Cd's Out Of Print

A lot of cds are out of print. I could post my list from discogs. Pretty much everything I have on there is out of print on cd. 

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - January 01 2022 at 13:40

Sadly this is always a concern, which has added a little extra push when buying new CDs. Its always best not to wait and to buy. This obviously donsn't help with older, OOP stuff, but would prevent the situation from arising in the future. 

Grits : As the World Grits, on Cuneiform. A totally amazing mid 70s band who never had a proper album release until Cuneiform released their demos in the early 90s. Now out of print, and according to Steve Fiegenbaum, it is next to impossible that we will ever see a reissue (due, IIRC, to the wishes of the deceased composer’s estate).

Thankfully I have a copy, but it’s sad that many more will not hear this band. Cuneiform keeps a close eye on illegal uploads of their releases too, so you won’t find it on YouTube. I certainly respect that vigilance, but still, I wish the music could come to light again.

Edited by HolyMoly - December 28 2021 at 18:29

Reissuing CDs that are OOP, I doubt that happens. You might get a reissue of the CD on LP before, your best bet is to scour the ebay as well Discogs. But finding some of them for a couple bucks aint gonna happen, especially obscure titles.

In 1980 I collected all 10 volumes of Brian Eno's Obscure label series. Over the last 30 years possibly 4 or 5 of those volumes have been issued on cd . I've always dreamed of a box set. Each one as a gatefold with the original black covers. A booklet which details the history of the project. I would also love the entire catalog of Ron Geesin to be released on cd just like they were released on LP in the 70s . It seems highly unlikely

Mirakaze wrote: Mascodagama wrote: Concerning Cardiacs, are you aware that CDs are available direct from The Alphabet Business Concern? https://abc-mary.myshopify.com/collections/cds Thanks! I don't know why it never occurred to me to look there. Sing To God may still be a little too pricey for my taste but I suppose that's to be expected of a double album Jacob Schoolcraft wrote: Wendy Carlos I have about 6 cds and most of her back catalog is out of print. Really tragic, that; what do you do when the artist herself seemingly no longer wants her work, or anything else about herself, to be available to the public? I currently have 3 CDs by her, but my collection won't truly be complete until I get my hands on her bizarre crossover album with Weird Al Yankovic...

          I recall having the vinyl years ago. I keep thinking that someone or something really angered Wendy Carlos and she is using her legal power to keep her music from being re-released. I have not googled the subject matter, but it's got to be a particular unfair action perhaps that has truly ticked her off. She is truly diverse! I have Switched On Bach, Sonic Seasonings, Digital Moonscapes, Beauty In The Beast, and Tales Of Heaven & Hell on cd and when listening to those 5 cds it sometimes feels like each one of them is recorded by a different artist. I believe she changed music by creating new ideas . I have always felt that she did that with Sonic Seasonings and although Pink Floyd were capturing that momentum on Ummagumma...she seemed to capture it in Electronic Music with extended soundscapes that were different than Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Eno . She was very original sounding

Mirakaze wrote: Mascodagama wrote: Concerning Cardiacs, are you aware that CDs are available direct from The Alphabet Business Concern? https://abc-mary.myshopify.com/collections/cds Thanks! I don't know why it never occurred to me to look there. Sing To God may still be a little too pricey for my taste but I suppose that's to be expected of a double album.

Edited by Mascodagama - December 28 2021 at 05:28

Still keeping an eye out for Ruth White cds and most Electronic artists in the U.S. during the 60s. Mort Garson's 2 occult albums were released on cd and I picked those up quickly. Now they appear to be going out of print. Beaver And Krause Ragnarok has never been released on cd. Paul Beaver was a great pioneer of the synthesizer and an innovator . Ragnarok I want just for 3 Electronic pieces. I'm not particularly fond of the album. One Beaver & Krause album on Limelight and several bizarre Ruth White releases on Limelight. Wendy Carlos I have about 6 cds and most of her back catalog is out of print. I would seriously like to have the early Stomu Yamashta on cd. When he was more of an Avant-garde artist collaborating with others and prior to going to England , working with Hugh Hopper, Gary Boyle, etc and releasing about 5 solo albums that were Prog...sometimes sounding Canterbury with an Asian "feel" and Esoteric released those. Then he disappeared into a monastery for about a year and surfaced again with ceremonial music such as the Iroha-Ka series which was some of the darkest Electronic music and practically demonic. . Then he did the soundtrack to Tempest which was beautiful. All of the aforementioned have never been released on cd...ugh! He lives in a temple writing ceremonial music . I really hope to see this stuff released one day...but I sincerely doubt it ever will be.