[ -- You can find this info on Ace's web page at the following URL. -- MC]

[ -- The deejay single of "Old Fashioned Love Song" was in mono and stereo, so a stereo version exists. Not so with "Shambala," where the stereo side was rechanneled. Nobody seems to have been able to find the multitrack to "Shambala," and at this particular time, I doubt if anyone's looking. -- MC]

[ -- Stereo may be king, but mono's the joker in the deck... - MC]

[ -- The long stereo version of "What'd I Say" has been around since the late 1950s. There was even a vinyl LP of his hits recorded on 8-track stereo. -- MC]

[ -- The long stereo version was also on several Atlantic various artists LPs in the 1960s. -- MC]

[ -- I'm pretty sure it was stereo on the original vinyl LP. -- MC]

[ -- Thanks for the tip. I will investigate and if need be, remove them as a link. -- MC]

[ -- Let's see. Your position is, "The argument is over. I'm right?" :-) -- MC]

[ -- Rollercoaster Records in England owned the Swan masters the last time I checked, but they may not have the Freddy Cannon masters. These may be owned by Freddy Cannon or Warner Brothers. The Forevermore label out of Pennsylvania seems to have some connection with Rollercoaster. -- MC]

[ -- Quad was a mid-1970s thing, popular from about 1973 to 1975 for the most part, then it slowly died a painful death over several years. There were some problems with quad, to be sure. Many quad albums used a "derived" sound for the back channels that was not much more than rechanneling. (Surround Sound derives channels, but they sound much more discrete.) The "discrete quad" that was used on some records and 8-track tapes sounded pretty strange to me, almost like too much of a good thing, where a record was pulled apart so much that it was hard for your brain to put it back together again. Just a thought. :-) -- MC]

[ -- They'll be out this year. -- MC]

[ -- The two versions are probably two different recordings altogether, but recorded at about the same time, so Ray's intonations are pretty close. -- MC]

[ -- Due to some other commitments, Issue #46 is late. It is currently at the printer and will probably be mailed on or before February 20. Sorry for the delay. We expect #47 to be on time. The 3rd Edition of Oldies On CD will be later out this year. There will be plenty of notice given when a publication date is set. -- MC]

[ -- Actually, there's the start of a discussion of this sort in the new issue of BSN, Issue #46. This brings up another interesting but little known fact. In an affidavit that Klein filed in the late '60s or early '70s, he noted that he changed the name of his company from Cameo-Parkway to ABKCO. Cameo-Parkway didn't fold; Abkco IS Cameo-Parkway. How ironic. -- MC]

[ -- For those who subscribe to the newsletter, there are three -- count 'em, three -- different ways to know your subscription is expiring. First, right after your name on the mailing label is a number in brackets, such as [Exp= 46], which tells you the last issue in your current subscription. In addition, when that last issue comes up, the mailing label is no longer white, but some bright dayglo color like red, green, or yellow. Third, inside with the newsletter on your last issue, there is a long, brightly colored, slip of paper which says "This is your last issue," etc. On the back of that slip is a renewal form, including info for renewing by VISA or MasterCard. If you still miss all of that, within some period of time (6-12 mos., usually), you will get a letter notifying you that your subscription has expired. If after all this, you can't tell that your subscription has run out, I guess you won't be re-upping anyway, since you're probably comatose. :-) -- MC]

[ -- "Running Bear" has never appeared in true stereo to my knowledge, so I'd suggest you check for rechanneling on your version. This was usually done with reverb on one channel. "Feel So Fine" was true stereo on his vinyl LP. As far as the mono/stereo debate, I think it's okay for the chat board as long as it doesn't get outside the bounds of civility. -- MC]

[ -- While I agree that the more noise fans make, the more likely things are to happen, I seriously doubt that Abkco is monitoring this board. They care too little about what fans think to bother with "monitoring" potential customers. -- MC]

[ -- Actually, Abkco did issue several double-LP sets of Cameo-Parkway material in the early 1970s, all in mono of course.... You might want to set up another few hypothetical scenarios for why none of the C-P material is coming out. First scenario: Maybe there are legal problems. Let's say that in the old days, artists had royalty arguments with C-P. As we know, Abkco is not a different company, just C-P with a name change. Let's say that the minute new C-P material comes out, Abkco will be sued for back royalties. Second scenario: Maybe Allen Klein simply HATES the Cameo-Parkway material, and thinks the world will be much better off if no one ever hears it again.... Third secenario: Abkco is a very small company made up oif a bunch of lawyers who don't know beans about the record business and don't care.... Fourth scenario. The people at Abkco are just totally incompetent.... All this is to say, there are other possible reasons for the C-P material not coming out than the one you give. -- MC]

[ -- You are correct. -- MC]

[ -- I knew this old saw would be back. Green paint or magic marker makes no difference in the sound of your CDs. Period. Somebody thought they'd make some money by selling the stuff, and sent some hype in to some gullible magazine people who published it. -- MC]

[ -- Nope. Almost always mono, rarely even rechanneled. -- MC]

[ It just might... :-) MC]