Lew Bundles Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 There’s some stuff here that Kirk or Bernie don’t have…(I bet)… http://www.raspberriesband.com/discography.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 7 hours ago, Lew Bundles said: There’s some stuff here that Kirk or Bernie don’t have…(I bet)… http://www.raspberriesband.com/discography.html Nice find, and a good try but...they missed a lot of stuff. Here's a Capitol sampler on ebay at the moment that isn't on the list: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 That list has my name on it, so was probably pulled from this website a couple of decades ago. Long before eBay. You had to look long and hard to find rare records/CDs back then. I placed ads in magazines and tabloids for rare tapes, videos, vinyl, etc. That's how I started my collection. Lots more stuff has certainly popped up since then. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Ah yes, the good 'ol trading days. Before the internet, in some cases! There was a guy back east, I think his last name was Burk- we went in on a couple of ads together and found some stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 My ad, circa 1999. 😙 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie b Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Obviously an EC solo album, my "G" rated cover test pressing of Tonight You're Mine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie B Trask Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 1 hour ago, susie b said: Obviously an EC solo album, my "G" rated cover test pressing of Tonight You're Mine. How did you get your hands on that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Nice find, Susie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda B Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Susie, have you ever posted this before here? That's great! 4 hours ago, susie b said: Obviously an EC solo album, my "G" rated cover test pressing of Tonight You're Mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie b Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 4 hours ago, Vinnie B Trask said: How did you get your hands on that? Good fortune with my music industry connections. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie b Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 1 hour ago, Rhonda B said: Susie, have you ever posted this before here? That's great! Don't think so. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 I came across this mini-CD on Rhino Records back in 1988, I think. It's been so long I've lost count. I found it at the Sam Goody store in the Bridgewater Mall in NJ. I had never seen a "mini" compact disc. I had to use a special adapter to play it. The drawer in my player was sized for normal CD's, and the mini would fall through! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie b Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Hey Batman, I own that same tiny disc! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Batman Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Just now, susie b said: Hey Batman, I own that same tiny disc! A superior woman, obviously. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 On 6/30/2022 at 8:17 AM, susie b said: Obviously an EC solo album, my "G" rated cover test pressing of Tonight You're Mine. “G” rated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 1 hour ago, Raspbernie said: “G” rated? It's in a plain white sleeve... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Probably "PG" rated!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 That Tonight You're Mine cover will forever be a thorn in EC's catalog, visually. I wonder why he or Arista didn't think about reissuing it with a different cover—especially because Eric himself disowned it. I know of other albums that got issued with different covers in later pressings—The Beatles' Yesterday and Today, John Stewart's Fire in the Wind, and Lynyrd Skynrd's Street Survivor, as examples—not to mention The Best of George Harrison and Boz Scaggs Hits!. And all of those mentioned in this fun article: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/altered-album-covers/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I have some internal Arista communications about this album and I can tell you it was a purposeful strategy to change Eric’s image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Now that said communications are four decades old, can you feed us a few lines that shed light on what they were going for? (Well, we know what they were going for.... But what they figured would come of it?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Here is a small peek inside the inner workings at Arista: ARISTA RECORDS ARTIST DEVELOPMENT REPORT January 15, 1980 ERIC CARMEN I love the package for "Tonight You're Mine" and am waiting to hear some finished music. It is a strong image for Eric and not quite as "pretty boy" as in the past. Moving this to March gives us not only a little more room on the production end, but also on the promotion end. I assume we will come with a single first. 5 songs will be here Monday. We can pick a 7" when we hear it. Japan looks good. Release of the LP will be tight for March. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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