HW: Official Post From Hawkwind

[William Duffy]

I've got a feeling that is what may be happening, as there was posts a few
weeks back that seemed to be hinting at something along those lines. Todd
Rundgren also has a site where you pay a small yearly fee, then you can
download all the material he puts on that site as well.

William


> Some bands actually sell their boots online.  Nazareth has a website where
> you can order a few.  Not much, but the price is halfway-decent and it's
> nice that they're making the effort.
>
> So, maybe this is another reason why the announcement was made.  Since
we're
> in "speculation mode", how about this scenario?
>
> ---incoming transmission received----
> <<<<<decoding>>>>>
> ------message begins----
> Hawkwind Announces Fan-Based Program To Sell Bootlegs Online
>
>    by Lou Zehr, Assimilated Press
>
> The world was taken by storm earlier today with announcements by the
mighty
> Hawkwind that fan-taping and cdr-trading of live shows was requested to
> cease.
>
> All tapers are asked not to record any further Hawkwind concerts.  All
fans
> are asked not to trade any such "bootlegs" amongst themselves.
>
> In place of this, a new structure will be created.  A fan-based program
will
> now sell these recordings online.  One designated taper has been
officially
> contracted to travel with the band and serve as official "fan-taper".  His
> works will be submitted to the quality control experts at the Neo-Quark
> Institute, who will master the recording to cdr and produce tasty artwork
to
> accompany the piece of music history.  Then, a fan-based cdr network will
> create cdr copies "on demand" each time the Hawkwind Mission Control
> receives a Galactic Transfer for a cdr order.  The price will be quite
low,
> as no excess copies need to sit around in a warehouse.  And the band will
> receive a tangible benefit from the distribution of these recordings.
>
> However, for this initiative to work properly, all trading must be
> completely stamped out.  Since it does NOT result in fewer live recordings
> available (rather, it results in a more reliable source and better
quality),
> it's expected that all fans will buy into the new system.
>
> ---end of transmission---
>
> Now, that's a GOOD reason that I would stand behind.  And Colin's the guy
to
> swing such a deal.  So, Colin, is that the secretive news that you've got?
> Or is the speculation train of thought on the wrong tracks once again?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bryan
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Mather" <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: HW: Official Post From Hawkwind
>
>
> > On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 10:48:19PM -0000, Colin J Allen wrote:
> >
> > => This decision has nothing to do with protecting (or increasing) sales
> of
> > => legitimate releases.  It is a decsion that has been reached for sound
> > => reasons which involve the future viability of the band.
> >
> > I have to admit that this whole thing grows more mysterious by the
minute
> > (in a potboiler-ish sort of way:). :-)
> >
> > So, was it because Alan said he'd quit the band unless they issued
> > an edict telling those mofos in the audience to stop taping? >;-)
> >
> > (Next crackpot theory, please...:)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
> >
> > "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
> >  deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
> >         --- Frank Vincent Zappa
>