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| From | rob@splitsville.com |
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| Date | Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:50:25 -0400 |
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"Thinking about the fans" if for hippies on communes (better get the time machine ready) in this day and age, and that's in every industry. Take music/entertainment, and multiply that by ten. If I was record company X, why wouldn't I want to take a shot and release a proven back catalogue with long term an excellent fan base and possible new fans? Most labels (not all, I know) would much rather do that than take the chance on investing $$ on an unknown band out of Nowheresville, USA. (An attitude that has been crippling music the last 15-20 years.)
Most bonus/unreleased tracks aren't worth crappola, except possibly as interesting curios. I was given as a Xmas present the Clash's Remastered 'London Calling' and included in this was a CD of outtakes, demos, etc. I listened to it a couple of times, and it was interesting to hear, but it pales in comparison to the original LP, and I've listened to that 100's of times since then.
Is the rough demo of 'Riot Act' kind of fun to hear? Sure. Worth getting all bent out of shape over or as good as the released version? Definitely no.
>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: :audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 -0700 (PDT) 05:53:55
>
>--- 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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