[Vintage-Audio] Song Title Puzzle

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Sheldon,

Now that I have your e-mail address, please send me your mailing address by 
"direct" e-mail. NOT on this list!
I posted a request some days ago, but for reasons unknown, posts to this 
list "appear" to be being delayed for hours and in some cases, a day to two. 
Odd.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheldon Daitch" <sdaitch at KUW.IBB.GOV>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back" 
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 2:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Song Title Puzzle


>I would not image simply changing the song title would allow the commercial 
>use of the
> entire song, but I could be wrong.
> In regards to Horton's second version for the UK audience, I am wondering 
> who pressed
> the issue, that is, did Horton and Columbia Records do it, simply to sell 
> the song in the
> UK market, or did UK market forces cause them to re-record the song?
>
> I suppose it isn't the first time releases have been redone for different 
> markets, as The
> Beatles did some of their early songs in German, and I have, somewhere, a 
> copy of
> Morris Alberts' "Feelings" in Spanish.
>
> 73
> Sheldon
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>> Hello Bruce,
>>
>> Thank you for the information!
>>
>> It is good to hear from you, as I have not 'seen' your name on any list 
>> for a long long time my friend. I hope that all is well with you and 
>> yours Bruce.
>>
>> I wonder if by changing the original title, didn't Johnny Horton do this 
>> song about 1960?, they were able to circumvent copyright fees? The Danny 
>> Davis and The Nashville Brass album was done in 1972.
>>
>> Other then either being 'clever' and having fun with January 8Th and the 
>> historic battle for New Orleans and altering the original song title for 
>> fun or trying to avoid copyright fees, what did they do this for? I am 
>> sure there is more to this story then meets our eyes Bruce.
>>
>>
>>
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