Shel TalmySun Dec 7 12:47:50 PST 1997

[Jon Proulx <jlproulx@mailbox.syr.edu>]

There have been a few messages recently, as well as several discussions
in the past, about Shel Talmy's refusal to provide the master tapes
to the early Who stuff he produced. My understanding of the situation
is that he is willing to as long as he is paid royalties from 
Polydor that are owed from the past. Grandted, I am basing this 
on the following note which he sent me after this topic was discussed
on the alt.music.who newsgroup earlier this year. It's one person's
side of the story without representation from the other side. Take
it for what it's worth. 

I hope no one finds it inappropriate that I am reposting this, 
but I understand the close of his message to be (virtually)
an invitation to do so.

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Thanks for realizing the "wordsmithing".  I'm ready, willing and able
to remix and agreed a deal with MCA, but Polydor refused to go along
with it.

Now that may have something to do with the fact that they refuse
to pay me the royalties I'm due by contract, and why I sued them
 5 years ago
and yes, it's still going on, because they refuse to acknowledge
the legitimate contract.  So I've discovered over the last
few years that one of the greatest oxymorons of the century is:
"British justice".

I'm still ready to do the remixes at any time, and would appreciate 
you telling anybody who wants to know, what the real scoop is.

Shel Talmy
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__Jon
 Jonathan Proulx
_jlproulx@mailbox.syr.edu________________________________________________
     The temptation to take the precious things we have apart to see      
    how they work must be resisted for they never fit together again.
____________________________________________________________ Billy_Bragg_