The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List - RE: following on from what edward said

I think there are quite a few artists, particularly ones who shall we say have been around for a little while and whose more popular times are behind them, who have decided to bring everything in-house and do it all themselves via the web and independent distributors. There are other artists, like Ani DiFranco, who have done it all themselves from scratch, so it can be done.

It would entail getting that bl**dy website up and running again though!

PV1

From: "Steve Burt"

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Subject: RE: [Blueplanes] following on from what edward said

Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:57:59 -0000

I seem to recall a similar situation many years ago when John Martyn

could not get a label interested

and so released his albums (before cd's) from his home. Not sure how

successful this was, but he is still around and to critical acclaim.

I also remember buying a 12" single mail order from somewhere in Ireland

that The Aeroplanes produced

several years back -which I think I gave to Phil Hendry. It can be done

people.

Everybody have a very splendid christmas

Steve B

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On Behalf Of Stuart Winfield

Sent: 22 December 2003 11:29

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Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] following on from what edward said

I doubt that a record company could sell 1000 copies of something like

Caveliers, let alone the BAs on their own - 1 gig a year, no website, no

information what so ever really.

I wish Gerard all the luck in the world getting a deal, however he might

do better with some PR and a fan only release via e-mail/website.

Stuart W

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