(TV) Theories on Remastered-Expanded MM / Qs

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

What follows is 'informed' speculation--so I encourage anyone to 
shoot these down:

A) Television signed a recording contract with Elektra in 1976 
and subsequently Verlaine and Lloyd were signed to 
Elektra for their first solo records, or were still bound by 
original Elektra contract if they recorded music under their 
own names.  As a result, any material recorded during this 
period--late 1976 to late 1979--is (still) the property of 
Elektra Records.  So when Rykodisc made a deal in last year 
with Elektra to re-release a remastered/expanded MM (and by 
'expanded' I include the possibility of material beyond just 
songs recorded at the MM Elektra sessions), they were/are under 
no legal obligation whatsoever to get Verlaine/Lloyd's OK, 
or to have to consult with them on the remastering itself 
and/or the selection of the 'expanded' material. 
[Question: But then, doesn't "The Blowup" live show (both cd 
versions) on ROIR records contradict the above hypothesis since 
it consists of songs--excepting the Roky Erikson penned tune 
that were originally recorded for Elektra, yet 
Television/Verlaine get monetary compensation for its sales?  
Or is this compensation limited ONLY to fees to Verlaine's old 
publishing company, Double Exposure, For songs on "The Blowup"?] 

B) As was sadly discussed on this List a couple of years ago, 
Television made and continues to make no money from the Elektra 
sales of their albums MM and Adventure except for the fees paid to 
TV's Double Exposure. 
See tawdry details of music biz at:  
http://www.negativland.com/albini.html

http://www.obbard.com/tvlist-archive/0007/msg00079.html 

http://www.obbard.com/tvlist-archive/0007/msg00081.html


C) Because Ryodisc are relatively 'good guys' and because Rykodisc 
has hopes of re-releasing some of Verlaine's post-1979 solo cds 
(and possibly even the 3 albums of new material he's had in the can 
for sometime), they most likely would decide to work closely with 
Verlaine/Television on the MM remastered/expanded edition.  
Verlaine's perfectionist tendencies (both for the better or for the 
worse)could have delayed the official March 5, 2002 re-release date; 
I, for one, would rather have TV do it right even if it means waiting 
a little while longer (say, 2004?------just kidding).       

	Leo

----Original Message-----
From: Philip P. Obbard 
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:19 AM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) Here's Hoping TV Keeping a few Secrets
 
>You know, I find this reissue news hard to believe, too. 
>But I could easily believe that members of Television wouldn't
>even know if a reissue was coming out, particularly a 
>bare-bones one (i.e., a reissue of MARQUEE MOON that only 
>included, say, the unfaded "Marquee Moon" as a bonus track). 
>There are plenty of examples of bands being surprised by 
>unexpected/unwanted >reissues of their past material. 
>--Philip
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