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From:
Philip Evans
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Date:
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 18:13:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) FSOL lmtd one billion...
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quoted 12 lines Zenon wrote on FSOL>> Zenon wrote on FSOL > Well, FSOL originally wanted it to be "limited" to 100,000 >because that was the the number of editions of the Beatle's "White >Album," which, if you look at the re-issue of IDSN, is also lookin' >pretty white. Had somethin' to do with parody and that whole "death of >rock 'n rock" thang FSOL was all blabbin' about if you're the type to >meticulously go through liner notes. The ISDN liner notes hinted at >this, but lot's of people don't bother to read 'em... > > no@h > > . . . . . . ...
Wait, isn't 100,000 copies an extremely optimistic estimate of the *total* sales possible for an FSOL record? Since when is selling as many records as you possibly can in your wildest dreams defined as a "limited" release? -Phil [----------] [---] [-----] [-----] [-----] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [--------] [-----] [-----] [---] [-----] [----------] Home is where the stereo is!