Petition Dire Straits Extended dance play & Mark Knopfler Comfort and Joy in cd

[Jules]

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/614/716/727/dire-straitss-extended-dance-play-and-mark-knopflers-comfort-and-joy-to-be-released-on-cd/

Its probably useless but...

[dmg]

It only had one signature!  Now it has two.

[twm]

But why?

[dmg]

But why?

Wider availability maybe.  Secondhand, they are becoming quite hard to find now in mint condition.

[Jules]

Because they are the only DS and MK records that are OUT OF PRINT and WASN

[twm]

To me, that's not a strong enough reason in itself.

Maybe if there was some kind of Dire Straits retrospective, or a reissue of a regular album with bonus tracks, or a Fans' Choice album, or that kind of thing, but, otherwise, I really can't see the point.

Would there really be sufficient demand for it? Would there be many sales outside of fan circles?  Especially if a U.S. release were unlikley at present.

Your best hope may be to get the Japanese record company to do something. I have no idea how well DS/MK have sold in Japan but the they seem to operate a bit more independently of their holding company than the European sunsidiaries.

If the record company were to be persuaded by a petition on the grounds of making this material more generally available, then I suspect they'd go for a download version. (Maybe. that's already available. I don't know)

[El Macho]

Because they are the only DS and MK records that are OUT OF PRINT and WASN

[vgonis]

Would it be hard for a bunch of people to ask from the record company the rights to issue a limited edition CD containing these two titles together? I remember that in some countries, the  record companies gave permission for special releases, yet limited in quantities and in circulation time. (I have 1 promo record from Polygram, that contain TBTP, that advertise on demand pressing and release for special clientele of specially chosen songs for special events, such as a  promo for another product, conventions, etc.)  Maybe we can all chip in, or use our contacts and produce such a release, if this still stands. And I guess it would be much easier with CD.

[Jules]

Would be excellent.