flickering flame

Post by **henno** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:26 pm

anyone any idea why 'flickering flame' was released on a cd that wont play on pcs or macs??

roger having a little row with bill gates or something??

Demolition Man · Post by **Demolition Man** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:38 am

My Australian pressing doesn't have the copy protection on it.

Identification of the Aussie pressing:
*Comes with red slipcase with an "Made In Australia" sticker on the back.
*UPC 9399700100426
*ID Number on the side of the red slipcase and also found on the back cover of both the case and book = 5079062000 (the "will not play on PC/Mac" standard edition is COL 507906 2/5079062000 on the backs and 507906 2 on the side)
*CD Backcover along with the inside back page to the book has the following web addresses = http://www.columbiarecords.com, http://www.roger-waters.com, http://www.sonymusic.com.au, http://www.sonymusic.com.nz - the standard edition only has the Columbia Records and Roger Waters sites plugged.
*On the CD itself it says its "Manufactured by Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited. I'm assuming the standard edition is most likely manufactured in England but my "will not play on PC/Mac" copy is still in the wrapper.

I'll put a few pictures online of the Aussie pressing tommorow. Haven't had any issues with ripping it to my PC.

Oh, and its Sony who you should be having issues with over this since that's who Roger is under.

Dowie100 · Post by **Dowie100** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:24 pm

It plays on my PC, oddly.

CHR15 · Post by **CHR15** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:04 pm

i got it in a torrent, so plays on my pc.

Post by **drafsack** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:35 pm

CHR15 wrote:i got it in a torrent, so plays on my pc.

officially released material

Demolition Man · Post by **Demolition Man** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:12 am

Off with his head I say.

simpledumbpilot · Post by **simpledumbpilot** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:15 am

I think its a shame that PCs seem to be replacing hi-fi components.

The Gunner's Dream · Post by **The Gunner's Dream** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:18 am

Flickering flame is a rather poor collection in my opinion. I don't really see the point.

I could understand if it had remixes or demos or something but as it is it just seems like a waste.

peesea · Post by **peesea** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:55 am

Flickering Fireworks was a rather better (and way more funny) compilation I gotta say.

His Flickering Flame release was pointless...totally. All 3 of his solo records were works that were made as whole pieces and don't benefit at all from having "singles" pulled from them. His Live release was a far more worthwhile way to pull a little cash together.

The Ballad Of Pink Floyd · Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:30 am

Flickerin Flame I think wasn't all that good of a collection, I think it is a poorley made album, maybe just for hard RW fans or collectors.

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:24 pm

simpledumbpilot wrote:I think its a shame that PCs seem to be replacing hi-fi components.

yeah

J Ed · Post by **J Ed** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:29 pm

The Gunner's Dream wrote:I could understand if it had remixes or demos or something but as it is it just seems like a waste.

my copy of Flickering Flame has demos on it, two of them, plus a song from a 1980s soundtrack that most people have a hard time finding, and a Bob Dylan cover
its got much more previously unreleased or otherwise obscure stuff than, for example, Echoes

Tenniru · Post by **Tenniru** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:18 pm

FF is nice for it's unreleased/rare bits of material, but as a best-of set it is seriously lacking.

HeckTo · Post by **HeckTo** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:50 am

Here's a fact: I've had the album for many years; and I've never listened to it.

moom · Post by **moom** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:32 pm

copyright stuff, that's why... The only thing these copyrighters dunno is that we can simply record stuff from CD to MC