"THREE
CHEERS
FOR
SEPIA!
If
ever
proof
was
required
that
the
government
was
right
to
kick
out
the
ridiculous
proposal
to
extend
the
copyright
law,
here
it
is
in
abundance.
Jane
Morgan
had
hit
records
and
recorded
a
string
of
fine
albums
for
the
Kapp
label
in
the
Fifties
and
Sixties.
You'll
search
in
vain
for
an
'official'
release
beyond
a
desultory
'greatest
hits'
package
by
whoever
it
is
owns
the
Kapp
label
now.
Roberta
Sherwood
it
must
be
acknowledged,
was
hardly
a
commercial
proposition
even
in
1956
when
these
recordings
were
made,
so
the
chances
of
Decca
releasing
a
CD
of
hers
are
less
than
zero.
Patti
Page
it
is
true
has
not
been
ignored
like
the
other
two
but
take
away
the
hit
compilations
and
Mercury
have
hardly
mined
her
back
catalogue
over
the
years.
No,
as
we
all
know
the
majors
are
not
interested
in
this
kind
of
music
and
if
labels
like
Sepia
did
not
exist,
the
collector
would
be
on
a
starvation
diet.
As
it
is,
with
the
Patti
Page
issue
Sepia
have
now
clocked
up
an
astonishing
101
CDs
in
five
short
years
and
provided
us
with
so
many
gems
that
would
otherwise
have
been
denied
to
us
that
I
can
only
marvel
at
what
Richard
Tay,
the
label's
owner,
has
achieved.
Not
just
the
music
itself,
but
the
standard
of
presentation,
with
charming
photographs
and
artwork
in
mouth
watering
colours
and
the
invariably
excellent
remastering
that
breathes
fresh
life
into
these
old
recordings.
Long
may
they
continue
to
prosper.
I
don't
know
what
Richard
has
up
his
sleeve
next,
but
I
am
sure
whatever
it
is,
we
will
be
surprised
and
delighted
in
equal
measure."