Look what they’ve done to “Ali More Angana”
Do you remember “Ali More Angana”? For those who dont, its an Indipop album I recorded in 1996 and the title track became both popular and controversial, if the media is to be believed. I wont discuss the controversy if indeed any existed, but just thought I’d warn anyone thinking of buying the album to be careful before they make a purchase.
The album was not available for several years and I was left without a single copy so I had made repeated efforts to see if I could buy a left-over copy at a record store somewhere. About a year ago I received a call from one of my favorite music stores in Delhi to say that the album was available once again. I rushed out and bought two copies and this is what I found:
thank god for the new technology and computers ………. i had been looking for Ali More for some time and recently my freind loaded the songs on my I-Pod thankfully they werent from the fake CD that you have described………….. all i can say is i am appalled by the disguesting and daring action of the company who has done it……….. its not just disrespect to the Artist (SHUBHA) but its theft and if i were SHUBHA i would sue the company. i am disguested.
needless to say we love your music and keep looking forward to your new albums …………….. this time sure we would check and play it before we buy it.
god bless
Vishal Mehta
Leicester (UK)
Dear Shubha ji,
I am a fan of you. Recently while searching for the song ‘Ali More Angana’ on net, I came across yr blog and read all these. Itz great unfortunate that people doing such things with a great album and with a senior artist like you. You should take legal action to stop all these farce.
However I am lucky that at last I got the song in digital format (MP3) and in good quality. I was searching for it since last two years. If you need it please let me know. I’ll be grateful if Im any help to you.
Sincerly
Lalit Mohan Sahoo
Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Thank you Mr. Sahoo,
Really kind of you to offer to send me the MP3 file, but fortunately I managed to get one copy of the original album somewhere and so I have it in my collection now.
Thanks all the same.
shocking but thankfully i own a copy. it indeed is something which i will keep in mind the next time i buy music
Thank you for this post. A couple of years ago when I was visiting India, I picked up the fake album at a store because I am a fan of you. I was quite confused when I listened to it later and never considered that a record company would stoop so low.