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Re: Lion was VERY picky about what was released

Can't put the blame all on the BN label, although they do deserve some. If you peruse the BN BB you will find many posts asking for Jacknife and others of the current crop of reissues to be released. (Might remind you that "fan" is short for "fanatics"). Such posts create a demand, albeit for inferior product. No doubt the label saw a chance for max profit with minimal investment. Cuscuna & Lundvall (at BN) should think twice before second-guessing Alfred Lion's initial evaluations of recording quality. Speaking of Cuscuna, he gets credit for keeping BN alive in the dark days, but much of his current work since then on the label is pretty questionable from an artistic standpoint; plus he has a tin ear for sound quality. I think it's pretty cheeky of him to list himself as the "reissue producer" right next to Lion's name, as if he should be equated with Mr. Lion. Anyway, we can have this discussion again when BN dumps its CDs and goes to SACD, and gets to recycle all of its product yet again.


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