I figured that the ISDN album was back and white because they'd spent so
much on the cover of Lifeforms (150,000 pounds, according to the
www.pop.com interview)....
John
On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Deckard wrote:
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> > Zenon wrote on FSOL
> > >Wasn't hard for this purchaser. I decided it is a cynical marketing ploy.
> > >12.99 for the normal ed. as opposed to 16.99 for the special ed. means one
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> > yeah - limited editon of 150,000 I hear:) , remember the ISDN fiasco ,
> > that was meant to be avaliable only once then deleted forever - but
> > they reissued it with extra tracks!! , Fsol should donatE [...[
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> Well, FSOL originally wanted it to be "limited" to 100,000
> because that was the the number of editions of the Beatle's "White
> Album," which, if you look at the re-issue of IDSN, is also lookin'
> pretty white. Had somethin' to do with parody and that whole "death of
> rock 'n rock" thang FSOL was all blabbin' about if you're the type to
> meticulously go through liner notes. The ISDN liner notes hinted at
> this, but lot's of people don't bother to read 'em...
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