (Was it even properly rel=
eased
here?)
The UK, to our credit, influences music to a tremendous degree for such a
small country, but it can be terribly fickle. One of the things which sel=
ls
popular music is sex appeal. For some reason two moustachioed middle aged
Swiss gentlemen just aren't getting teenage girl's underwear thrown at th=
em
while the talentless Robbie Williams is. I'm sure Kraftwerk have the same
problem. I applaud Yello's change of direction over the last two albums b=
ut
it isn't getting promoted and therefore not getting sold.

Vinnie



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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 07:21:04 +1000
From: "Simon McBurney" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (yello) Australian stocks

Well, I don't know about the rest of Australia, but HMV in Brisbane (City
store) are very slow at getting Yello CD's but they eventually get all CD's
that Yello release. It can sometimes take up to 12 month's but they do get
them.

Simon




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Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 20:55:15 -0700
From: Sheldon Stern <[e-mail]>
Subject: (yello) Yello in Canada

Thank goodness, we dont have the same problem here in good old Canada. I can still go to any major cd store here in
Vancouver, and pick from at least 3-4 titles at any given time.

I was in shock a few months back when I vistited our Virgin store to see a copy of Exentrix and PU siting on the
shelf. both were not cheap at $32 canadian each!!

Sheldon



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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 04:31:08 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (yello) Yello in Canada

> Thank goodness, we dont have the same problem here in good old Canada. I
can
> still go to any major cd store here in
>  Vancouver, and pick from at least 3-4 titles at any given time.
>
>  I was in shock a few months back when I vistited our Virgin store to see a
> copy of Exentrix and PU siting on the
>  shelf. both were not cheap at $32 canadian each!!

Yeesh...Yello ain't cheap to come by these days. Maybe we all should get
together, rent the space, and try to get them to come and do a live gig
sometime. Who knows? Here in Seattle, I can still find Yello at some of the
more dedicated import shops, but VERY little anymore at the big box
retailers, unless it's used (and that's taking a chance too). It took me
forever to find PU, and I only found it on the internet (CDconnection.com). I
looked forever because damned be me if I pay a retailer $35(US) for a
collection of anything. Anyhoo, the website I did find it at had it, shipped
it, and I got it in 72 hours. The packaging looked like it was done by
amateurs (stuffed pieces of fabric and bubble wrap in a padded manila
envelope) but they had it....I got it in 72hrs...and cost me only $16 minus 3
bucks for shipping. They did have quite a few other Yello titles (at the time
of my order) that I couldn't find elsewhere. Don't construe this as an
advertissment for them, BUT they had what I wanted, and I got pronto.

Corbett


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Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 23:10:03 BST
From: nic <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (yello) Yello out?

whenever i go into record shops in towns and cities i don't know, i always
check for yello.

in the UK i find there is little if any yello.

if they stopped making music, perhaps i could understand it. but they haven't.

surely it is the yello management at fault in not promoting them.

maybe they do not need the money, but releasing so few (quantity) of an album
is not fair. if it were not for specialist companies i would not have motion
picture.

i do not agree with bootlegging and piracy. however, yello material is so
difficult to get that in this case it is only to be expected. yello are doing
their fans no good at all.

i expect the next album will be even harder to get. if it has to be a pirate
CDR or an MP3 then so be it. i know i wont have the best quality or the
artwork (not that a CD cover has ever done artwork any justice) but as someone
who has followed them since 1980, i would expect better.

opinions?

regards, nic
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Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 22:06:22 BST
From: nic <[e-mail]>
Subject: (yello) yello in UK tv advert and out

hi,

last week i recorded a TV ad with what sounds like one of the "how how" mixes,
but not posessing them all i cannot tell you which.

i have made an 8 bit mono WAV at http://www.python.demon.co.uk/pickup.html

take a listen and see what you think. (661k)

i also have a stereo 16 bit at 44 k, and it is 5 meg! If someone wants to turn
this into an MPEG for upload to the FTP server, then tell me and I'll copy the
5 MB wav up! let me know by email. (i don't have an mpeg3 encoder).

regards, nic
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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 23:52:49 +0100
From: "Sean Murphy" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (yello) yello in UK tv advert and out

- ->
- -> hi,
- ->
- -> last week i recorded a TV ad with what sounds like one of the "how
- -> how" mixes,
- -> but not posessing them all i cannot tell you which.
- ->
- -> i have made an 8 bit mono WAV at http://www.python.demon.co.uk/pickup.html
- ->
- -> take a listen and see what you think. (661k)
- ->
- -> i also have a stereo 16 bit at 44 k, and it is 5 meg! If someone
- -> wants to turn
- -> this into an MPEG for upload to the FTP server, then tell me and
- -> I'll copy the
- -> 5 MB wav up! let me know by email. (i don't have an mpeg3 encoder).
- ->

Hmm, I can see where you are comming from, it does sound like a bit of How how
but I'm not convinced it is a remix, I have just about all of them and can't
recall it to any of them, I could be missing one somewhere however. My guess is
someone got hold of the version of the CD with all the samples on and used them
to make the music for the advert.

Could be wrong......

Sean
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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 19:49:45 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (yello) Yello out?

In a message dated 02/10/00 23:20:38 GMT Daylight Time,=20
[e-mail] writes:


> i expect the next album will be even harder to get. if it has to be a pira=
te=20
> CDR or an MP3 then so be it. i know i wont have the best quality or the=20
> artwork (not that a CD cover has ever done artwork any justice) but as=20
> someone=20
> who has followed them since 1980, i would expect better.
>=20
> opinions?
>=20
> regards, nic
>=20

To be honest I take the reasons to be contractural. Yello are signed to=20
Phonogram and in their core market (Germany/Western Mainland Europe) are=20
given a relative degree of freedom over artistic decisions etc. This is not=20
so in UK/US - in UK they are still perceived by the mainstream as a "novelty=
"=20
act best known for "The Race" and acting as Shirley Bassey's backup band,=20
while in USA their recordings were always difficult to get hold of and they=20
have best a "cult" reputation.

This means for these "territories" Phonogram's subsidiaries aren't so=20
generous and want them to sign to short-term contracts whose renewal depends=
=20
on commercial success ie another "Race" - this the band refuse to do and thu=
s=20
no CD of theirs has been commercially released in the UK since "PU=A3. The C=
Ds=20
are available via the Net from online stores in Europe - but otherwise...

This has of course meant that their profile in these countries has declined=20
and will no doubt continue to decline and will make it less likely that=20
retail stores will stock their existing releases. Though that said I am not=20
aware that any of the releases prior to PU have actually been deleted in the=
=20
UK... yet.

So the solution...

Yello should go independent and free themselves from the clutches of=20
Phonogram. However, I doubt this will actually happen... Dieter and Boris'=20
relationship is not such that I could see them wanting to take on the=20
responsibility of running their own record company and in the part of the=20
world where they have always been most popular their records are distributed=
=20
and promoted as they should be. I don't think they want to conquer the world=
=20
at this stage and they must know that the internet has provided a means for=20
many of us to access their recordings anyway.

It's sad of course, so much crap out there selling in bucketfuls, but then=20
again what's new...

Andrew

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Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:19:24 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (yello) Re: Got Yello?

This is the most recent list that was emailed to me from Espirit. Truthfully=
,=20
I'm not sure it differs from the others.


NB. I have listed the prices as both UK sterling and an approximate
US Dollar (US$) rate=20

YELLO Blazing Saddles (Deleted UK 7" b/w I Love You, p/s=20
 YELLO4)
 =A32.99 / US$ 4.78
YELLO Eccentrix Remixes (German-only 11-track CD includes=20
 The Race Brake Light Mix, How How Papa Who Ma Mix, Do It
 Marky P & Terri B Dub, Rubberbandman Rubber Mix and To
 The Sea TSWL Remix, picture sleeve!)
 =A319.99 / US$ 31.98
YELLO How How (US Island NTSC promo video with title sticker)=20
=20
 =A315.00 / US$ 24.00
YELLO I Love You (Emilio Pasquez Rubber Band Mix UK promo=20
 12" b/w Blazing Saddles Latino House Dub and Latinohouse
 Remix, Chequered  black and blue picture sleeve YDJ8)
 =A39.99 / US$ 15.98
YELLO I Love You (UK 7" b/w Rubber West, picture sleeve=20
 BUY176)=20
 =A33.99 / US$ 6.38
YELLO I Love You (UK ltd 3-D 7" picture disc + 3-D glasses!=20
 PBUY176)
 =A39.99 / US$ 15.98
YELLO Jingle Bells (Santa Club Mix US promo 12", 162-448018-1DJ)
 =A37.99 / US$ 12.78
YELLO Jungle Bill (Big Pig Shuffle Mix & Space Shuffle Mix=20
 Ger 12", p/s)
 =A31.99 / US$ 3.18
YELLO Motion Picture (1999 German 12-track CD including=20
 Squeeze Please, Please, Get On, Houdini, Cyclops and Point
 Blank, picture sleeve)
 =A317.99 / US$ 28.78
YELLO Of Course I'm Lying (German 1989 3-trk CD inc mixes,=20
 p/s)
 =A318.00 / US$ 28.80
YELLO Of Course I'm Lying (Scarce 1989 UK 3-track CD including=20
 Oh Yeah, picture sleeve YELCD3)
 =A39.99 / US$ 15.98
YELLO Pinball Cha Cha (1982 UK 12" b/w Smile On You, picture=20
 sleeve DUNIT23)
 =A315.00 / US$ 24.00
YELLO Rubberband Man (UK limited edition picture CD including=20
  Rubber Version, The Race The Pits Mix & The Rhythm Divine
  featuring Shirley Bassey, YELCD55)
 =A37.99 / US$ 12.78
YELLO The Race (13:22 Mix German CD single, diff p/s to=20
 UK)
 =A312.00 / US$ 19.20
YELLO Tied Up (US 5-track promo 12" including In Life, In=20
 Mind, In  Africa Part 1, In African Beats and Oh Yeah,
 gold stamped promo  picture sleeve)
 =A37.99 / US$ 12.78
YELLO To The Sea (Bangin' Mix rare UK 3-track promo 12",=20
 press  release sheet YTTS-DJ-1)
 =A39.99 / US$ 15.98
YELLO To The Sea (Ger. 3-trk CD inc Southern Mix, feat Stina=20
 N! p/s)
 =A36.99 / US$ 11.18
YELLO Tremendous Pain (German 6-track CD including Suite=20
 904 Extended, Bible Mix, Bobby D'Ambrosio's House & Steve
 Mac's  Extended Mix, picture sleeve)
 =A38.99 / US$ 14.38
YELLO Tremendous Pain (US 5-trk CD inc D's Club Remix, D's=20
 House Mix, LP Vers, Tremendhouse Vocal Mix & Suite 904
 Alternative Vocal)
 =A37.99 / US$ 12.78
YELLO Tremendous Pain (US black vinyl promo 12" incl D's=20
 Club Mix, D's House Mix, Ext Mix, Tremendous Instr Mix
 & Suite 904 Alt. Vocal)
 =A39.99 / US$ 15.98
YELLO Unbelievable (US 6-mix DJ promo 12" incl Fords 12"=20
 Mix, Fords Edit, X-Rated Mix, Morales Mix, Dub Me Mix and
 Techno Mix! ED-5467)
 =A39.99 / US$ 15.98
YELLO Vicious Games (Mo's Dirty Ol' Dub Mix on Sinmix US=20
 promo 12")
 =A312.00 / US$ 19.20
YELLO Vicious Games (US 4-track 12" including Yello Belly=20
 Trippin  Trance Mix, Vicious Radio Mix, Mo's Dirty Ol Dub
 #1 and Vicious Vocal  Club Mix, custom stickered sleeve)
 =A37.99 / US$ 12.78

Esprit International Limited=20
Esprit House,
Railway Sidings,=20
Meopham,=20
Kent DA13 0YS,=20
United Kingdom
tel: [phone] fax: [phone]


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Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 23:22:09 +0200
From: Michael Weintroub <[e-mail]>
Subject: (yello) Yello in the UK ........ NOT!!!

>From: Georg Plank
>Hi, dear Yello- fans!
>Last week I was to London , and of course I was looking for some Yello stuff.
>There was also a Record-fair there, but there was nothing for us there.
>Also the Virgin, Tower and HMV stores had not a single Yello CD! Not to mention the
>second-hand shops....
>It seems that Yello has never reached this island.
>Years ago the stores had a full collection of the Stiff, Mercury and Electra stuff.
>I do not know what happened now. Is Yello really so "out" that the English have no chance
>to get any item?
>Yours, GEORG

Now you see our problem! Which isn't helped by Yello's management or whoever it is
that makes the decision that their albums will not be available outside of Europe.
Whilst this remains, we are helpless. You can't expect any band to make it into
the records stores without some sort of promotional material or at least the records
being available in that country. I guess they are relying heavily on fans surfing
the net nowadays to find things out. I think it's pathetic. But then, they may not
want the UK market, or need it. Who knows?

Mike

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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:33:35 +0200
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VIALLE_Gr=E9gory?= <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (yello) yello in UK tv advert and out

- ----- Original Message -----
From: nic <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Cc: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 12:06 AM
Subject: (yello) yello in UK tv advert and out


>
> hi,
>
> last week i recorded a TV ad with what sounds like one of the "how how"
mixes,
> but not posessing them all i cannot tell you which.
>
> i have made an 8 bit mono WAV at http://www.python.demon.co.uk/pickup.html
>
> take a listen and see what you think. (661k)
>
> i also have a stereo 16 bit at 44 k, and it is 5 meg! If someone wants to
turn
> this into an MPEG for upload to the FTP server, then tell me and I'll copy
the
> 5 MB wav up! let me know by email. (i don't have an mpeg3 encoder).
>

never thought about mp3 or jpeg instead of  gif? lol

well the sample sounds like to be a home made mix, remember the samples of
how how on a maxi cd dj special edition! thanx Yello!

by the way... those samples could be reused in a commercial music or not?
(how how sampels and other in the track for dj's)

GREG




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