From Kurt B. Pruenner Sent Thu, Nov 26th 1998, 12:41
Well, I've just (err... ok, for some time) been wondering why there's so many CDs that are limited to just a few hundred (if even) copies... but why? I mean, if a label is really, really small and can't afford more than a few hundred pressings, it makes sense, but otherwise? If it's out, it's limited, it's wanted and it's thus getting paid loads of cash for it, it doesn't get the label any extraneous profit... (Just take Jimi Tenor's "Venera EP" as an example - limited to 1.500 copies, and out on WARP who clearly aren't forced to limit their releases; also, I _do_ think there's more than 1.500 Jimi Tenor fans out there... <waves> "Or at least it's one _here_!" :) So... can anybody shed a bit of light on this? <Holds up a "Mr. Greg Eden!" sign... err... no... :)))> -- Kurt B. Pruenner xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxx-xxxx.xx.xx Haendelstrasse 17 http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/~k30a2e7/ A-4020 Linz/AUSTRIA Web-Admin of http://www.hermes-gfx.gup.uni-linz.ac.at/ np: Photek - Knitevision (Form & Function) BUZZ / BUZZ 2 http://www.buzz2.com/ WARP Records http://www.warp-net.com/ Aphex Twin http://aphex.base.org/ Underworld http://www.dirty.org/