PiersEIN
02-13-2007, 05:54 PM
Hi Gang,
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY one & all.
I had a good chat with Ernst the other day and in the interview Ernst talks about his future SUN project, the possible conflict/overlap between it and Pirzada's M.R.S. books, the future of FTD etc...
Ernst talks about the music content on the SUN project..
EIN ? How much on CD3 is going to surprise people?
Ernst ? Not too much, but it is going to sound better than they have ever heard before. There?s obviously going to be the copy of ?That?s All Right? from Meridian 1955 which is kinda? cool. There?s also a handful of other pieces that people have never heard before, plus Kevan has been working on the radio recordings like ?Fool, Fool, Fool? to get them sounding much better. And also on CD2 there will also be a few little bits and pieces including outtakes that people have never heard before. Nothing earth shattering but it will be very nice to listen to.
We?re still negotiating on one more particular track, not a rare song but another performance we would like to include. But unless the owner moves on from the high price that FTD cannot even consider, then we?re not getting anywhere.
Ernst also talks about how often he visits Elvis message boards and sales of FTD. Also whether illegal downloads will kill off FTD.
EIN ? What about the problem of people downloading FTDs?
Ernst ? It is sad that on the message boards people have even noted places where you can download FTDs for free. When I checked before Christmas the downloads of one FTD was higher than our sales! This seems ridiculous as this will ruin FTD if people keep supporting this site. Of course some fans will have downloaded the CD because they couldn?t wait for it to arrive in their mailbox. However the person who is doing this is obviously out to damage Follow That Dream and we need to expose who he is. The consequence may be that eventually we can?t release any more FTDs. The Elvis world is also a strange culture of heroes and villains. But it?s the same with every subculture like Elvis, Dylan or whoever.
Go here for the complete Ernst interview (http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_ernst_thesunproject.html)
I hope you find it as interesting as I did,
Cheers
Piers
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY one & all.
I had a good chat with Ernst the other day and in the interview Ernst talks about his future SUN project, the possible conflict/overlap between it and Pirzada's M.R.S. books, the future of FTD etc...
Ernst talks about the music content on the SUN project..
EIN ? How much on CD3 is going to surprise people?
Ernst ? Not too much, but it is going to sound better than they have ever heard before. There?s obviously going to be the copy of ?That?s All Right? from Meridian 1955 which is kinda? cool. There?s also a handful of other pieces that people have never heard before, plus Kevan has been working on the radio recordings like ?Fool, Fool, Fool? to get them sounding much better. And also on CD2 there will also be a few little bits and pieces including outtakes that people have never heard before. Nothing earth shattering but it will be very nice to listen to.
We?re still negotiating on one more particular track, not a rare song but another performance we would like to include. But unless the owner moves on from the high price that FTD cannot even consider, then we?re not getting anywhere.
Ernst also talks about how often he visits Elvis message boards and sales of FTD. Also whether illegal downloads will kill off FTD.
EIN ? What about the problem of people downloading FTDs?
Ernst ? It is sad that on the message boards people have even noted places where you can download FTDs for free. When I checked before Christmas the downloads of one FTD was higher than our sales! This seems ridiculous as this will ruin FTD if people keep supporting this site. Of course some fans will have downloaded the CD because they couldn?t wait for it to arrive in their mailbox. However the person who is doing this is obviously out to damage Follow That Dream and we need to expose who he is. The consequence may be that eventually we can?t release any more FTDs. The Elvis world is also a strange culture of heroes and villains. But it?s the same with every subculture like Elvis, Dylan or whoever.
Go here for the complete Ernst interview (http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_ernst_thesunproject.html)
I hope you find it as interesting as I did,
Cheers
Piers