Whatever happened to Water Records?

[Soul Stream]

I was checking out my Water reissues last night. What a great company and the production value and care was unbelievable. Plus, they put out great titles nobody else would even dream about....I mean to have Lou Donaldson's "Say It Loud", Reuben Wilson's "Groovy Situation" and others reissued in such a caring way is pretty unreal.

Are they still active? Do they have a website?

[paul secor]

Here's a listing on their distributor's website: http://www.runtdistribution.com/water.html

CD Universe carries their releases: http://www.cduniverse.com/sresult.asp?HT_S...p;altsearch=yes

Edited February 20, 2008 by paul secor

[paul secor]

Interesting, eclectic label - I have a few of their issues, plus originals of a bunch of others they've reissued. Thanks for posting the query. Looking through their catalog, I see that there are a few things I'm interested in - Sandy Bull, Paul Kelly, Holy Modal Rounders.

[AndrewHill]

Thought they did a nice job on the Ayler.

[Soul Stream]

Does anybody know if they have an email address? I'd like to get in contact with them. Thanks ahead for any help.

[AndrewHill]

Soulstream,

It seems that Water is distributed by Runt. Here's an email: info@runtdistribution.com

Hope that helps,

HG

[AndrewHill]

And here's Water's page vis a vis Runt: http://www.runtdistribution.com/water.html

[WorldB3]

There was a write up on Runt in one of our local weekly's last summer.

http://www.sfweekly.com/2006-08-16/music/the-italian-job/1

The focus on the article is on 70's Italian Prog Rock.

I have a friend who did some marketing for Water about 3 years ago. He hooked me up with some Eddie Gayle, Ablert Ayler and Terry Reid re-issues.

Edited February 20, 2008 by WorldB3

[jazzbo]

I think they did a fantastic job on the Eddie Gales, I wrote a nice review of them when they were released.

And yes, the Ayler "Riviera Concert" release was exceptionally well done (as all of the Waters are, really) and a favorite.

Edited February 20, 2008 by jazzbo

[AndrewHill]

I think they did a fantastic job on the Eddie Gales, I wrote a nice review of them when they were released.

And yes, the Ayler "Riviera Concert" release was exceptionally well done (as all of the Waters are, really) and a favorite.

I definitely want to check out the Eddie Gales disks, especially the date with Jimmy Lyons!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

They don't seem to have released anything new for quite some time, however.

MG

[kenny weir]

Paul Kelly

Dirt's a soul classic!

[jazzbo]

They don't seem to have released anything new for quite some time, however.

MG

That has me wondering too!

[clifford_thornton]

They don't seem to have released anything new for quite some time, however.

MG

I thought they reissued that Ornette album, To Whom Who Keeps A Record, within the past several months.

[AndrewHill]

They don't seem to have released anything new for quite some time, however.

MG

I thought they reissued that Ornette album, To Whom Who Keeps A Record, within the past several months.

My copy has a 2006 date on the back, so its been almost two years. Interestingly enough the cd was manufactured by Rhino (and leased from Atlantic of course!)

[clifford_thornton]

Dang, where have those years gone???

[Chuck Nessa]

Water made so much money from these reissues the said "no more" and stopped.

[jazzbo]

That's what i thought. They bought a bunch of yachts and are just cruisin'!

[paul secor]

Water is reissuing Ornette's The Art of the Improvisors next month - with, oddly enough, two "bonus" tracks from To Whom Who Keeps a Record, which they've already reissued. So I guess they're still around - more or less.

[AndrewHill]

Water is reissuing Ornette's The Art of the Improvisors next month - with, oddly enough, two "bonus" tracks from To Whom Who Keeps a Record, which they've already reissued. So I guess they're still around - more or less.

And it looks like they restored the original cover too!

[Bluesnik]

i stopped hearing about new jazz reissues from Water some time ago, but they reissued some nice Brazilian stuff about a year or two ago.

[Soul Stream]

I emailed them and this is the response I received...perhaps if those interested emailed also, it could get something happening...

I am a huge fan of the job Water records did on the long-neglected

Blue Note organ titles Lou Donaldson's "Say It Loud", Reuben

Wilson's "A Groovy Situation" and Jack McDuff's "Who Knows What

Tomorrow's Gonna Bring." I wondered if Water was planning to do

anything further along these lines in the near future?

hello!

for now there's no plan of doing anything else in that genre but who

knows...

thanks for writing

Filippo

The email address is filippo@runtdistribution.com

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I emailed them and this is the response I received...perhaps if those interested emailed also, it could get something happening...

I am a huge fan of the job Water records did on the long-neglected

Blue Note organ titles Lou Donaldson's "Say It Loud", Reuben

Wilson's "A Groovy Situation" and Jack McDuff's "Who Knows What

Tomorrow's Gonna Bring." I wondered if Water was planning to do

anything further along these lines in the near future?

hello!

for now there's no plan of doing anything else in that genre but who

knows...

thanks for writing

Filippo

The email address is filippo@runtdistribution.com

Looks like the material they issued didn't make money.

MG

[clifford_thornton]

Water is reissuing Ornette's The Art of the Improvisors next month - with, oddly enough, two "bonus" tracks from To Whom Who Keeps a Record, which they've already reissued. So I guess they're still around - more or less.

And it looks like they restored the original cover too!

Sorry, I'm not one for Ornette's paintings...

[AndrewHill]

Water is reissuing Ornette's The Art of the Improvisors next month - with, oddly enough, two "bonus" tracks from To Whom Who Keeps a Record, which they've already reissued. So I guess they're still around - more or less.

And it looks like they restored the original cover too!

Sorry, I'm not one for Ornette's paintings...

Not even the Empty Foxhole? That painting is cool!