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I beleive Capitol IS planning a Dick Dale vault purge.
--- Double Crown Records <> wrote:
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The guy running the Sandgropers site is a really cool guy
and really
enthusiastic about surf music. I contacted him about his
listing of one of
the Spaghetti compilations, telling him it was still
readily available, and
he took it down right away. I know on one hand, it's good
exposure (usually
500-1000 people download the albums posted on the site).
However, I don't
think it's cool to share albums that are still available
for purchase,
unless one has permission to do so. I'd say if anyone on
this list has an
issue with his sharing of their music, just drop him an
e-mail and I'm sure
he'll take care of it right away.
I have to say though, I have less of a problem with
websites like his
sharing rare, out-of-print vinyl recordings that probably
won't be reissued.
There is some really cool, obscure stuff out there that I
just don't see
anyone ever properly putting on CD (or an Itunes type
service). One site had
a bizarre Lee Hazelwood LP that had instrumental recordings
of all of his
big hits with Nancy Sinatra, done in the style of a 1920's
ragtime band with
kazoos and clarinets and banjos. The sharing of these
albums undoubtedly
reduces even further the demand for potential reissues, but
at the same
time, if these aren't reissued, it's most likely that these
recordings will
just fade into obscurity with few people ever having a
chance to listen to
them.
What I would REALLY like to see is labels like Capitol and
Liberty take all
of the music in their vaults and put it up on services like
Itunes. There
isn't enough demand out there to properly release most of
this stuff, but
the cost is much lower when putting music up for download.
The labels could
make some serious money if they did this. Stuff like Dick
Dale's original
60's albums, Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, etc. I
think many
people would jump at the chance to download clean, clear
recordings
legitimately for $9.99/album.
That's my $0.02....
Thanks,
Sean
Double Crown Records / The Continental Magazine
P.O. Box 4336 - Bellingham, WA 98227-4336
www.dblcrown.com
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