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From:
Kurt Pruenner
To:
They who like bleeps
Date:
Thu, 26 Nov 1998 01:09:37 +0100
Subject:
(idm) Why Limited Editions?
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Well, I've just (err... ok, for some time) been wondering why there's so many CDs that are limited to just a few hundred (if even) copies... but why? I mean, if a label is really, really small and can't afford more than a few hundred pressings, it makes sense, but otherwise? If it's out, it's limited, it's wanted and it's thus getting paid loads of cash for it, it doesn't get the label any extraneous profit... (Just take Jimi Tenor's "Venera EP" as an example - limited to 1.500 copies, and out on WARP who clearly aren't forced to limit their releases; also, I _do_ think there's more than 1.500 Jimi Tenor fans out there... <waves> "Or at least it's one _here_!" :) So... can anybody shed a bit of light on this? <Holds up a "Mr. Greg Eden!" sign... err... no... :)))> -- Kurt B. Pruenner kurt.pruenner@jk.uni-linz.ac.at Haendelstrasse 17 http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/~k30a2e7/ A-4020 Linz/AUSTRIA Web-Admin of http://www.hermes-gfx.gup.uni-linz.ac.at/ np: Photek - Knitevision (Form & Function) BUZZ / BUZZ 2 http://www.buzz2.com/ WARP Records http://www.warp-net.com/ Aphex Twin http://aphex.base.org/ Underworld http://www.dirty.org/