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Thread #88632   Message #1675943
Posted By: GUEST,kenny
22-Feb-06 - 11:32 AM
Thread Name: That Green Linnet Kerfuffle
Subject: RE: That Green Linnet Kerfuffle
Hi, Fionn,
                   "Silly Wizard" actually only recorded 3 albums for "Green Linnet" as opposed to 5 which were released in the USA under licence to "Shanachie". The Green Linnet albums were the 2 live recordings made in Boston, and their last album "A Glint Of Silver". "Silly Wizard" are no longer listed on Green Linnet's website, so I suppose these recordings have all been sold. I don't believe any of the former members of the band would have any to sell. You can get them, however, from several outlets over the internet, and they also are downloadable as MP3s from some of the internet sites which provide that service. All of "Silly Wizard's" recordings regularly turn up on e-bay, although the prices can be quite variable.
I got the following information from my brother, Martin Hadden, on Sunday.
There are moves afoot to re-issue the 2 live albums on 1 CD, and this might happen quite soon. Included in the package will be an 8-page booklet history of the band by an Edinburgh journalist who supported them in their early days.
"Silly Wizard" also recorded a live concert video tape, and they are looking into the possibility of releasing this themselves as a DVD.
Andy M. is recovering from his operation, but is unlikely to be able to do any gigs for a few months, hopefully not as much as 6.
As far as "The Queen Of Argyll" is concerned, Andy recorded that when "Silly Wizard" were with Shanachie, and he does have it under copyright, so that's not anything to do with Green Linnet as far as I can tell. It did appear on one of the 2 live albums released by Green Linnet.

Sorry that this has gone off at a bit of a tangent from the original thread, but a question was asked which I was in a position to answer.

Regards,    Kenny Hadden [ Aberdeen, Scotland ]