Maybe these tracks will appear on a digital "Motown Unreleased 1965" at the end of this year?
Maybe these tracks will appear on a digital "Motown Unreleased 1965" at the end of this year?
I just signed up!
I'm only buying the 2-cd set, but there are some nice pictures of the EPs here:
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/.../updates/62963
Credit them as most Pledge Music items so they are keeping us well informed by email with developments, and I agree Calvin some great cover photo's.
From a Universal Music Group website - the first record [[on the Columbia label) of Motown music that listed session musicians:
http://www.udiscovermusic.com/motown...-little-secret
It also gives a pre-order link for the Motortown Revue in Paris Super Deluxe Edition, taking one to the PledgeMusic website.
So far, it looks like about 450 items have been pre-ordered, which includes both cd and vinyl.
I have that album. There's a few more albums like that which contain similar information.
I asked Mrs Edwards about the information on these albums. She told me that it was she who was sending it to Kurt Mohr in France. As soon as Mr Gordy found out, he insisted that she stop.
Right, here are the notes on the back of a Jr Walker LP :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/...ues-048-jw.jpg
And the beautiful cover :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/...isques-047.jpg
Thanks for posting that, Phil. Looks like it was some time before Berry found out and stopped it, that LP has a track from July 1966.
You're welcome Calvin, Kurt Mohr was the man behind this. I found an old thread when he passed : http://faac.us/adf/messages/150056/1...tml?1195862305
and another one on the French LP's : http://faac.us/adf/messages/131452/1...tml?1179084309
Actually, it's worth taking the pledge to receive these fascinating updates.
I just pledged. Thank you for the information, I will be as supportive as I can. It's worth it to me just to hear Wild One live and If I had A Hammer. Plus, another People will always be interesting.
I ordered the 2 cd set for £17 and I've been charged for it already!
They dont waste time taking the money do they!
I want to purchase this but the "pledge" concept is unsettling and too vague. No responses have been offered to my questions. I am also puzzled that they post the actual names of those folks who have pledged. I cannot support this process -- sadly.
way too strange of a system for me.. who do you go after if the product is never created and they already have your money? plus they're overseas? no thanks..
The idea of Pledge Music is to release material which may not otherwise be made available, it is used often by artists who may not have a record deal, it gives them guaranteed funding and also advance knowledge of the number of discs to be pressed.
Not every pledge item takes money upfront, many set a target to make the project financially possible and only when that is achieved is the money taken, I have supported that many artists in the UK, some have been also artists who were released otherwise dropped.
I think there is the option for your name to be withheld from public listing if that is your wish. many artists offer such as signed CD covers, signed photo's as well, which are never available publically afterwards. I feel this could become a collectors item as they will not be sold from what I understand commercially.
Time is ticking down to the release date now and I am sure the project will do well.
It looks like Amazon UK is selling the Vinyl 3LP a month after release.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motortown-Re...851351&sr=1-57
I wouldn't have purchased through 'Pledge' if I had known it was being sold through Amazon. They kept that quiet. Not happy about this rather dodgy website anyhow. I might try opening a dispute through paypal for my money back. Should be covered with consumer rights, etc.
I wish I hadn't ordered on Pledge Music, but I'm glad that it's being offered on Amazon at a lower price. This means that next time [[if there is a next time) I won't have to bother with Pledge Music.
Seems like a bit of a scam on Universal's part, though - getting their most loyal customers to lock themselves into a higher-price purchase. Shame on you!
Looks as if it will be available at Deep Discount.com as well.
http://www.deepdiscount.com/search?q...n+paris&mod=AP
I feel a pounding in my brain, ice cold water running through my veins, got a bad taste in my mouth from bitter tears, heart feels sad 'cause UNIVERSAL have gone bad!!!
What a F%"&*£$ rip off.
The last order they'll ever get from me.
It's on Amazon US now for pre-order on a late-March release for about $28. I paid [[via PayPal) the $26[[?) about 4 months ago to Pledge Music [[for the 2-CD deluxe edition) and while they occasionally send out teaser-type emails, there's been nothing about a firm release date from them. Naturally, I want the best deal, but I'm more concerned about possibly being ripped off. I thought that being 'PLEDGE' Music, it meant they were making sure they had a certain amount of/enough buyers committed so they could run a production of CDs. It's a little disconcerting if they're already offering it for pre-order on large retailers. I hope someone from PM comes out with clarification.
I was under the impression that these releases were not going to be commercially available, I also found it galling that no concession was given for the size of the order & that postage was being charged 3 times as I order the 3lp 2cd & EP box set.
I think we have all been led up the garden path with this release.
This is the first Pledge Offer that have done this, I put a comment up on the website not sure if there has been a response yet, more than disappointed!
** Just noticed Luke has replied! offering a refund, the idea of pledge music is to finance material that would not be released otherwise.
Can you cancel your order with Pledge? I paid £17 for it months ago and it's being offered for £10.99.
I have sent an email asking for an explanation. This is not fair. I feel conned.
I requested a refund from PledgeMusic on 27 January. I planned to post the outcome in this forum, but so far I've received no response other than the automatic reply stating that my request "is being reviewed" and they will do their best to get back to me as swiftly as possible.
Universal Music has dropped the ball again, putting their most loyal fans through a time-wasting hassle and giving some of us the feeling of being ripped off. Why couldn't they have just announced this release and stated that it would be made available to major online retailers? What was the point of using PledgeMusic? If some of the related merchandise is only available through PledgeMusic, they could have told us which merchandise.
I think the biggest problem is that UM makes no effort to inform the fans. They don't even bother to maintain a website listing current and upcoming cd/download releases [[classicmotown is not kept up to date). For the downloads, it would also be useful to know in which countries they will be available and when. What little information I get comes from this forum. And sometimes people in this forum are posting product/release information that can only be found on a Universal employee's private facebook page. For a company the size of UM, this is a joke.
I still have a bitter taste in my mouth from the Mandre release. It came out as a download in the US but not, initially, in Europe. Instead, shortly after the download was released in the US, a physical cd of that title came out in Europe on a small label. I wondered, did UM license the new digital master to this label for a physical release, and perhaps there would be no download release in Europe? I could find no information on the internet. I asked in this forum, but no one responded. I bought the cd, and it turned out to be a vinyl rip[[off)! Then, a short time later, the new digital master was released as a download in Europe. Thanks for letting me know, Universal!
If you go to this project's page and click on "Discussion", you will see Luke's response stating that we can request a refund.
I signed into the website and went to "orders". There, under "contact us about this pledge / changing or canceling my pledge / How can I cancel my pledge", you will find the following instructions:
"Find the order you would like to cancel on this page and click on ‘Make changes to this pledge’. Look for the ‘Cancel pledge’ button on the right-hand side. If the project has reached its goal [[or if you have pledged on a pre-order project), then click ‘Contact us about this pledge’ to request a cancellation."
Now, I couldn't find "make changes to this pledge" or a "cancel pledge" button, I guess because this is a pre-order. So I sent them a message through "contact us about this pledge", choosing the heading "Changing or canceling my pledge." As I posted above, I've been waiting 4 days now for a response.
If anyone has a better way, please let us all know.
It was more difficult to order than through Amazon, and it's more difficult to cancel too!
Thanks for the help Calvin. I have just cancelled my order.
Received an acknowledgment.....well 2 in fact.
In response to a request for an explanation
Your request [[256616) has been received and is being reviewed by the PledgeMusic Customer Service team!
We are currently experiencing a high volume of requests, but will do our best to get back to you as swiftly as possible.
Thank you for your patience and support.
-Team PledgeMusic
In response to my request for a cancellation.
Your request [[256626) has been received and is being reviewed by the PledgeMusic Customer Service team!
We are currently experiencing a high volume of requests, but will do our best to get back to you as swiftly as possible.
Thank you for your patience and support.
-Team PledgeMusic
Calvin...I will be interested to learn when you receive your refund
Thanks Calvin
I tried setting up a dispute through PayPal requesting a refund. That was a week ago. So far no response. So much for consumer protection.
I feel truly conned by pledgemusic, and my contempt for the suits at Universal, who can't seem to organise a p**s up in a brewery, strengthens from one fiasco to another.
See how long my refund takes to appear? a very sad episode, and not the way all my other pledges of support have been handled on PLEDGE MUSIC.
I just got an email from Pledge Music that my refund has been processed, and then another email from paypal that the £17 was credited to me.