quoted 6 lines On Tue, 7 Nov 1995 Bennywah@aol.com wrote:>On Tue, 7 Nov 1995 Bennywah@aol.com wrote:
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>> WATTS isn't allowed to import the latest Nightmares on Wax LP because if they
>> do, they will get sued by TVT here in the states 'cause they plan on
>> releasing the damn thing probably six months later after the initial UK
>> release. That is bullshit. I want those tracks now too!
what are you talking about? watts had it. i'm pretty sure that was where
i got mine. the tvt release has been out for a few weeks too. actually
they ended up only being 2-3 weeks behind the warp release.
i do remember this happening w/ the first autechre album too. i was up in
berkeley and saw the silver vinyl for sale but figured i'd be able to egt
it through the store i work at for less only to be told by my sales rep
that they weren't allowed to carry it. they eventually did carry it, but i
do think people like silent had that one all along. in those instances
distributors are dealing direct with the label, not with a foreign
distributor who'll usually be banned form exporting items like warp/tvt
releases. if you deal direct with the label it is easier to bypass the
export bans.those smaller labels sure aren't going to say no to someone who
is offering to buy your product.
someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but it is actually technically
illegal to carry the import copies in the states, especially if there is a
domestic version. i forget the correct record company term"(parallel
importing" or something to that extent. i think most record companies turn
a blind eye to it.
it is intersting though to see how people will still buy the import copies
if the domestic is already available. i'm talking about groups like oasis,
erasure, madonna, smiths, etc... even when the packaging,tracklisting is
the same; just a different label...
sorry to drag this out and hopefully this will clear things up a bit to
kill this thread.
obidm content follows:
anyone have any opinions on the new mille plateaux comp-electric ladyland ?
has anyone heard the air liquide-black cd on smile?
is the microstoria release on mille plateaux available on vinyl?
david *+*
on now-electric ladyland comp.