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JJHMick
He refused to sign my copy of Stranger in this town commenting he had a disagreement with the record company.
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VoodooLounge13
How does he sound on the 2 Dylan releases - Real Live and Infidels??
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JJHMick
Her refused to sign my copy of Stranger in this town commenting he had a disagreement with the record company.
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Smokey
On the other hand, folks have reported that he readily signs live boots.
Yes, I've noticed that too. In a public interview session (in front of an audience) not very long ago he remarked that he has an interest in bootlegs and has built his own collection.
My theory is that he feels sympathetic towards bootlegs and fans that have an appreciation of live recordings. Maybe because he's aware that it is in his live playing that the magic really shines through. Also it seems the Stones have used all kinds of excuses for not officially releasing the live stuff that features Taylor.
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JJHMick
He refused to sign my copy of Stranger in this town commenting he had a disagreement with the record company.
No, you're getting two things mixed up. There's no reason for him to refuse signing "Stranger In This Town".
It's the CD "Shadowman" that he objects to. The problem is that it is in fact a Sasha Gracanin CD (Taylor was only hired to play guitar on this in 1996). It didn't sell very well on Savebone Records. Seven years later (in May 2003) it was suddenly released as a Mick Taylor record, entirely without his consent. If fans show that to him he'll say he's doesn't want to sign it.
He has every right to say this. It's not even his own album, yet a company called New Millenium Communications started marketing this under Taylor's name. NMC then sold it on to Pilot Records. They repackaged it as a double CD, which contains the Sasha disc and a live album CD called Coastin' Home (from 1994) that features MT on guitar (which is not an official Taylor album either).
On Nico's site there is also a warning against this illegal release.
[www.nzentgraf.de] . Read the 05/18/03 entry.
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retired_dog
In the end it begs for the question if this is really a case of an "illegal release" or more a case of sloppy deals by Taylor and his management, allowing dubious record companies to exploit Taylor's name and fame for the marketing of recordings by fourth, fifth or even sixth-league artists just because of his involvement with a track or two.
Instead of alienating some of his loyal fans by refusing to sign such albums he should better blame the right people, even himself, for allowing such stuff coming out or at least not fighting against such releases.
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retired_dog
I remember reading an interview with Mick Taylor many years ago where he even stated that he did not like "Stranger In This Town" because, now read this: "It's a bootleg".
.. Stranger In This Town a bootleg??? I think it's a case of an artist taking cash when he needed it - for allowing a sonically substandart recording coming out and after the fact blaming the record company that it's a bootleg, because he did not want to be associated with such a substandart-sounding album.
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Smokey
It seems straightforward that, by not pursuing the scammers, Taylor encourages this sort of behavior, but doesn't it seem reasonable that he has decided to spend his life outside of a courtroom (even as a plaintiff)? Aside from the disagreeable nature of litigation, the amounts involved or recoverable might not be worth the significant bother.
As for the fans, I would have thought they would understand his not wanting to endorse with his signature the "theft" of his name or work. (By "theft", I mean his not being compensated properly or use of his name or work without his permission.) If someone stole a painting from the painter's home, would you expect the painter to autograph it for the purchaser, even if the purchaser were a "fan"? Even if the technical legal situation is different, isn't it reasonable for Taylor to feel the same way about some of the "unauthorized" or "uncompensated" recordings?
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retired_dog
I remember reading an interview with Mick Taylor many years ago where he even stated that he did not like "Stranger In This Town" because, now read this: "It's a bootleg".
.. Stranger In This Town a bootleg??? I think it's a case of an artist taking cash when he needed it - for allowing a sonically substandart recording coming out and after the fact blaming the record company that it's a bootleg, because he did not want to be associated with such a substandart-sounding album.
I don't understand what is inherently wrong with an artist releasing an album and later criticizing it. The truth will set you free.
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retired_dog
I remember reading an interview with Mick Taylor many years ago where he even stated that he did not like "Stranger In This Town" because, now read this: "It's a bootleg".
.. Stranger In This Town a bootleg??? I think it's a case of an artist taking cash when he needed it - for allowing a sonically substandart recording coming out and after the fact blaming the record company that it's a bootleg, because he did not want to be associated with such a substandart-sounding album.
I don't understand what is inherently wrong with an artist releasing an album and later criticizing it. The truth will set you free.
Taylor calling an album "bootleg" that he once agreed to release has nothing to do with "an artist releasing an album and later criticizing it".
The term "bootleg" implies that the album was released without Talor's participation and authorization - against his will - and consequently accuses the record company (Maze) of acting illegally whereas later "criticizing" an album Taylor once agreed to release is an entirely different thing.
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VoodooLounge13
I cannot get enough of his version of Winter on Carla Olson's album. It is amazing, and I find myself askin over and over again........what if...
Now Tucky Buzzard..........why the heck hasn't that album been released on CD yet????
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retired_dog
I remember reading an interview with Mick Taylor many years ago where he even stated that he did not like "Stranger In This Town" because, now read this: "It's a bootleg".
.. Stranger In This Town a bootleg??? I think it's a case of an artist taking cash when he needed it - for allowing a sonically substandart recording coming out and after the fact blaming the record company that it's a bootleg, because he did not want to be associated with such a substandart-sounding album.
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retired_dog
The term "bootleg" implies that the album was released without Taylor's participation and authorization - against his will - and consequently accuses the record company (Maze) of acting illegally whereas later "criticizing" an album Taylor once agreed to release is an entirely different thing.
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retired_dog
I remember reading an interview with Mick Taylor many years ago where he even stated that he did not like "Stranger In This Town" because, now read this: "It's a bootleg".
How come that it's still openly sold everywhere?