NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/music/bluenote/9629

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From: [e-mail] (Andy Jack)
Subject: Perry Robinson on Liberation Music Orch.
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Organization: University of Nottingham, UK
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 13:22:40 GMT
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Just before the Christmas break, someone (Gidi?) said that there was a
reference to the Democratic convention in the liner notes of the Liberation
Music Orchestra album. Not in the UK, there wasn't. My copy has a listing of
titles, personnel and the helpful information

    "File under POPULAR - Pop groups"

EMI who had the rights to Impulse in the 60's/70's committed several such
faux pas in their desire to help out record shops who didn't know what to make
of the stuff they were selling. My favourite was a Coltrane sampler which had
the first few minutes of "Om" as the first track on side 1. There on the top
right hand corner of the sleeve was

    "File under POPULAR - Popular Vocal (Male)"

    Happy New Year.
    Cheers,
    Andy

(and I'm saddened to learn that there was a reason for "Happy Days are Here
Again", I've spent twenty odd years thinking it was just inspired lunacy!)
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