From Oblique Hostility Sent Sun, Nov 23rd 1997, 16:32
From Oblique Hostility Sent Sun, Nov 23rd 1997, 16:32
On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Adam J. Weitzman wrote: > On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Mr. Gil wrote: > > > I was pretty excited to see this Orange(TM) CD single in the Aphex Twin > > bin today, which purported to be "Come To Daddy Remixed." There are four > > songs on it from the original "Come To Daddy" CD, and they seem not to be > > remixed at all. Be sure you get to hear this before you pay import prices > > for it in the US, or anywhere outside of England. It's half as many > > tracks you already own for the same high price. > > Yeah. They very often release two CDs per single in the UK. The Orange > one was part two. This surprises you? > I bought the pair of CD's because they were only $16, and the US release was some time off. So I paid an extra $4 for a few weeks of listening pleasure. Keep in mind that in order to be considered a single for the purpose of the record charts in the UK, it has to be less than 30 minutes of music. The famous case being 'The Blue Room' by the Orb, which was one track, a few seconds shy of a half hour. One thing to remember when buying UK imports is that the reimbursement system is different in the UK as well, and artists often get paid more, in a more timely manner in the US. Actually standard procedure in the US is to advance artists the money to make a recording, and then cook the books so that it looks as though the record never made enough money to pay the artist more than the advance. It can happen that an artist may have a hit record, yet end up owing the record label money. Which is why if you're a musician, your best friend is not your bass player, it's your lawyer!