[Jandek] Question About Recent Corwood Releases

[Darin Mitchell]

And just how does this person know the man who holds the copyrights?

Just come out with it, what age was mentioned (probably not even true)?

I would bet he is still recording.

M.


>From: soolip at aol.com
>To: jandek at mylist.net
>Subject: Re: [Jandek] Question About Recent Corwood Releases
>Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 03:14:13 EST
>
>Someone recently told me his age, or at least the age of the person who 
>holds
>the copyrights to his material, and I was a little shocked. I won't blurt 
>it
>out here because I enjoy Jandek's mystique and I assume others do too, but 
>it
>did make me wonder if he was still recording.
>
>In 1980 he said he had enough stockpiled for 30 albums.
>
>Also, the titles of some of the songs on the last CD indicate he might be
>winding down, or finishing up altogether: "I See the Open Door", "I Just 
>Might Go
>Now".
>
>I don't currently own any of his CDs, but perhaps I should take the plunge
>and just order the whole set. $140 isn't bad for 35 discs. How long does it
>usually take to receive an order from Corwood?
>
>farmofarmo at aol.com wrote:
>
>His voice has aged recently, more deep and booming than before. I don't 
>think
>that the new stuff is archival material, Jandek seems to make reference to
>past songs and phases. I don't know about the digital recording/tape thing,
>though.
>
>  He's probably only in his fifties, which is not that old, when you look 
>at
>the achievements of Johnny Cash in his twilight years.

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