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Greg and everybody:  I've been following this discussion with interest, and while
it's just tangential, I found this statement a bit odd:

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>         I think that it's most prevalent among punkers, because punk's
> original DIY ethic was almost an article of faith. Major labels were
> strictly verboten in old-school punk.

Are you sure?  The Ramones, Saints, Pistols, Wire, Sham 69, Dead Boys, Radio
Birdman, Television, Talking Heads, Wire and on and on were all on major labels.
It would seem rather, that most of classic "old-school" punk, at least the stuff
out of the Killed-By Death/"we pressed 200 copies and only 27 had picture sleeves"
realm was the domain of major labels.

Just noticin'

Jon