Sinister: on-topic post shocker
Yesterday I got my CD copy of Sinister back, after it had been guarding the house of some friends of mine while they were in Thailand for several months. Anyway, it is a promo copy, and futher to the discussion a few weeks back about promo copies, I thought I'd tell you what was written on a sticker on the case. It has the full cover etc, and a sticker on the front saying 'Appearing 18-Nov-96'. On the back, though, it gets good, saying... 'Everything that made me want a career in the music business and most of what keeps me in it (aside from the money) is embodied in this unconsciously inspired, unassuming masterpiece. What's that? It's the indefinable, the elusive quality of magic, it's something you feel and know instantly and don't question, you just go with it. The charm and wit of these songs, the guileless understatement of their production, and the dark shades of meaning make this a rare gem. Does this sound like pluggerbabble bullshit? Then perhaps you've been in the music business too long. Phone me for some background stories- Scott. Belle & Sebastian play the Borderline on the 11th Nov.' Which is cool, 'cos at least it's self- reflexive pluggerbabble bullshit :-). anyway, thought you might be interested. Eek! It's just occurred to me that it might be a bad thing to buy secondhand promo copies of records, since the artists don't get any cash money as a result. Oh, the moral maze of modern living. tim ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------
At 10:20 AM 5/14/98 +0100, Hopkins T wrote:
Eek! It's just occurred to me that it might be a bad thing to buy secondhand promo copies of records, since the artists don't get any cash money as a result. Oh, the moral maze of modern living.
I think a couple of years back, Garth Brooks told people that he was going to boycott record stores that sold used cds. This was complete and utter bullshit, because a.) the only stores who sell used are often the samll stores owned by real people and not corporate rock stores and b.) said corporate rock stores charge upwards of $18 dollars to buy a domestic cd in the US. Seeing how most indie labels sell their wares for less than $12 (and I myself bought sinister for less) who is getting all of this money? When it comes to corporate rock, the artists usually don't see most of it. They've been paid up front for their music and won't see a penny of the sales. If you go to pick up a used cd and you start to feel bad, don't. Usually the bands will only make money off of their club gigs and merchandise they sell at a show. You want to help out someone in a band? Buy a t-shirt. Brandt "I want to smell what it was like to be a German Shepherd in heat.*Sniff* It's not bad." --Conan O' Brien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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