The WELL: inkwell.vue.36: Michael Wanger

#51: gazorninblat (dwaite) Thu 10 Jun 99 14:20

Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:20:00 PDT

uh oh... I see a marketing gimick..... Differnt covers with the same music. Gotta collect all three! :=)

Thanks for the insight Michael. I'm jsut about to make my next order to GDM, I won't forget to get this. [Read entire topic]

#50: Michael Robert Wanger (vidkid) Thu 20 May 99 10:21

Thu, 20 May 1999 10:21:00 PDT

(Note: This is a modified version of my posting (#46 of 49) regarding the different spelling of the band*s name. The first one, which I scribbled on May 17, caused a misprint in the message. - MW)

Dave Parker, one of the Mother McCree*s band members, provided the poster that appears on the back tray of the CD jewel case. The poster, which incorporates lots of odd little graphics and text styles, was put together by the band, coincidentally, for the series of performances from which the CD recordings were made: July 16, 17 & 18, 1964. It seems that very few people have noticed that the spelling of the band*s name on the poster is *McRhea.*

According to Dave, *Some of us, or at least me, went around Palo Alto putting these things up because we were totally unknown.* Regarding the spelling, Dave says, *That was kind of an inside joke. 'McCree' was the way it appeared in ads and on the Tangent marquee. But when it came time to print the flyers, we had a sort of anarchic go 'round about the whole thing and ended up deciding to spell it a different way each time we printed a flyer, just for kicks and general confusion."

You can see a copy of the poster on my website: www.vidkid.com From the Mother McCree*s link, just find your way to The *McRhea* Flyer. [Read entire topic]

#49: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Wed 19 May 99 13:38

Wed, 19 May 1999 13:38:00 PDT

A nice piece of email to receive, David! [Read entire topic]

#48: Gary Lambert (almanac) Wed 19 May 99 00:59

Wed, 19 May 1999 00:59:00 PDT

>Michael, what's the deal with the spelling of the band name on that poster >the CD booklet?

That's discussed somewhere in the liner notes -- the band, out of sheer prankster perversity, decided to spell the name differently from gig to gig (I think one of the clubs misspelled it first, and they just decided to go with it!). [Read entire topic]

#47: David Gans (tnf) Tue 18 May 99 18:34

Tue, 18 May 1999 18:34:00 PDT

I don't know why this message got stuck in my queue, but here it is:

From: "Peter Jurew" <pjurew@smartmoney.com> To: <inkwell-hosts@well.com> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 14:27:19 -0400

kudos to those involved for bringing these tapes to public attention.J Part of a renaissance -- Harry Smith, Dylan/The Band '66, Mother McCree -- of a kind of soul music. [Read entire topic]

#46: Michael Robert (vidkid) Tue 11 May 99 21:58

Tue, 11 May 1999 21:58:00 PDT

<scribbled by vidkid Mon 17 May 99 16:26> [Read entire topic]

#45: David Gans (tnf) Tue 11 May 99 11:05

Tue, 11 May 1999 11:05:00 PDT

Michael, what's the deal with the spelling of the band name on that poster in the CD booklet? [Read entire topic]

#44: poorly-contained perioxide accident waiting to happen (castle) Mon 10 May 99 13:34

Mon, 10 May 1999 13:34:00 PDT

We have been enjoying it! [Read entire topic]

#43: Michael Wanger (vidkid) Mon 10 May 99 11:03

Mon, 10 May 1999 11:03:00 PDT

I don't have any demographic information about CD sales. However, from what I hear, beyond its historical significance, it's such fun music played with so much enthusiasm that both folkies and Deadheads alike are really groovin' on the tunes.

There have been several articles written about the release, but the only review I've seen was in the San Francisco Chronicle's Datebook, Sunday, April 11, 1999, page 49. They gave it 4 Stars! [Read entire topic]

#42: Gail Williams (gail) Wed 5 May 99 18:50

Wed, 05 May 1999 18:50:00 PDT

Michael, how is the CD selling... I don't mean how much, but to whom. Does this CD have appeal for bluegrass fans, or is it mostly of interest to those who are (also) deadheads?

And are you getting reviews... ? [Read entire topic]