Rubellan wrote:Yes, it's a shame. I had already begun my artwork for my planned BWW releases before I heard of this box coming. I was very eager to give them a high quality treatment.
But here's an interesting twist. I got an email from Cherry Red confirming they've read my reviews (as well as confirming some of the content there in), and asking me if I would be interested in working on future projects with them. Perhaps it's a 'keep your enemies closer' scenario? I responded politely detailing that I had worked with CR before, and explaining why I departed (the whole skimp on quality for the sake of a deadline situation). The person who contact me is a manager who has been with CR since 2015 and may not have been aware of my history with them. Honestly, I don't see the point. They've just done probably the three main Sony owned artists that I wanted to do (Altered Images, BWW and King), so it feels like too little too late. And now with my own label going, as well as still being tapped for the occasional project for Futurismo, it just makes me sigh...
I suppose they may just want you under contract so you'd be under a non-disclosure agreement. But, maybe there is nothing sinister of the sort in their minds.
You should take the job. I mean if you look at the BWW box, look at the art direction. It was outstanding. I realize it may have been outsourced (there's a design credit on the back cover), but at least some people there are trying to make an impressive-looking product.
So, the audio quality comes up short, and will again due to their inflexible stance on not paying to get access to master tapes. But even with that limitation, you know how to avoid mistakes that others repeatedly make when dealing with second-hand materials. If they are asking for your advice, and you could give the best advice - and can let go of whether or not they accept it - then why not get paid for your expertise?
I dunno. I tend to give bad advice, so maybe do the opposite of what I suggest. But still it seems like they'd have been better off hiring you for the past two boxes.