tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172477654128505530.post6643118949138829916..comments2023-10-07T00:30:42.299-07:00Comments on You Never Give Me Your Money: Gimme Some TruthPeter Doggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11018993655214320904noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172477654128505530.post-5075721324838743622012-05-25T04:07:05.422-07:002012-05-25T04:07:05.422-07:00Peter- Your question is best rephrasable as 'I...Peter- Your question is best rephrasable as 'If Lennon could comment on this, what would he say?' and the answer is probably that he would approve whatever Yoko does. <br /><br />The question that others are answering is a different one which might be phrased as 'Would Lennon be doing this if he were alive?'. To which the answer is obviously 'No' because it wouldn't be necessary!<br /><br />Overall, what we're talking about is whether Yoko has been gratuitous in her reissuing. To which my opinion on it is that she HAS been at various points but that her increasing involvement with Paul McCartney (via his own re-involvement with Apple since 1989) has benefitted from his acute and artful talents in PR, packaging and marketing. Her 'Double Fantasy...Naked' (sic) being but the truest compliment to him. McCartney, despite accusations to the contrary has always had the fullest grasp of integrity when it comes to Beatles/Wings reissues and his relationship as a solo artist to them. His reinvolvement with Apple (which more than anything else has brought about the wealth of new titles) under the constraints of partnership-approval has led to exemplary reissue campaigns that have astounded the industry with their success and Yoko is clearly in admiration for his ideas. I think Lennon would have been too. After all it is he that has described McCartney as 'the best PR man on the planet bar none'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172477654128505530.post-16737473655693045782010-10-02T20:22:07.524-07:002010-10-02T20:22:07.524-07:00Ask your local library to purchase a copy. Then ju...Ask your local library to purchase a copy. Then just listen to it and return it. Other people will listen and return it. You will not have purchased a thing and your life will go on. And you will save $189 that you can spend on musicians who are not millionaires.Road Warrior Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909567372959412570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172477654128505530.post-22065672778434068912010-09-23T07:57:56.791-07:002010-09-23T07:57:56.791-07:00John would have hated 98% of it. John even said he...John would have hated 98% of it. John even said he never wanted a statue of himself with pigeons crapping on it! John did enjoy bootlegs & may have probably released something in an official capacity.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987030004426931284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172477654128505530.post-46188427038111376902010-09-05T13:57:59.863-07:002010-09-05T13:57:59.863-07:00I honestly don't think John would have been as...I honestly don't think John would have been as "reissued" as much if he was still alive today. Granted, if he was still alive the Lost Lennon Tapes wouldn't have happened, and so much of the stuff that's surfaced since then might still be hidden on badly logged cassettes.<br /><br />But he was a fan of bootlegs, and documented all his moves on audio and film/video, so maybe he would have embarked on a Neil Young Archives-style kick (though I doubt he'd be as tech-anal as Neil).<br /><br />But it is what it is. I will get the Double Fantasy reissue. As for the rest of his catalog, I still haven't picked up any of the Beatles remasters from last year.wardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825405583474881509noreply@blogger.com