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From:
John Roseborough
To:
Deckard
Cc:
I Dance Madly , Valarianocyte
Date:
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 16:34:26 -0600 (CST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) FSOL lmtd one billion...
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<Pine.A32.3.95.961105162909.70702A-100000@darkwing.cs.utexas.edu>
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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:
quoted 24 lines Zenon wrote on FSOL> > > > 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 > > > 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 [...[ > > 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... > > no@h > . . . . . . ... > > > >