Huddersfield Town Hall - 22 Dec 2007

[lauraisbestangel]

v.kl Dazza. I wanna get the special edition of the debut album where did you get it from?

same with me both my albums are signed except I need to get Laura to sign the first one as I got it signed in Bluewater when she wasnt there. Thats gonna be weird, asking just her to sign it. haha.


xxx

[admin]

lauraisbestangel said:

I wanna get the special edition of the debut album where did you get it from?

Hi Shauna,

This is one of life's little mysteries that we encounter from time to time. I have seen the cover of the special edition in local stores on at least two occasions, but when I took it to the counter to buy it, they gave me a funny look and said it doesn't exist! Yeah, I knew that, so why did they have the cover?

My theory is this. It was probably intended that the CD would be released, and the covers were produced. We know it was decided shortly before the release date that it would only be available for download. It seems those covers were then mistakenly distributed to stores in place of Into Paradise (which is when I found them). But none of that explains how Dazza managed to obtain a copy.

Dazza, congratulations for having the only signed copy of Simply Jazz. I have the CD but have never thought to get it signed. I suppose I would settle (reluctantly!) for the second one!

Roger

[dazza]

Hi Shauna and Roger,

Daisy also asked me where I got it from. I got my copy of the special edition album, which is brand new off eBay for about £7 during November, before 'Into Paradise' was released, so I don't think that it was because of a store mix up with the new album??? I think it's something that is going to remain a mystery.

The girls also said it was the first time that they had signed that too, so it probably means that I have the only signed copy in the world of that album too. ;D

Dazza

[lauraisbestangel]

Thank you Dazza just keep rubbing it in! haha. I guess this is gonna remain a mystery for now. lol.


xxx

[grant]

Hi Shauna and Roger

Several copies of this 'non existent' CD have appeared on Ebay - that's where I got mine.

Maybe some were produced before it was decided it would be download only or maybe a batch were produced for radio stations etc.

Maybe Dave can throw some light onto the existence of this oddity!

Best wishes
Grant

[admin]

Hi Grant,

I'm sure you are right in saying some copies will have been produced before it was decided to make the album download only. Inevitably in those situations, a relatively small number tend to *escape* and find there way onto Ebay. And you know what happens next. Either you or Dazza snap them up! :applaud: :applaud:

Roger

[dazza]

Hi Everyone,

To try and get to the bottom of this mystery I have contacted the eBay seller and asked them if they could tell me where they got the album from.

I have also wrote up the fulll set list of the concert, for those interested...

The audience were asked to sing the carols and to stand up for the first and last.

Carol
Christians Awake

Huddersfield Methodist Choir
Ding Dong Merrily On High
Rejoice and be Merry
Rise up Shepherd and Follow
12 Days of Christmas (the audience joined in from '5 Gold Rings)

Sellers International Youth Band (A brass band)
Valero
Caribbean Christmas
The Christmas Song
The Can Can

Carol
O Little Town Of Bethlehem

All Angels (with Con Spirito)
Sound of Silence
Barcarolle
Silent Night
In Paradisum
Singing You Through

INTERVAL

Carol
Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Huddersfield Methodist Choir
Unto us is born a Son
The Holly and the Ivy
Ring Out Wild Bells

Sellers International Youth Band
Goldcrest
The Irish Blessing
Schneewalzer
Jingle Bells

All Angels (with Con Spirito)
Flower Duet
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Nothing Compares 2 U
The Angel Gabriel
Song Bird
White Christmas

Carol
Hark The Herald Angels Sing

It was an absolutely wonderful concert and I enjoyed every minute of it, but of course it was All Angels that were the highlight.

Dazza

[james]

Dazza,

Many thanks for the report and pictures - I bet that photo of you with the Angels is your current desktop wallpaper? Maybe you can print it off and get the girls to sign it next time you see them?

It's great that you have the only signed copies of those 2 CDs.

I too had a similar experience to several other people with the special edition CD when I took a copy up to the counter to be told they were out of stock.

James

[lauraisbestangel]

Gr8 report Dazza. I cant wait till I can see the angels again in concert. Hopefully it will be before St. Pauls in april. lol.

xxx

[dazza]

Hi James,

james said:

I bet that photo of you with the Angels is your current desktop wallpaper?

How did you guess? ;D

That picture has also become my MySpace and Facebook profile picture too ;D

Thanks for the tip of printing it and getting it signed, after all the albums I had been wondering what to get signed next, that picture would look wonderful signed and framed.

Dazza

[lauraisbestangel]

Aww that would be amazing to get a pic of me and the girls signed! lol. shame i dont have one with them. haha.

I commented on the pic on myspace. lol.

xxx

;D

[admin]

lauraisbestangel said:

Aww that would be amazing to get a pic of me and the girls signed! lol. shame i dont have one with them. haha.

Ah, but to do that, you would need to see them twice!

Somehow, I suspect you will!

Roger

[lauraisbestangel]

lol I really hope I will. next time I see the girls i'll try and ask for a photo with them! lol.


xxx
;D

[admin]

Hi Shauna,

Even if you don't have a digital camera buy then, I'm sure we can sort something out for you.

Roger

[stephany]

Hello all,

There was a concert review in the 'Huddersfield Examiner'.

Talented musicians hit the heights
By Val Javin
24 December 2007
Huddersfield Examiner
(c) 2007 Examiner News and Information Services Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Huddersfield Methodist Choir has a gift for packing its Christmas Concert with diverse talents.

This year's was no exception, with the choir being joined by all girl classical supergroup All Angels, plus the talented youngsters of Sellers International Youth Band.

With such a packed billing, the choir offered just two short selections of Christmas songs and carols. Under the baton of Alan Brierley and with Malcolm Hinchliffe at the organ, they shone brightest in Mark Hayes' arrangement of Rise Up Shepherd and Follow though John Gardner's Holly And The Ivy had a warm seasonality that was hard to resist.

Mark Bousie conducted a band that is clearly on a high from one of its most successful years yet. They began with great verve and confidence with the snappy Valero by Swearingen (arrS Smith) and confirmed that musicianship in the crispness of the Salvation Army march, Gold crest by James Anderson.

The demanding beauty of The Christmas Song revealed some tonal inconsistency but the youngster bounced back with a cracking version of The Irish Blessing featuring a stunning quartet of young soloists.

Here is a group of young musicians who enjoy their music and are happy to share that sense of fun while showing off their musical skills in tricky pieces such as Schneewalzer and of course, Jingle Bells.

The four young singers of All Angels, with piano accompaniment plus a string quartet, Conspirito, offered something completely different.

A sensation in the music business, courtesy of swift record sales and Classical Brit appearances, they blend pop and classical music.

Their purity of voice is unquestionable, their talent as vocalists undeniable.

In the Simon and Garfunkel classic, The Sound Of Silence, they offered real charm and lightness of touch. And in In Paradisum from Faure's Requiem, there was a pared down beauty that had an almost ethereal quality about it.

The Flower Duet from Delibes opera, Lakme, had a mesmerising tone but else where, this delightful quartet of real vocal talent was perhaps not best served either by its choice of material or the somewhat sanitised arrangements. Presented all in white or cream, the quartet seemed to shy away from anything which would have really tested their character or their emotional range as performers.

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