On Fri, 17 Mar 1995, Jonathan Takagi wrote:
quoted 5 lines I wouldn't doubt jungle comps coming> I wouldn't doubt jungle comps coming
> out on Mo' Wax though. Mo' Wax has been divided into three labels
> now, with the main label being primarily for compilations. This is
> all due to their (can I say fatal?) link-up with Virgin, and supposedly
> Astralwerks in the US.
Hold up a sec here. Do you really think the major-label deal can be
clasified as fatal? In a recent mini-profile in Urb magazine, Lavelle
maintained that the only reason he hooked up with a major-label was so he
could be able to sign the artists he wants. I mean, the guy lost both
Tricky and and Portishead to other labels, and he seemed a bit miffed
about that (and rightfully so, IMHO). Can you really blame him?
- Matthew
P.S. Jonathan, could you go into a bit more detail about the three
different labels that Mo' Wax has split into? I hadn't heard about this...