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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Anti Records |
| Date | Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:43:55 -0400 |
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Sadly, what strikes me is that now you can get to #3 with 44,000 units.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherman" <boim@att.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 12:35 PM
Subject: Anti Records
> Jeff writes,
>
> "Do you not think Neko Case's record company (and Neko herself) aren't
> falling all over themselves with joy at 44,000 records sold in the first
> week?"
>
> Of course they are. Anti records is set up to make a profit with much
> fewer sales than a major label, and Neko made a wise choice to release her
> CD on an indie label, where she can actually see sales royalties not be
> eaten up by the label's expenses. And being on Leno was a major coup for
> her.
>
> But this is besides the point. The article in Newsweek (was there a
> similar one in TIME, I read the one in Newsweek?) says there's a trend in
> music towards melody, and points as evidence to Neko's debut at #3. My
> point is that as much as I wish this were true, one CD selling 44K copies
> is not a trend.
>
> Hey, did any one hear the latest CD from the Plain White T's? Not a trend,
> but a band bucking today's sound and putting out music that I believe most
> list members would enjoy.
>
> Take care,
> Sherman
>
>
>
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