timetraveler, I generally enjoy conspiracy theory-based explanations, but this one is a bit weak even for me, only because I’ve never come across a suit from a record company who didn’t want to make “more” money and maximize profits, and frankly, do anything to attain that goal, including sacrificing the artist, if necessary. So, I would think UA would want fans to get their hands on all the music possible; after all, the music was never going away, Lightfoot was not going away; besides the likes of Ian & Sylvia, Peter, Paul & Mary, and other noted folk artists had begun to embrace Lightfoot’s works. I can’t comment on, nor would I speculate about, the relationship between UA and Lightfoot, but I do feel comfortable thinking that it was gross incompetence on UA and its management’s part in the way it dealt with their young artist, Lightfoot.
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