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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | The Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time |
| Date | Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:05:32 -0400 |
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From author Bob Mersereau
It's been an exciting few months, and the wait is finally over. THE TOP 100
CANADIAN ALBUMS book will be released this Thursday, Oct. 18. Already some
early review copies are circulating, and the reaction has been over the top.
It's a beautiful book, and the people at Goose Lane Editions have done a
marvelous job on the graphics and artwork. It's turned out to be the
fitting celebration of Canadian culture that we'd hoped from the beginning.
All of you who participated deserve a great thanks. This was always planned
as a full survey and a consensus vote of music lovers from across the
country, and I hope this is reflected by the albums that made the list.
You'll find something from every genre of music, from rock to pop to jazz to
classical to folk to metal to hip-hop, and something from every area of the
country. It reflects your tastes and knowledge.
When the book is published this Thursday, you're going to see and hear lots
about it in the media. Already interviews and articles are scheduled in
most major national and regional markets. As well, I'm about to set out on
a two-week tour of the country, for more media opportunities, as well as
some scheduled appearances.
Originally, we had planned a launch party in Toronto, but we had to change
those plans because of a few reasons. The first was a delay in publication;
the book was pushed back a couple of weeks by the behemoth that is Harry
Potter. Pressing plants in the country were backlogged because of the boy
wizard, and the initial date was pushed back two weeks. Also, media demands
during my time in Toronto became rather heavy, and there were also some
conflicting events in the area that day. So, we simply decided to
concentrate on the launch and media needs for the 18th. It's an enviable
problem: people want to know what's in the Top 100, and I have to do all
these interviews.
There is, however, a launch Saturday in Halifax, at 5 PM at Tribeca, as part
of The Halifax Pop Explosion festival. If you're in the area, please stop
by, there will be a special musical guest from the Top 100 book. As well,
I'll be in Calgary and Winnipeg, at the McNally Robinson bookstores, on Oct.
24 and 25, for book launches there. Again, please stop by if you're in
those areas. Here's the complete schedule:
Toronto media days: Oct. 17-18
Interview on www.CFRB.com to air Sunday @ 6PM EST
For media members of the jury, if there are any interview inquiries
surrounding the book, we've made yours the priority. Many of you have
already been contacted, or will be shortly. If you have any requests for
interviews, contests, etc., please get ahold of Colleen Kitts at Goose Lane,
she is handling publicity and will make sure your programs and publications
get what they need. She's at ckitts@gooselane.com. And please, anyone in
any of these areas I'm visiting, if you'd like to meet up for a coffee
during these days, just send a note to this email address, I'll be checking
constantly, and hopefully can work out a time.
Of course, there's a website too, with a discussion forum and more. It's at
www.top100canadianalbums.com and I'll be posting from the road.
Once again, thanks for all your help with this project, and please check out
the book soon. You're all in it (check the back pages) and it never would
have happened without your participation.
Best, Bob Mersereau
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Myself and Gary Gold are both name-checked in the book.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
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