peter molecz wrote:The only problem are the so called "unreleased Bones Howe sessions" which are at the moment only useable in 2nd or 3rd generation audio tapes.
Presumably Elektra/Warners still have these in their archives (that's assuming Rolf doesn't have them), but otherwise I agree - it's Bear Family we should be encouraging. First of all though we need to know whether or not Rolf would be willing to work with them. Maybe Thomas or anyone else who knows him could find out? Then if we get a positive answer we can all start petitioning Bear Family.
I still think an "Elektra and beyond" (or at least an "Elektra and MCA") box set would be the best solution. Ludicrously the MCA albums haven't even been released on CD in their original forms (forget the ACE CDs, as most songs were remixes, overdubbed or alternate takes).