Another Nicks Pre-Order CD

[wildheart048]

If memory serves, Crystal Visions was originally announced as a Rhino release I seem to remember something about that when I first heard that she was releasing a comp (that eventually turned into CV) on a different board that I no longer frequent...so maybe this is what was to have been that???

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by wildheart048

If memory serves, Crystal Visions was originally announced as a Rhino release I seem to remember something about that when I first heard that she was releasing a comp (that eventually turned into CV) on a different board that I no longer frequent...so maybe this is what was to have been that???

Yes, it was originally a Rhino release, and then Stevie's record company (Reprise) took it over and Stevie became involved in the project that would eventually become Crystal Visions.

I have a radio interview on my iPod from Stevie last year where she said that Crystal Visions was a 3 month project, which to me shows how dedicated Stevie is to her album releases. This "release" is only on Amazon's UK website, so it's either a European exclusive (ala The Divine), or it's one of those bogus releases that pop up every now and then.

[MacMan]

Originally Posted by RockALittle250

Yes, it was originally a Rhino release, and then Stevie's record company (Reprise) took it over and Stevie became involved in the project that would eventually become Crystal Visions.

I have a radio interview on my iPod from Stevie last year where she said that Crystal Visions was a 3 month project, which to me shows how dedicated Stevie is to her album releases. This "release" is only on Amazon's UK website, so it's either a European exclusive (ala The Divine), or it's one of those bogus releases that pop up every now and then.

Rhino is a division of Warner Bros - dealing with their back catalogue - so at the end of the day whether it's Warner Bros. Reprise or Rhino - it's all the same record company.

[starshine]

Its funny cause I don't mind the 'Divine' cd which is a combo of WH/Mirror....it would've been cool to have had a second one (Divine 2) with a combo of BD/Ral on it too.....IMO with a better cover photo though it was ok.....who knows maybe this is it? probably not though.......I like Mirror and WH and I'd have not ever pictured them together like that before either.....

[Zombie]

Heh, titling an album "The Very Best (Insert Artist's Name Here) Album Ever" is funny. It doesn't make it sound like a greatest hits or best of album so much as ZOMG THE BEST ONE EVAR!!11. You could just re-release the artist's top-selling album as is, slap a sticker on it that dubs it the best ever (zomg!), and call it a day.

Don't tell anyone in FM about that, though, or that'll be the next Rumours release after the one they're doing now.

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by MacMan

Rhino is a division of Warner Bros - dealing with their back catalogue - so at the end of the day whether it's Warner Bros. Reprise or Rhino - it's all the same record company.

Yes, Warner does own Rhino, but like Warner Strategic Marketing, Rhino is much less specific to the artist's desires and has little to no artist involvement in their releases.

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I think the record companies do this and sometimes it is against the artist's will.

Michele

This is probably true in most cases. But I wonder about Stevie's relationship with Warner. If they really wanted to make money and didn't care about what she thought, I would think they'd have released more retrospectives than they have (3 in 27 years is actually not a lot). If you look at someone like Pat Benatar who had a pretty miserable relationship with her record label, there seems to be a brand new retrospective released every single year. So while the record label may ultimately have the final word, I think the quality of the artist's relationship with the label goes a long way.

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

This is probably true in most cases. But I wonder about Stevie's relationship with Warner. If they really wanted to make money and didn't care about what she thought, I would think they'd have released more retrospectives than they have (3 in 27 years is actually not a lot). If you look at someone like Pat Benatar who had a pretty miserable relationship with her record label, there seems to be a brand new retrospective released every single year. So while the record label may ultimately have the final word, I think the quality of the artist's relationship with the label goes a long way.

I agree...and the thing that i like about Stevie's retrospectives are that they're not titled "The Ultimate Collection" or "Greatest Hits Volume 3" like alot of other artists out there.