From Rodney Perkins Sent Thu, May 21st 1998, 22:02
From Rodney Perkins Sent Thu, May 21st 1998, 22:02
I think the model can sustain in some instances (Durturo, NER, Tursa and World Serpent) but I don't believe its a smart general practice. You need a great buzz (not necessarily good or interesting music) and some serious trainspotters to back you up. I bet a regular IDM listener wouldn't go near a "Hearts of Space" CD but if the same style was being sold by FAX (big buzz label who are IMHO releasing HOS-sound music), they might be inclined to drop $15 for it. Just one person's view... ---------- >From: Lazlo Nibble <xxxxx@xxxx.xxx> >To: armchair music <xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> >Subject: Re: (idm) Limited Pressings... >Date: Thu, May 21, 1998, 7:59 PM > >On Thu, May 21, 1998 at 10:55:15AM +0000, Rodney Perkins wrote: > >> Simple market laws also show that if the supply is smaller than the demand, >> you get MPEGs and CD-Rs distributed across the world and you get nothing. >> People are eventually going to realize that while selling small quantities >> at high prices increases cash flow, it ain't no way to sustain a business. > >On the contrary, you can sustain a business just fine by producing a large >number of very limited pressings. This is Fax's business model, and I don't >see them going away anytime soon. > >On the other hand, the history of the music business is littered with labels >that overpressed stuff they couldn't sell and went under as a result. > >You can argue against limited pressings from a lot of standpoints, but the >cashflow standpoint ain't one of them. They don't produce a *huge* flow, but >they produce a *steady* one, which matters more. > >-- >::: Lazlo (xxxxx@xxxx.xxx; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) >::: Internet Music Wantlists: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo/Wantlists >