Hi,
Btw Vijay would the International edition
release in India
??? i am waiting for it!!!!!!
Thanks!!!!
From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of avyayan
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006
8:42 AM
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [arr] Godfather Audio CD
(International Edition) - Kudos!
Just wanted to say a HUGE
THANKS to the team behind the international
edition of the Godfather CD. God knows how long
we've been waiting for
something like this - that one of our group
members (Vijay Iyer,
MASSIVE THANKS!) was involved is extremely
heartening. I couldn't wait
to listen to the songs so I went ahead and bought
the Indian edition
first, which in its own weird way was attractive
(appealing to the
target audience in TN I am sure, though the '8th
Wonder of the World'
tag was patently unnecessary - gosh the extent ppl
will go to sell
their stuff).
But the International version - God almighty! - I
couldnt recognize it
at first on the shelf at Oli's M3 in Singapore, 'cos
I was looking for
the usual garish cover; but then, there it was,
extreme right of the
first row - stunningly elegant, and
oh-so-totally-cool! For the first
time in a long time, I felt good about buying a
Tamil audio CD in
Singapore (which usually gets the horribly designed cover versions
from Malaysia). As if the picture of ARR
in a trance-like smile on the
back cover was not stunning enough, the superb
poster of Rahman behind
the lyric sheet is an invaluable bonus. But let's
not forget the
immaculately designed package as a whole -
well-chosen fonts, clear,
crisp printing, eye-pleasing colours, cool
montages of Ajit, and the
elegant CD label artwork - the whole package looks
and feels like a
production from an international record label like
Sony-BMG or Warner
Records. A lot of thought has gone into its
design, and it shows! So
here's a huge, huge, kudos to those behind it
(Sumeru Design house
must be a major fan of ARR to have poured so much
love into this
package). I only wish I had a scanner so that
everyone can see this
beauty. The manufacturing quality is top-notch
(thanks to Agi Music
who seem to be leagues ahead from other Malaysian
music labels like
Alai Osai, Five-Star, etc).
At S$12.50, it's considerably underpriced compared
to international
CDs which are normally not less than S$18. But I
guess the price will
be of some concern to the non-discerning buyer
(used to the S$10 or
less Malaysian versions) who may not see much
value in the package.
It's a risk, but a justified one. I only hope Agi
and KM Musiq make a
tidy profit so that they can keep up the great
work. Here's to more
such!
PS. I would hesitate to add this, but I think the
'appeal to respect
copyright' message could be avoided in future
productions - it's the
only 'unprofessional' aspect of the CD - but
perhaps an understandable
one considering it's the first such production. It
takes nothing away
from the wonderful feeling of owning the CD
though!
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