Re: (idm) new AE record question. and domestic prices.
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kiya "i am a copier" babzani wrote:
quoted 21 lines the import ban is NOT holding up well, two of the distributors i get> > > the import ban is NOT holding up well, two of the distributors i get
> > > weekly
> > > fax sheets from out of the five have the new autechre album listed on
> > > cd
> > > and vinyl, and i called them and they knew nothing about the import
> > > ban,
> > > and they said "too late, we already have it, it's not like im sending
> > > them
> > > back"
> > > so ha ha ha, to trent reznor.
> > >
> > Erm... isn't the whole point of having a domestic release is that it
> > will be priced 'normally' and so will reach a wider audience? If you
> > lot go and buy the import maybe they'll not bother in the future and
> > you'll be forever paying ridiculous import prices. Why don't they just
> > release it simultaneously?
>
> the prices aren't as ridiculous as you say. let's take a example.
> most electronic music that was later released domestically, like plug's
> drum n bass for papa, which was later released by nothing records. if you
> go into a music store dnb for papa is selling for about 15.99, or 14.99.
Although when I originally bought DnB for Papa the single disc import in Canada
it was close to $30...when Nothing rereleased it with 2 discs it was $15......
of course it was over a year later..anyone want to wait a year for Ae.? not eye
said the blind man.....
spaul