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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 11:06:50 GMT -5
from: Ken Scott: Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust --- www.amazon.co.uk/Abbey-Road-Ziggy-Stardust-Hardcover/dp/0739078585/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Abbey+Road+to+Ziggy+Stardust&qid=1593273260&sr=8-1--- One of the business problems that came about was that we made the record before we were signed. We had this great vibe and we were really happy with it and we were on top of the world when Hollywood Records wanted us. They heard a couple of songs that Nick and I had written for Blondie and they wanted us to do one on the album. We decided that we’d do it, then we heard from Hollywood that they wanted someone else to mix the album. Ken was mixing the album already and we wanted Ken’s sound. The label said, “No, they [the mixes] sound flat and it’s not going to work at radio.” I felt really uncomfortable because not only was our creative vision being taken away, then I had the personal thing with Ken once again. Warren Cuccurullo
Ken hated it because it [the remixed album] was very undynamic. The irony is that it sounds like it’s on the radio even when it’s not on the radio. It’s really, really compressed. There was one song that I absolutely refused to go with the other guy’s mix, so we went with Ken’s mix on “Starting to Remember” and it’s beautiful. With a guy like Ken there’s a depth of experience and a reverence for what he’s done. He’s a guy that’s done it long before we did it. We all learned how to make records, but we got him for a reason. I’m really glad of what he did for us on a performance level, but on a mix level I was so let down when we had to change to another mixer. What he [Ken] did was exactly our vision for the album. Warren Cuccurullo[/i] I do *not* like POP TRASH!!! But I do love the song (the mix of) STARTING TO REMEMBER, so yeah, I'd love to hear all those other Ken Scott mixes!!! Thankyou Ansgar. I recall Warren saying this before but thanks for doing the work.
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Post by pollo194 on Jun 27, 2020 11:40:28 GMT -5
The label said, “No, they [the mixes] sound flat and it’s not going to work at radio.” Right, Hollywood Records were so worried about this. But luckily, thanks to the other mixes, lots of songs from PT were released to the radio.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 14:56:57 GMT -5
The label said, “No, they [the mixes] sound flat and it’s not going to work at radio.” Right, Hollywood Records were so worried about this. But luckily, thanks to the other mixes, lots of songs from PT were released to the radio. I must have missed that! Lol. Not in the U.K. I can’t recall anything being played on the radio off PT over here.
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Post by Sir rogerlejohn jr. on Jun 28, 2020 13:28:32 GMT -5
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Post by karenduran on Jun 28, 2020 14:43:10 GMT -5
I remember seeing the video for SENM on VH1, but I never heard the song on U.S. radio.
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Post by oakey on Jun 28, 2020 15:11:15 GMT -5
I remember seeing the video for SENM on VH1, but I never heard the song on U.S. radio. The album and its songs were completely ignored in North-West Europe (by me as well as I had completely lost my interest in them by then)
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Post by aftertherain on Jun 28, 2020 19:28:52 GMT -5
I remember seeing the video for SENM on VH1, but I never heard the song on U.S. radio. The album and its songs were completely ignored in North-West Europe (by me as well as I had completely lost my interest in them by then) The album was ignored in Australia too however it wasn't ignored by me ! I MYSELF HAVE NEVER LOST INTEREST IN DD ! Its OK that were all different !
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Post by ncduran on Jun 28, 2020 19:52:04 GMT -5
Would be nice if DD brought back something off PT into the set list. Personally I think ‘Pop Trash Movie’ should’ve been the first single, it’s a great song. Also think a 12” remix of ‘Mars Meets Venus’, or ‘Playing With Uranium’ would’ve worked well... but after ‘Someone Else Not Me’ flopped that was it....
It was a solid album, better than Astronaut, RCM, and Paper Gods imo
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Post by oakey on Jun 29, 2020 0:04:47 GMT -5
Would be nice if DD brought back something off PT into the set list. Personally I think ‘Pop Trash Movie’ should’ve been the first single, it’s a great song. Also think a 12” remix of ‘Mars Meets Venus’, or ‘Playing With Uranium’ would’ve worked well... but after ‘Someone Else Not Me’ flopped that was it.... It was a solid album, better than Astronaut, RCM, and Paper Gods imo They will never do that. Only NR was really involved, Simon has eepeatedly expressed his hate for the album. And only a small portion of their fans actually likes it. It’s IMO also not a solid album.
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Post by Dew on Jun 29, 2020 1:34:11 GMT -5
Would be nice if DD brought back something off PT into the set list. Personally I think ‘Pop Trash Movie’ should’ve been the first single, it’s a great song. Simon has eepeatedly expressed his hate for the album. He seemed to like Pop Trash Movie "I was really impressed by the song…and it's wonderful, I think it's one of the best songs that's ever come out of this band"
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