(TV) I raise you / Ms Secret X / Only sober guy at Barbeque

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

Philip, 

I'll see your $900 trillion and raise you 1 copy of "Quote, Unquote".

Ms Secret X,

Why would TV release a non-Clearmountain version if he really 
preferred the Clearmountain mix? Answer: Was it to prevent bootleggers 
from cashing in on this version?

Also, why would TV in a 1979-1981 interview [which I can't seem 
to put my finger on at the moment] claim the record company changed 
his preferred mix (TV claimed his mix "..was mixed too hot  and was 
deemed unacceptable for radio ....")?

"NYR: And then what happens when the sound reaches vinyl? 
I understand you're disappointed with the way the pressing turned out. 

TV; Well, Elektra is more disappointed than I am. It's the 
whole vinyl shortage thing. The quality of vinyl is poor 
because of the oil companies. I was really shocked to 
hear the difference between the tape and the pressing"

	Leo 

"Sort of funny" quasi-Television story:

I was at a Labor Day Weekend barbeque in Cambridge Sunday 
night, and my office mate who was also there decided to have a 
little fun at my exp[ense.  

He privately told this woman who was an old friend of his 
to engage me in conversation and then casually start asking 
questions about Tom Verlaine.

My response:  "Tom who?  Never heard of the guy!"  

Then I meet the woman's husband, Bill, a nice guy in early 40s 
who has worked (as a volunteer) at the Orpheum Theater in Boston 
for last 20+ years (old decrepit former movie palace that holds 
2800 and where the Rolling Stones are playing next Sunday).  

This guy Bill had seen just about every rock act over the years at the 
Orpheum or other Boston venues. We were trading stories on mid 80s The 
Smiths shows, and Roxy Music and Bowie shows from late 1970s - early 1980s 
when he started talking about Television and TV.  He kept saying "Everybody 
always talks about how great the guitar playing on Matthew Sweet's album 
"Girlfriend" is and the fools don't realize that is freakin' Tom Verlaine.

I told him he meant Richard Lloyd TV's co-star in Television; he'd kind of 
look at me and then 2 minutes later he'd start babbling about Tom's killer 
guitar playing with Matthew Sweet including live tours he's seen in Beantown.  
Then I'd ---like a broken record----repeat that he meant Richard Lloyd etc., 
This happened three times before I threw in the towel on the convesation.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip P. Obbard 
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 3:34 PM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) Verlaine's preferred mix or the original Elektra mix?


I would bet $900,000,000,000,000 dollars that it's going to be Clearmountain's
mix. (The superior mix, for what it's worth).

--Philip

--- "Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV> wrote:
> Wonder if it's going to be Verlaine's mix of 1979 original (Elektra)
> studio tapes or Clearmountain's?
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