Hey guys long time what's new

[Wahzy]

Hey all (and Richard)

Anything new to report lately in regards to anything Matt?

Alex.

[karl]

Hey I starte4d a thread a few weeks ago saying "Where's Wahzy" , so you haven't' been abducted by aliens then?

[Wahzy]

I'm sorry I didn't realise people were missing me . Don't worry I'm still listening to Matt. I've been busy working full time at Heathrow now. I've also just met a beautiful young lady who I'm spending my spare time with. How have you been my friend?

[Rmoore]

Hi,

A new CD is due out soon - our first with Warners - It's a new Greatest Hits/best but hope that it will lead to other things.

New DVD in the works too for next year.

All details in Michele's latest updates - http://www.mattmonro.com/news.html

Nice to have you back!

[karl]

Aw Richard the dvd is next year? I thought it was a 2014 release, we're hardly into this year so how is it taking so long, clearance problems?

[karl]

I'm good Alex, things seeem to be going well for you. When you said working at Heathrow did you mean the airport?

[Rmoore]

It's being worked on in time for the 30th anniversary of Matt's passing.

None of these things are quick to research or clear, we've been working on this for 6 months already and are still negotiating with many other companies.

Who knows this MIGHT be the very last Matt Monro DVD to be issued - the market for music DVD's is shrinking all the time combined with the silly prices people want to charge - so we need to get this packed with as much good stuff as we are able to just in case

The Rarer Monro CD took several years to put together. I've been working on other (non Matt) projects too that are taking a very long time to come to fruition. One of these coming out soon (which I'm not allowed to talk about yet) is 21 years in the making!

I'm also still trying to get the Shirley Bassey set I remastered issued - that was ready in 2011.

All good things come to those who wait!

Richard

[Sandra]

And we will all wait with you Richard x

[Wahzy]

Yes Heathrow Airport. I work in security in Terminal 2. Opening officially in June.

[karl]

Yes Heathrow Airport. I work in security in Terminal 2. Opening officially in June.

Officially opening in June? Was it closed then?

[ROBERT M.]

Yes Richard, if it is Matts last DVD release we need as much of the great material still in the vaults as possible ..............especially Ed Sullivan ........(let me check my Lottery numbers)

[mike]

Any hope of any of the DVD tunes ending up on a CD?

[Rmoore]

There aren't that many 'unusual' songs but it's something to consider - the biggest problem is that these songs are split across several companies, BBC, ITN Source, Canal etc which only complicates things further.

Sorry Robert, The Ed Sullivan just aren't going to happen - We have asked several times over six or seven years and they won't budge.

Richard

[karl]

Richard I wonder if an American company might consider releasing them some day? I know there some Ed Sullivan releases over there.

I have quite a rare American video of a Lionel Hampton show hosted by Mel Torme and featuring Dusty as a guest.
From what you have said in the past I think the rules have changed from video to dvd?

[Rmoore]

The difference is that DVD's no longer sell in the quantities they used to, especially music DVD's.

At one point SOFA Entertainment (who own the Sullivans) were issuing their own DVD's but stopped a few years back - JUST before issuing a compilation featuring Matt. They contacted Michele for permission, which she gave but then stopped production before anything happened.

It's a sad state of affairs as there is some great stuff from USA (not just Sullivan) and Australia too that is just too expensive at the moment to even consider.

Richard