Originally Posted by: GotBlueEyes Didn't all the tapes get withdrawn last time too?
I assumed the fact he listed a load of tapes again, meant that he'd sorted whatever the problem was last time
Obviously not - time wasting git
The situation with the tapes last time was a bit weird, if I remember rightly. Some of them were withdrawn, whilst others not.
Certainly some of the Hannett reels were withdrawn (Lots 145-150, 155-157) and some weren't (Lots 153-154).
Similarly, some tapes and CDs were withdrawn (Lots 204-205), whilst some weren't (Lots 210-229, for instance).
I can't remember when these were withdrawn, but certainly the Ian/Annick letters and guitar books were 11th hour. Possibly the tapes too.
But, yeah, it does feel a little anti-climatic for 53/409 lots in the current auction to be withdrawn the evening before the event takes place.
To be honest, I don't think it was totally surprising that these were withdrawn.
Maybe, Hook was chancing it - to see if some would've made it past 'the cut'. Maybe he was trolling the band, knowing full well they'd protest.
The only thing that did surprise me was the late withdrawal, but there may be a legitimate reason for this. I don't know how these things work. Maybe a protest was put in early, but the auction house only withdrew this at the last possible moment. Perhaps negaotiations were happening up until the last moment, but they fell through.
Or maybe the band just wanted to disrupt things as best they could by leaving it to the last minute before they registered their complaint.
Anyway, I'm tempted to contact Omega and ask for a partial rebate on my catalogue.
Joking aside, I just hope that all of the 'studio' stuff on the tapes has already been 'backed up' (or other copies exist) and the best of it makes it out onto the box-sets.
Similarly, with any live soundboards. I suspect that most of the live stuff on the tapes, CDs etc. are bootleg audios (rather than from the mixing desks) and are mostly nothing different from tapes circulating amongst fans.
But who knows, eh?