From pj dorsey Sent Mon, Jul 13th 1998, 18:03
From pj dorsey Sent Mon, Jul 13th 1998, 18:03
this is how the ban works: warp says "we wont sell these direct to you" so all u.s. distributors are shut out going directly through warp as they usually do. they are then sent to other uk distributors who can be persuaded to ship stateside. warp turns a blind eye, and the result is a big batch of autechre records for the american market there is a ban, but it doesnt have any real teeth nothing are most likely unaware that any got in country at all i had heard that nothing was interested in "doing something for the indie shops". i guess that means bringing in import copies and selling direct to the mom and pop's. if nothing REALLY wanted to do something for the underground public they would have released the autechre album at the same time as the u.k. they need to have more consideration for the fan base that really cares and who put autechre on the map in the first place. i think they are just waiting to add a couple of tracks to the release and sell it as a 2 cd set i can bet you that if autechre were on astralwerks the ban would stick like it has on some titles in the past just some additional info for you in case you were interested -- pj>the exalted grand puba of mail order modern music 1018 north charles st, baltimore, md. 21201 fon: 410.625 9390 fax: 410.625 9359 http://www.modernmusic.com DO YOU GET OUR WEEKLY NEW RELEASE LIST? IF NOT, PLEASE SEND MAIL REQUESTING IT.