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| From | Michael vg <govango@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: I love Elvis, but enough... |
| Date | Thu, 3 Aug 2006 05:53:55 -0700 (PDT) |
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--- Bryan <munki100@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Okay, more anger....let me ask you this....pretend you're either
> a record label
Would rather not. But since you asked, the only thing
left out of the equation is respect for the customer/fan.
> Or let's pretend you're Elvis Costello -- you own your masters,
> you want them to stay in print, you want to keep getting a better
> royalty rate, etc. What would you do?
I think this is what upsets me the most. If Elvis owns his
masters then he is ultimately to blame for not caring about
his fans. It seems that he prefers to sign short term deals
to keep his music "in print" so he can re-issue everything
every couple years. Fine, it is his business, I just don't
have to support it anymore.
> Ok, so you're a fan -- why not burn the tracks from the Rhino
> reissues and trade those in at your favorite store (or sell them
> here like Rick Bilious does) and buy the new ones?
Have you tried to trade in a used CD lately. Around here if you can
3 bucks for a 2 disc set that is barely 2 years old you are doing
good. I think I will just keep my old "definitive versions" and
download any new bonus tracks.
> I feel your pain -- but seriously, it's something labels and artists
> have to think about.
They can think all they want, but it might be nice
if they thought about the fans once in a while.
michael
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