From pj dorsey Sent Thu, Mar 5th 1998, 20:53
From pj dorsey Sent Thu, Mar 5th 1998, 20:53
i have had SO MANY questions about the status of this record, i decided it was best to use the list to reach as many people as possible. hope this is ok with all of you so, here is the story... andy from skam wont sell direct to just about anyone in the united states(including me). the only distributor he will use over here is located on the west coast. he has lost ALL distribution in the uk completely because he is too difficult to deal with, and they dont press enough copies to make it worthwhile to the distributors .(thats the story i have been told anyways). they were supposed to be sent from heathrow airport to california 2 months ago. my distributor even listed it on the fax that week because he was SUPPOSED to get it. it turns out that andy handed over the records to the old freight forwarder that the distributor used to use. the distributor and that company are having a fued so i am told because they were being ripped off on freight charges. they decided to switch over to another company which set off the mini war. well, the old freight company absolutely refuses to give the records up to the new company and they say that they will have to be sued to hand them over. so... that means since there are supposed to be 500 copies in the world, about 300 of them are sitting somewhere in london. andy won't return ANYONES phone calls, including mine or the distributors,(+ a few notable record labels he has dealings with) so not much i can do at this stage. he is famous for his reclusive nature so to speak. the only place i know of that has any is in england, and they happen to be down the street from andy's house so he hand delivers them. thats the story from what i can gather. hope it clears up some of the confusion. one day i will see these damned things for myself pj -- pj>the exalted grand puba of mail order modern music 1018 north charles st, baltimore, md. 21201 fon: 410.625 9390 fax: 410.625 9359 http://www.modernmusic.com password for website is: gogo