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From:
Brock Suter
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Date:
Tue, 09 Sep 1997 10:41:25 -0700
Subject:
Re: (idm) boycott Freek Funk!
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gg2g4ink@sprynet.com wrote:
quoted 20 lines just a quick message to the masses> just a quick message to the masses > > NovaMute's first Luke Slater album is due out in October. it's a fantastic > album, just what you'd expect from Luke Slater - always and still one of the > best. > > But it is not NovaMute's album, and they deserve to see absolutely no profit > from it. without getting into too much detail or being too political, you should > be aware that NovaMute stole Slater away from GPR without GPR's consent - and > after Wayne (Mr. GPR) had already paid Slater a £12,000 advance for the album! > Slater is still under contract to GPR and, technically, has no right to be > recording for NovaMute. the whole situation is currently in the hands of Wayne's > lawyers, and hopefully we'll see justice. GPR has remained so defiantly and > resolutely independent - to let Mute walk all over them is unconscionable! > > i have two advance copies of the _Freek Funk_ CD - and i've literally broken > both in half after learning this. i refuse to write about or review this album. > i BESEECH you to consider everything GPR has done for us (The Black Dog is > merely the beginning!) and refuse _Freek Funk_ a single word of press (you other > writers out there) or a cent of your money.
I'm sorry, I don't quite understand. Luke took the money. He could have said no. Who should we boycott? Your going to have to be a bit more clear, since from your post, it sounds like Luke Slater is the one that fucked GPR. word out, brock out.