Hey All
Usually these politics don't spread outside of the internal music industry,
but I'm pretty pissed about this one and feel the word needs to get out.
Aside from the below, it's also worth noting that Shadow Records is in no
way associated with DJ Shadow as that's another common mistake people make,
and in light of our recent deal with Quannum (actually DJ Shadow's label)
the presentation of this new release gets even more confusing...
It has come to our attention that Instinct/Shadow Records is currently
soliciting a compilation entitled "Ninja Tune : The Shadow Years" for
release on January 23rd. This release is in no way approved by Ninja Tune.
Shadow Records acted as a licensee of Ninja Tune material in the US many
years ago. In the short-time of the deal they released a few of our early
titles. This deal ended in 1996 and since then they¹ve felt the need to
relentlessly repackage what little amount of our catalog they still own. We
feel this is nothing more than a shameless way to cash in on our 10th
Anniversary Campaign of late last year, and the subsequent release/success
of the 3CD "Xen Cuts" box set we released. In their onesheet/press release
for this record they state "This incredibly low-priced double CD set is the
best way for new Ninja fans to be introduced to the label". We feel this is
untrue and that our 3CD box-set (also "incredibly low priced") is in fact
the best way to introduce people to the label. "Ninja Tune : The Shadow
Years" offers absolutely nothing new, nothing exclusive, and nothing that
even a passing Ninja fan hasn¹t already heard on our releases or the endless
stream of compilations put out by Shadow Records. Simply put we feel this
cheapens the Ninja name and should not considered a proper Ninja Tune
release in any way. Stay tuned for more great "new" records on Ninja Tune.
More info, gripes, etc contact
Jeff Waye
jeff@ninjatune.net
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