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Re: Antigravity CD
- Subject: Re: Antigravity CD
- From: Nita Williams <nitalwilliams@ya...com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:20:35 -0700 (PDT)
I think the best bet would have been to offer a free download with the
purchase of the vinyl. That way you'd have both.
________________________________
From: GORDON WILHELMI <gordon.wilhelmi192@bt...com>
To: kevin@co...eclipse.co.uk; A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
<blueplanes@bl...org>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Antigravity CD
Yep, what he said, definitely, but..........
Perhaps hearing the songs live, as always, is preferable to either or any
format, and perhaps we can all agree on that.
Looks like I will be in the company of the Norwegian branch of the
appreciation society at the Fleece in december, so who else is getting up ?
Eh ?
G
--- On Sat, 10/9/11, kevin@co...eclipse.co.uk <kevin@co...eclipse.co.uk>
wrote:
>From: kevin@co...eclipse.co.uk <kevin@co...eclipse.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Antigravity CD
>To: "A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes" <blueplanes@bl...org>
>Date: Saturday, 10 September, 2011, 14:07
>
>
>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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