OFF: Bootleg Rumpus (was HW: Live at The Kinetic Playground)

[sprawl]

i think a lot of it boils down to the band in question being afraid that
they will perform or otherwise sound less than perfect.  i know that is
a consideration where HW is concerned.  Brock does not want copies of
material
that he considers sub-standard floating around.  im positive there are
other factors, but also know this is a part of it.  Example: when was
the last time
HW released a live piece that was not polished/overdubbed/etc in the
studio?
rj

Horse Whisperer wrote:

>
> Yes, band attitude is a big factor, but let me put it like this.....
> You're in a local band with a "cult level" following, y'know playing
> bigger venues with a seventy five or a hundred people turning up
> specifically to see you.  You've no recording contract.  You're paying
> your own recording, producing and releasing costs.  Your gigs are your
> only income.
> So a punter wants to record your show from your board, you say OK, as
> long as you get a 1st-gen copy and get to see the artwork beforehand (to
> check details and maybe to make sure it looks cool enuff etc).
> Okay so now there's a recording extant which should be good quality, for
> which you paid no money.  Now you can do with it what you want and your
> name and music gets heard by a much wider audience which increases the
> chances of (a - most likely) more people coming to your gigs and
> increasing your chances of breaking even - allowing you to put on more
> gigs and (b - less likely, but possible) your music getting into the
> hands, CD player and ears of someone in a position to do something for
> you....ie A&R.
>
> Now let me put it another way.......
> You're in Metallica/BOC/HW in other words any band with a deal and a
> serious fanbase.  Serious fans will constitute 80-90% of the customer
> base for bootlegs.  They'll buy every studio album.  Plus they'll
> _really_ want the official live LP.  Even if they have a boot of the
> show 'cos they were at it or whatever, because the packaging and the
> other stuff that comes with it.  Plus you have the benefits of the boot
> CD's reaching people who maybe wouldn't have considered going to a show,
> and will think "F**k, they really smoke live, I must catch their next
> show" - another smiling face in the front row, paying #25 for a
> teeshirt.
>
> So everyone's a winner.  Communication is the key, I think.
>
> >> Or just call me irresponsible.  My (hypothetic) record company would
> >> then sue us then kill us dead then market all our back catalogue and
> not
> >> pay us a bean.
> >
> >I guess it depends on the clout of the band.  For example, The Allman
> >Brothers Band are on Sony, and they officially allow taping.  Metallica
> >are on Electra, and they allow taping.  Both are major labels.  Both
> >bands have no problems selling records, despite the taping policy.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Paul.
> >
>
> Now that's cool record company policy - or is it just a major reacting
> to a threat from a big league artist???
>
> I do however draw a line in the sand about selling bootlegs for profit -
> to me that defeats the purpose completely, but boys _will_ be boys.
>
> Chris.
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com