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(idm) Re: Emigre: DR issue

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1999-01-18 12:37Jeremy A.Smith (idm) Re: Emigre: DR issue
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1999-01-18 12:37Jeremy A.Smith> Sorry, although both TDR and Vaughn Oliver are indeed the shit, I'd have to > say that P
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quoted 1 line Sorry, although both TDR and Vaughn Oliver are indeed the shit, I'd have> Sorry, although both TDR and Vaughn Oliver are indeed the shit, I'd have
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quoted 4 lines say that Peter Saville (Factory Records... RIP) blows them all away.> say that Peter Saville (Factory Records... RIP) blows them all away. > Factory started the whole post-punk design craze thing, even before 4AD. > Not to mention their habit of releasing crazy promo items like flipbooks, > bust statuettes, rulers, etc.
'bust' sounds about right - considering how much all that stuff cost (offsetting the cost of the record itself in the case of Blue Monday - where the more singles they sold, the more money they lost - as the sleeve cost a few pence more than it sold for - apparently). Jeremy.