N.B.: original copies of "The Calamities"vinyl record may still be bought on line at Posh Boy.

(About the U.S. version of the Calamités album in 1984:)

- For The Calamities' release in the USA we did our usual mass mailing of 500 records to college radio stations, music journalists and other sympathetic ears.
Other than Rodney Bingenheimer in Los Angeles (who was the one who originally brought my attention to the group), I can't say too many Americans got behind the record. Rodney continued to play the record week after week but there were never any sales to speak of. I don't think we ever press more than 1000 copies total of the U.S. version. But sales were never my motivation ...

(About this site:)

I love your detailed explanation of the meaning of A Bride Abattue.

And now I finally understand their history, a quite wonderful story.
If only more musicians could be so gracious and accepting of their fate(s).