From Rodney Perkins Sent Mon, Oct 5th 1998, 18:29
From Rodney Perkins Sent Mon, Oct 5th 1998, 18:29
A little research revealed my statement was too broad. One explanation (via the Thrill Jockey site) was that bonus tracks make the Japanese releases more appealing to the Japanese consumer. Otherwise, people would buy U.S./Euro imports. Makes sense. > > >really? interesting... I had never heard that. but then why doesn't >every Ae album have bonus tracks on its Japanese release? of course any >artist, for that matter? so do, some don't. > >broadly speaking of all artists, I had just assumed that it was all a >clever marketing ploy to get us to spend more money. 'cuz in the end it >all ends up in Sony's pockets, one way or another... > >I had just hoped that in the case of sean&rob they had loftier >intentions and wanted to give something back and all the Japanese >nutters who had been so loyal. > > >daevid j > > > >>Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 10:34:17 -0600 >>From: Rodney Perkins <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> >>Subject: Japanese bonus tracks (Re: (idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #341) >>To: "David J. Gebhart" <xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>, xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx >> >>I don't think extra tracks are a gift to the Japanese markets. I was >under >>the impression that for foreign labels to release albums in Japan, >>extra/bonus material *must* be added to the recordings. >> >> >