Has Label Bleu gone under?

[A Lark Ascending]

Overheard words to that effect at the weekend. And the website has vanished.

Though the recordings are still there on e-music.

A pity...a great source for contemporary European jazz.

[Chuck Nessa]

I heard they went under last year.

[relyles]

That is unfortunate. Some very good music on that label - not only European, but also all of Steve Coleman's recent recordings were on the label and we can't forget the great Bunky Green disc from a couple of years ago.

[A Lark Ascending]

Must have missed the news. There were a few collapses last year - some major UK distributors in particular that it was easy to miss other casualties.

I wonder how the thing with e-music works. All profits to pay creditors?

[papsrus]

Hm. Bad news indeed.

[porcy62]

Hm. Bad news indeed.

Yes, bad news, they have a very good catalog of 'world' music too, and don't forget David Krakauer!

Edited May 28, 2009 by porcy62

[Chuck Nessa]

No mention of the Charles Tyler cds. I have 5 of them.

[Guest youmustbe]

Was talking to Bob James' manager today...she said "Reality is here and it sucks!'

[Chuck Nessa]

Was talking to Bob James' manager today...she said "Reality is here and it sucks!'

You can't imagine the empathy I have for her.

[7/4]

Was talking to Bob James' manager today...she said "Reality is here and it sucks!'

You can't imagine the empathy I have for her.

[Head Man]

No mention of the Charles Tyler cds. I have 5 of them.

What are the Tyler CDs you have, Chuck?

[Chuck Nessa]

No mention of the Charles Tyler cds. I have 5 of them.

What are the Tyler CDs you have, Chuck?

Mid Western Drifter

Folly Fun Magic Music

Live at Sweet Basil - vol 1

Live at Sweet Basil - vol 2

Voyage From Jericho - reissue of Ak-Ba lp

[king ubu]

That's very sad news.

Lots of good European jazz there, too (think of Henri Texier mainly).

[Clunky]

No mention of the Charles Tyler cds. I have 5 of them.

What are the Tyler CDs you have, Chuck?

Mid Western Drifter

Folly Fun Magic Music

Live at Sweet Basil - vol 1

Live at Sweet Basil - vol 2

Voyage From Jericho - reissue of Ak-Ba lp

was BLEUREGARD the same as Label Bleu ????

[Chuck Nessa]

Just a brain fart.

[Claude]

I heard they went under last year.

Already in July 2007.

The french Wikipedia page says that they had financial problems since the end of 2005, when the sales of their biggest selling artists dropped (Romano-Sclavis-Texier sold 800 copies in 2000, but only 150 in 2005).

In 2006 they made a 100.000 Euro deficit, and reduced their recording sessions. In July 2007, they ended all activities. No bancrupcy was filed, but the company is no longer active.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Label_Bleu

Edited May 29, 2009 by Claude

[Tom Storer]

In the June issue of the French monthly Jazz Magazine, there's an ad that says "Label Bleu reissues 12 essential references." Their website is currently online.

The content of the site seems to be two years old and doesn't mention these reissues, but apparently the Maison de Culture d'Amiens, a municipal cultural center under whose auspices the label was created, has found a new distributor for the back catalog, Sphinx Distribution, in Paris. Here are the 12 reissues:

Marc Ducret, Gris

Daniel Goyone, 2

Daniel Humair, Edges

David Linx/Diederik Wissels, Bandarkah

D'Andra/Humair/Rava/Vitous, Earthcake

Enrico Rava, L'Opéra Va

Barbara Casini/Enrico Rava, Vento

Palatino (Romano/Benita/Fresu/Ferris), Palatino

Palatino (Romano/Benita/Fresu/Ferris), Tempo

Enrico Rava, Carmen

Henri Texier Trio, The Scene Is Clean

Henri Texier, Skopja