quoted 1 line "Greg" == Greg Clow <stained@interlog.com> writes:>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Clow <stained@interlog.com> writes:
Greg> I still maintain, though, that those labels shouldn't be
Greg> getting so uptight about fans trading
Greg> tapes/CD-Rs/MP3s/etc. of those out of print releases. After
Greg> all, most anyone who's fan enough to go to the bother of
Greg> tracking down the material in trade will be happy to drop
Greg> the cash for a reissue should it ever surface. And hell,
Greg> having MP3s floating about of early, out of print releases
Greg> on a label may very well *help* sales on future releases as
Greg> people discover the label through the soundfiles.
I think this is the essential point really. I know that there are MP3
horders our there, but the majority of people will hold onto an MP3 of
a really good track that they can't get their hands on. I have a good
bit of music on MP3 and ra on my system here at work. Most of the
music is stuff that I have on vinyl and hence can't be listened to at
work. The rest is stuff that I just can't get a hold of. I only keep
it if it's a really class track, and I can tell you all straight out,
that if the day ever comes that the Mask EPs are rereleased, I'll be
in the queue with cash in hand, coz let's face it, MP3 is just not the
same as having a nice shiny disc to sit in your music collection,
through sickness and health, till death do you part.
-hjw