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Re: Antigravity CD
- Subject: Re: Antigravity CD
- From: EDoxtator <doc6502@ya...com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:07:41 -0500
- Cc: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes <blueplanes@bl...org>
Oh Christ not this tedium again.
Thanks
-ed
On Sep 10, 2011, at 8:07, kevin@co...eclipse.co.uk wrote:
> But what if it's not about making money? What if it's art?
>
> What if it was available digitally, how many people would actually buy
> it? How much would the band actually earn? Enough to eat for a year, a
> month, a week? How many people would end up just stealing it or
> listening on Spotify for which Gerard gets 0.00000000001p each listen.
> It aint right.
>
> Digitalising music has destroyed its commercial value and I applaud
> Gerard for saying fuck that. If he's only going to get a pittance for a
> digital version why bother. Vinyl makes it precious. To be treasured.
> Yours. It sparks the imagination to wonder just how amazing the songs
> are. It resurrects the thrill of the obscure album hunt. It might just
> keep a record shop open for one more day.
>
> Get your record players out and groove
>
>
>
> Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "ed-ward_1@ti...co.uk" <ed-ward_1@ti...co.uk>
> Sender: blueplanes-bounces@bl...org
> Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:08:42
> To: <blueplanes@bl...org>
> Reply-To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
> <blueplanes@bl...org>
> Subject: [BluePlanes] Antigravity CD
>
> Its hard to understand Gerard's marketing strategy,the vinyl edition
> appears to great reviews and then silence no sign of a CD or download
> version for those without turntables.Its almost a lets shoot ourselves
> in the foot strategy.But then the Aeroplanes have always been
> iunpredictable,I guess thats part of their charm.A sleeve note on HUH
> The Best of Blue Aeroplanes 87-92 sums it up in describing their
> career:"It was brilliant,it was fun so enormous it swallowed the
> horizon until it became work".Enough said,Edward
>
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