On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 NonalignmentPact@aol.com wrote:
quoted 3 lines Besides, "IDM" records are so fucking expensive, did you ever stop and think> Besides, "IDM" records are so fucking expensive, did you ever stop and think
> maybe the artists/labels are fucking you over? Any LP priced over 10 dollars
> is a fucking crime!!!!
oh shit, don't let the public know. seriously, how can anyone
believe this? the economics of running a small label are such
that fucking over the customers who support their existence in
the first place is probably somewhere in the back of their mind,
overshadowed by the worry of even selling enough copies to break
even and move on to the next release.
small idm labels aren't run by shrewd businessmen tired of
making their fortune on wall st., deciding they'd rather
suck up money from you, the poor, unsuspecting IDM consumer.
if you think you're paying too much, do something about it.
here's a simple plan: get some friends, and get your resume's
together. one of you apply for the domestic buyer job at
Watts, and the others take the job by force at Forced Exposure,
Syntax, etc. . once you get in, buy up 500 copies of the new
releases from all your favorite 'overpriced' idm labels, for
say, $3.50/pc. turn around and sell to all your favorite 'overpriced'
retailers for exactly $3.50/pc. rush home, check the new release list
from your favorite mail-order record store, and buy a copy of Record X
for nearly $1.50 less, reveling in the knowledge that while you may be
putting the distributor out of business, which will ultimately make it
impossible for Label X to even release Record X, you didn't get 'fucked over
by the artist/label'.
get real.
-chris
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org