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''The Rumor'' is the first studio album recorded by indie rock band Before Braille. It was originally released on September 10, 2002 by Aezra Records and distributed by BMG. Ownership of the album has since passed to Sunset Alliance Records. ==Story== Because Aezra Records had placed the band under significant pressure to get this record done quickly, the album was recorded and produced by Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket Recording in Mesa, Arizona, in one and one half months〔 and then mixed by Bob and the band during a 28-hour marathon session.〔(Before Braille Official Website: Rumor ), retrieved 02-02-12〕 However, when the original mixes were given to Aezra Records, the label rejected them.〔〔 Dominic, Serene. (''Blind Ambition'' The Phoenix New Times, Oct. 3, 2002 ) retrieved 02-17-12〕 Bob Hoag offered to remix any of the material, but the label refused and decided that it wanted to hire Karl Richardson of Saturday Night Fever-era Beegees fame, in Miami.〔〔 The new mixes from Miami did not please anyone either.〔〔 Eventually, when it came time to master the record, it was sent to Jason Livermore, one of Bob Hoag's close acquaintances, at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado.〔 Bob was enlisted to help in the mastering, and perhaps fix all of the problems with the mixes.〔 Interestingly, Jason Livermore ended up liking the original mixes more than those done in Florida, and eventually included all of them on the new master copy, which, although it was rejected by the label just four months earlier, ended up getting the go ahead when compared to the Miami mixes.〔 Originally, the band wanted to record an album with twenty songs. Aezra only wanted ten songs to be on the record, so the band met them halfway and included 15 tracks on the album.〔Hendrickson, Derik. (''Old School Interview'', Before Braille MySpace Blog, Jan. 3, 2009 ) retrieved 2012-21-08〕 As for the album's name, the band had originally thought of "Trade Honor for Canker Sores," "The Sunset Alliance," and "Tired of Not Being Away From Here."〔Scott. (M.I. Confidential..., ''The Rumor'', Oct. 25, 2012 ) retrieved 2012-25-10〕 Eventually, it settled on ''The Rumor'' after the following experience as recounted by lead-singer Dave Jensen: ::"Without mentioning any names, there was a very heated conversation between a member of the band and 2 people representing the label. Threats were made by the two people from the label after the band had decided not to work with a particular member of 'A&R'. Almost a direct quote from that encounter was this, 'I will personally see to it that this is the end of your band...if you continue ignoring me, this will all be over and your record will never be released...Before Braille will be ''a rumor''....'"〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Rumor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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