Velvet Illusion

[gregk25]

Possibly this was discussed in the booklet of the recent VI comp, but as I dont own that one...

What's the difference between the two "velvet illusions" labels:

did one come before the other? I only own the "metro video" variant, does "metro media" sound better/different?

also how come that "mini shimmy" is so much scarcer than the other 4?

thanks in advance to the knowledgable bunch you are.

 

[greenfuzz]

Gray Newell's indepth story on these guys will be in Ugly Things #33, due out in May.

 

[MopTopMike]

"Lazy" / "The Stereo Song" is the rarest Velvet Illusions 45, two known copies. There are at least 6 of "Mini Shimmy" out there...

 

[MopTopMike]

There is no difference in the recordings, just the label name switch form Media to Video. I'm sure the big conglomerate media outfit Metromedia provided the reason for the name update.

 

[gregk25]

"Lazy" / "The Stereo Song" is the rarest Velvet Illusions 45, two known copies. There are at least 6 of "Mini Shimmy" out there...

oops, does my NM-copy of "Lazy" count among these?

 

[George Radford]

Hi all, I am George Radford, the saxophone player from the Velvet Illusions

 

[greenfuzz]

Hi all, I am George Radford, the saxophone player from the Velvet Illusions

Welcome, George. You guys made some great recordings.

 

[Mr.Segment]

Hi all, I am George Radford, the saxophone player from the Velvet Illusions

Hi George! The title song is one of my all time favorite songs. How do you look upon the 45s today?

 

[George Radford]

Welcome, George. You guys made some great recordings.

Thank you, we had fun back in the day.

 

[George Radford]

Hi George! The title song is one of my all time favorite songs. How do you look upon the 45s today?

it's interesting that there is so much interest in what we did so many years ago. I was 16 back then, i'm 63 now

 

[George Radford]

Possibly this was discussed in the booklet of the recent VI comp, but as I dont own that one...

What's the difference between the two "velvet illusions" labels:

did one come before the other? I only own the "metro video" variant, does "metro media" sound better/different?

also how come that "mini shimmy" is so much scarcer than the other 4?

thanks in advance to the knowledgable bunch you are.

the change of label was do to another company already using it.
Mini Shimmy was done later and not that many ever pressed

 

[beccabear67]

The 'Tune In' CD collection is great! It was a must get when I first heard about it (along with one by Hardwater). You guys sure had some wild stage outfits, it sure would have been fun to have seen you walking the streets of Pendleton or La Grande back in the day! :)

 

[George Radford]

The 'Tune In' CD collection is great! It was a must get when I first heard about it (along with one by Hardwater). You guys sure had some wild stage outfits, it sure would have been fun to have seen you walking the streets of Pendleton or La Grande back in the day! :)

I still have all seven outfits, they still look like brand new