On Wed, 6 Nov 1996 16:19:05 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
quoted 12 lines On 6 Nov 1996, BRIAN ANTONAK wrote:>On 6 Nov 1996, BRIAN ANTONAK wrote:
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>> I was sitting here yesterday, so sad that the Aphex release date is months away,
>> and I was wondering: In cases like this [Orbital _In Sides_ and Autechre _Tri
>> Repetae_ come immediately to mind] where the US release is so delayed, is it
>> usually the original label trying to soak up import sales, or is the licensing
>> label just v e r y, v e r y s l o w ? "Course I like the idea of the US
>> release bundling eps with long-players, so it's not all bad, but couldn't they
>> speed it up a notch?
>
>You're right. Warp, like many labels, is delaying the release in hopes
>of selling more pieces worldwide before Warner takes over..
This is bollocks. We don't export Aphex directly to the US in *any*
case - Sire/Warner is our Aphex licensee there, so we can't export
into their territory. We get paid for every Aphex record Sire/Warner
sell. Unfortunately however Sire/Warner have never really been able to
release simultaneously, because a) they have to fit it into their
release schedule b) they take much longer to release records from
receipt of a master. It's as simple as that.
Incidently WEA Japan have put in a real effort and are releasing near
simulateously in Japan (in a few weeks) - and we're really happy about
this. They are also releasing a compilation of Aphex single tracks
(various from On, Ventolin and Donkey Rhubarb).
g.