Malcolm. "The vinyl is and always was available via the catalogue as far as I am aware". I confess that's a new one on me. As I have virtually all the Leader catalogue anyway, there wouldn't have been much point in my investigating that line of enquiry. But to which catalogue are you referring? Dave Bulmer's own? If so there are presumably other Mudcatters who might wish to benefit.

"considering that the stuff never sold in the first place". Sad but true. Anybody who thinks there's a killing to be made out of this had better think again. However, consider the 100+ Cds which Musical Traditions has released, plus all the stuff which Veteran has churned out, plus how many volumes is it now of Topic's Voice of the People? That's without even mentioning companies like Greentrax, Clo Iar Chonnachta etc.

There may be no money in releasing CDs of traditional music. Nevertheless, there are people who clearly think the stuff is worth releasing, and there are other people who clearly think the stuff is worth buying.

So, to conclude and finish. Here's a job which is worth doing for aesthetic and/or ideological reasons, if not for the greenbacks. All I can add is that, having twice now persuaded Topic to release material which everyone else seemed to have forgotten about, plus having collaborated with Rod Stradling whenever he needed it, I can tell you there's a lot of back breaking and ball aching involved, and very little recognition or profit. But by God, the glow of satisfaction when you succeed in making it happen.