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Re: Mr Aphex-10,000 is good!

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1994-07-17 08:28Mr Aphex
├─ 1994-07-17 08:06Chris.Hilker Re: Mr Aphex
├─ 1994-07-17 19:42Brian Behlendorf Re: Mr Aphex
└─ 1994-07-18 12:07Roy Badami Re: Mr Aphex
└─ 1994-07-19 00:16Greg Schmitz (LIS) Re: Mr Aphex-10,000 is good!
1994-07-19 03:00Re: Mr Aphex-10,000 is good!
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1994-07-17 08:28transmat@teleport.comFrom the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (
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From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to say, correctly, that for a MAJOR record label, 10,000 copies is shit). So what is a major label to do? Well, i'll tell you, they've issued a memorandumb to their "street smart" subsidiary labels to cancel any and all Trance/Techno/Ambient compilations... time...space...transmat@teleport.com bleep on!
1994-07-17 08:06Chris.Hilker>The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to >say, correct
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quoted 5 lines The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to>The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to >say, correctly, that for a MAJOR record label, 10,000 copies is shit). So >what is a major label to do? Well, i'll tell you, they've issued a >memorandumb to their "street smart" subsidiary labels to cancel any and all >Trance/Techno/Ambient compilations...
Oh boy. I presume this includes Tommy Boy and NovaMute? C. -- Channel ** cspot/chris [cspot@netcom.com]
1994-07-17 19:42Brian BehlendorfOn Sun, 17 Jul 1994 transmat@teleport.com wrote: > >From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag.
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On Sun, 17 Jul 1994 transmat@teleport.com wrote:
quoted 6 lines From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag.> >From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. > The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to > say, correctly, that for a MAJOR record label, 10,000 copies is shit). So > what is a major label to do? Well, i'll tell you, they've issued a > memorandumb to their "street smart" subsidiary labels to cancel any and all > Trance/Techno/Ambient compilations...
Can anyone name any good IDM comps from a Sire subsidiary? None spring to my mind.... Brian
1994-07-18 12:07Roy Badami> >From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. > The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,0
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quoted 6 lines From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag.> >From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. > The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to > say, correctly, that for a MAJOR record label, 10,000 copies is shit). So > what is a major label to do? Well, i'll tell you, they've issued a > memorandumb to their "street smart" subsidiary labels to cancel any and all > Trance/Techno/Ambient compilations...
Which album is this? Selected Ambient Works II, the most recent Aphex Twin album that I'm aware of, is on Warp, which is hardly a major label (unless it was bought by one at some point, but i don't think so.) Cosmic
1994-07-19 00:16Greg Schmitz (LIS)On Mon, 18 Jul 1994, Roy Badami wrote: > > >From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. > > The
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On Mon, 18 Jul 1994, Roy Badami wrote:
quoted 3 lines From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag.> > >From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. > > The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to > > say, correctly, that for a MAJOR record label, 10,000 copies is shit). So
That columnist was insane. Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works II is a two-CD album. I can tell you that for *any* domestic album that is priced over $16.99 to sell that many copies is good, even by Warner Brothers' book. I remember a few years ago reading that box sets (Stones, Springsteen, etc.) *rarely* sell over 60,000 copies, so compared to them, which only cost $20 more but have an extra CD and are *BIG NAME* artists, 10,000 copies of a double CD Aphex Twin is not so shoddy methinks! Besides, it hasn't been out *that* long, and it's not really getting typical *WEA* support, (record store promotions, sales incentives, developing artists programs like listening booth spotlights, etc.) Basically, I think that the problem is that ambient music has not found its audience yet, and I really doubt that WEA is going to give up on it already... gschmitz@luna.cas.usf.edu
1994-07-19 03:00transmat@teleport.comGreg wrote >On Mon, 18 Jul 1994, Roy Badami wrote: >> > >From the Uprising column in XLR8R
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quoted 5 lines On Mon, 18 Jul 1994, Roy Badami wrote:>On Mon, 18 Jul 1994, Roy Badami wrote: >> > >From the Uprising column in XLR8R mag. >> > The Aphex Twin's album (has sold roughly) 10,000. (The columnist goes on to >> > say, correctly, that for a MAJOR record label, 10,000 copies is shit). So >
Actually, i'm the one who started this mess by 'quothing' the column. richard time...space...transmat@teleport.com bleep on!