(idm) gonzi>The moral of the story is, DO YOUR OWN THING.

From .szalemandre.
Sent Tue, Mar 31st 1998, 03:43

>Heheh. Instead of trying to throw money(monkey) at someone else's label,
>why not talk to local musicians in your area, listen to their tracks,
>find some deserving of release and make your OWN label? Be a leader, not
>a follower. How do you think these labels get started in the first
>place? If you have the money, do something positive with it - something
>that is original. These auctions recently have been like watching the
>lemmings leap.


this is the first thing i've read from the list in a week or so and is
probably one of the best things i've ever seen said here.

just think: for about 250 you can have 100 of _your_ records on 100 different
peoples' tables instead of _1_ of someone else's in your's.

-eric
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