From Simon Walley Sent Tue, Jan 5th 1999, 15:57
From Simon Walley Sent Tue, Jan 5th 1999, 15:57
> I don't remember saying it was noble No that was me. I only mentioned it because your stance was pretty altruistic - helping others out who haven't got access to the music. Which purely in that context is 'noble' and pretty commendable. >& I don't think MASK is running a >a label well. So? Its not for you to say. They can run their label any damn way they want. Don't like it? Start up your own. >If fans are waiting for this music &, immediately upon its >release, they are wasting time fruitlessly hunting it down or even paying >hundreds of dollars for it only weeks after its release, then that sucks. I agree. I think it sucks because they're so limited as well. But if I miss out, then I miss out. >That's what I'm saying. I just don't want to see that. Plus, the MASKs >are now filled with unknown musicians. These musicians are getting >practically no recognition for their music. But the artists knew that before they signed up. Whats the problem? And, if anything, having your artist name on a Mask record is a nice bit of kudos. > V/Vm have a great attitude with regard to this (& I think they run a >wonderful record label). Anyone can MP3 or CDR any of their records once >their out of print. V/Vm are happy for more interested people to be able >to hear their music. And fair play to them. Thats their call. Bothe the label (Mask) and the artists might also be into this (has anyone actually asked them?) but equally they might not be. If not, I'd respect their wishes. > Well, I've already done the first thing a long time ago, & I don't >I've done the 2nd thing yet as neither MAS nor Skam are making anything >on the MASKs anymore. The fact they're not making money on them anymore is just a small part of it - the runs were so limited, I doubt they made much on them anyway. And remember they might want to give them a full re-release in the future - bootlegs might damage this. All I'm saying is this - the Mask guys run the label how they want to. If you don't like it, tough. As I said before, it takes a *lot* of time, energy, money, contacts and friendship to run a label and to produce releases that look and sound exactly as you want them. And if you profess to be a fan of this music and this scene, isn't that worth respecting just a little? I agree that the 12"s should be re-pressed or whatever because there are some amazing tracks on there (all by BoC :) and the limited nature was such that it operated more as a hype-machine than a genuine minority interest targetted-for-hardcore-fans release. But it's up to Mask and their artists if this should go ahead, no-one else. IMHO naturally. || [CiM] || xxx_@xxxxxxx.xxx || - ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com