Lani Hall Classics Volume Number

[Harry]

I know that in the States, Lani's CLASSICS came out as Volume 19 of the series.

It looks (from eBay) like the same disc may have been Volume 12 over there. I didn't know that.

Harry
...learning new things every day, online...

 

[Rudy]

Which country?

I just hope it's not one in an endless string of homemade bootlegs I've been seeing lately.

 

[Harry]

Oh, sorry. I forgot - it was from Japan.

Harry

 

[Rudy]

It's possible they didn't want to release the whole Classics set over there, so they renumbered some of them to avoid any gaps.

 

[Rudy]

Did a little searching and came up with the following for the Japan Classics series:

TJB: 1
Quincy Jones: 2
Gino Vannelli: 3
Rita Coolidge: 4
Bros. Johnson: 5
Carpenters: 6
SM & Brasil 66: 7
Bacharach: 8
Styx: 9
Joan Armatrading: 10
- 11 unknown -
Lani: 12
Humble Pie: 13
Nils Lofgren: 14
Wes Montgomery: 15
Cat Stevens: 16
Frampton: 17
- 18, 19 unknown -
Alpert: 20

A few are the same...others different. No real rhyme or reason either way.

 

[Mr Bill]

Was there a Brothers Johnson one in the US???

--Mr Bill

 

[Brasil_Nut]

Could it have to do with liscensing and/or release dates? In other words, maybe certain material cleared for American release didn't coincide with international clearances? Could have been contractual as well. Then again, I think you have a point, Neil. Maybe there were artists who weren't considered marketable by Japanese standards -- the result being a re-numbered catalogue.

Regardless, this is an interesting find, Harry.

Jon

...in the land of pure conjecture, online...

 

[Rudy]

Was there a Brothers Johnson one in the US???

Yep, they were Vol. 11 here.

 

[Rudy]

Maybe there were artists who weren't considered marketable by Japanese standards -- the result being a re-numbered catalogue.

That I'd believe. I mean, Gino Vannelli, even today, has a huge international following outside the U.S., where he's almost been forgotten. He still rated a set here in the U.S. (Vol. 7), but his catalog still sells decently. But I doubt bands like Atlantic Starr, Nazareth, Squeeze, Pablo Cruise and LTD would have been that well known to Japanese consumers, and all of these rated a set here in the U.S.