Early Albums/B-sides

[BGennard]

I was wondering whom owns the rights to the early wildhearts releases (originally out on East west). Is iot still east West?
Now the Wildhearts are pushing a great new album wouldnt it be prudent if whom ever owns them were to re -release as double disc sets with the appripiate b-sides on the second disc, ie
Earth versus The Wildhearts, disc one album, disc two to inlcude, Tv EP, Sucker Pucnch EP, Caffiene Bomb EP, plus any outtake etc
PHUQ, Disc one album, disc two to inlude, I wanna go ep, Just In Lust Ep plus any outtakes etc,
Fishing For Luckies, disc one album (The 1995/6 officila one with sick of drugs) disc two to include Love Bank Ep, Sick Of Drugs Ep, Red Light Ep and bonus tracks from fishing for more luckies and any outtakes etc,

It would be great esp if things start to happen in the uSA, or even if the new album starts to take off, plus some of these songs are hard to get for newer fans, I think we'd all probably buy them again too.

What you think?

[29xTheJames]

i think they should defo do it for EvsWH as next year will be its 15 year anniversary wont it? that would be good.

[BGennard]

yeah id forggotten its been fifteen years hell, I forgot dont be happy just worry on my first post, but not sutre what they could add to it really

[Sarc]

Y'mean like the legacy editions that are getting released, Grace by Jeff Buckley and most of the Cure Albums

I think its a great idea but not sure if its a sellable thing these days as most of us have the b-sides already and a lot of the out takes in one form or another so that kinda thing, i think, is only for diehard completists (Im not one of these but seem to have pretty much everything bar moodswings and round abouts and the great white monkey album)
If they're going to do something like that I'd like to see something like along these lines

Disc one - The original version of Earth Vs (without caffeiene bomb)
Disc two - All the b-sides they could fit with out takes, live versions and alternate versions and have caffeiene bomb on here as it wasn't on the original release
Disc three - A DVD with the promo videos from this era with live performances and interviews and the like

And the booklet would have liner notes, anecdotes from anyone involved with the band at this time, info about each song like what inspired it and as many photos they could get in there including the one of Simon Efemy having a dump in the pitta bread

Then I'd by the bugger just for the dvd.

[BGennard]

Yeah sounds even better, so anyone know any contacts at east west so we can start making suggestions....lol

How would Ginger feel about such a proposal, considering his relationship with east west, i mean could round records make the releases under licence or something? That way Ginger and the band could be involved wiith sleevnote running orders etc

[Sarc]

[quote="Sarc"] including the one of Simon Efemy having a dump in the pitta bread

Can I just point out i dont have any particular interest in seeing this picture Im not wierd honest.

Its probably me being stupid but why do i have the feeling EastWest are no more?

[BGennard]

Well ive just found these two links, so maybe if its the same company we should bombard them with requests, maybe try getting an online partition up, hell with the right promotion the albums could really well

http://www.myspace.com/eastwestrecords
http://www.eastwestrock.com/

[BGennard]

hey just got these detail off line, maybe we should send suggestions to this guy (sensible ones only)


Company East West Records
Contact Max Hole(Managing Director)
Address Electric Lighting Station
46 Kensington Court
London
England
W8 5DP
Telephone 0171 9382181
Fax 0171 9376645
Website www.eastwest.co.uk
Email

[kriscoverdale]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_West_Records

They are a part of Warner Music Group

[BGennard]

Bugger, So if the label no longer exists, which is my impression from that wikpedia article, i could be wrong!) who owns the rights to the Early Wildhearts material, is it the band themselves? If sop surely it would be possible for re-issues under the Round Records banner. maybe East West Japans arm would consider the project (if they still exist!) as they seemed to like the wildhearts......

[kriscoverdale]

I'd expect that Warner Music Group, or their publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music do. But that's a pure guess.