napster, hawkwind and mp3's

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

.......and that is why all these bands are now doing it themselves, so thst
they can make up for years of being ripped off senseless by the majors. But
some bands are being overly protective, an excellent example being Jan
Akkerman (nobody say a word,OK!!!) who has CD's available but refuses to
supply them to any shops or mail order outlets despite the fact that sales
could result. The idea they have that somehow they will manage to hit
everyone who wants their music exclusively from their website, for any
artist, is a somewhat flawed idea.
Andy Garibaldi.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Jackson jr." <tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: napster, hawkwind and mp3's


> On 14 Nov 00, at 9:13, Andy Gilham wrote:
>
>
> > There is an element of two-facedness in the whole Napster thing, the
> > record industry has been giving music away for years in the form of
> > singles, which make no money at all.  They even pay to get them played
> > on the radio and in the charts...  I'm not sure hypocrisy is the right
> > word, it's more a collective panic.  It's settling down already
> > though.
>
> Right!  The record label gives away hundreds of discs--which the
> band paid to produce, press etc--and then expects the band to re-
> imburse them for an advance on the full amount.  Any band that
> signs with a major label...well, you'd have a better chance to become
> an astronaut than make money with a major...
>
> theo