You need to remember that RCA was acquired by a German company, BMG, and new people took over before Mary was through releasing material. She complained to me bitterly that they were not interested in doing anything on Jim. In fact, on my blog (at the link below) I have a taped phone conversation I had with her in which we discussed this. Sony ultimately acquired the RCA catalog.

Mary ran out of time and was very frustrated by the lack of interest in or appreciation for Jim's recorded legacy by the new owners of RCA. In our conversation, you can hear her speak candidly to me, describing the label execs as "so dumb it's unbelievable."

(Her demeanor throughout our conversation surely establishes we knew each other well, contrary to the oft-repeated accusations of some of the wackos out there that I didn't know the woman).