Shadow records always seemed to be operating under shady circumstances,
even from the get go.
This was apparent from their super cheezy acid jazz compilations....
Weren't they Instinct Records before that?
Or is that just another sketchy label that put out mediocre comps?
anyway, thanks for the info, it's good to know.
Nat
P.s. Re: jazz beginnings - I had a drumming teacher who used to make me
play along to old Buddy Rich records, and I would do it half heartedly,
until one day I heard some jazz on WKCR 89.9 and it 'clicked'. I dont
remember who it was that I heard, but I suddenly understood the
significance of swinging...
anyway my first jazz album was Kind Of Blue, by far one of the greatest
works of music of the 20th century....
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Joe Rice wrote:
> FYI...
>
> Joe
> ------
>
> 1/11/00
> FROM NINJA TUNE BY WAY OF MOTORMOUTH
> Contact: Brock Phillips (bmotor@pacbell.net), Judy Miller
> (wigbox@pacbell.net) or Jeff Waye (jeff@ninjatune.net)
>
>
> URGENT PRESS RELEASE
>
> It has come to our attention that Instinct/Shadow Records is currently
> soliciting a compilation entitled "Ninja Tune : The Shadow Years" for
> release on January 23rd. This release is in no way approved by Ninja Tune.
> Shadow Records acted as a licensee of Ninja Tune material in the US many
> years ago. In the short-time of the deal they released a few of our early
> titles. This deal ended in 1996 and since then they've felt the need to
> continue repackaging what little amount of our catalog they still own. We
> feel this is nothing more than a shameless way to cash in on our 10th
> Anniversary Campaign of late last year, and the subsequent release/success
> of the 3CD "Xen Cuts" box set we released. In their onesheet/press release
> for this record they state "This incredibly low-priced double CD set is the
> best way for new Ninja fans to be introduced to the label". We feel this is
> untrue and that our 3CD box-set (also "incredibly low priced") is in fact
> the best way to introduce people to the label. "Ninja Tune : The Shadow
> Years" offers absolutely nothing new, nothing exclusive, and nothing that
> even a passing Ninja fan hasn't already heard on our early releases or the
> endless stream of compilations put out by Shadow Records. Simply put we feel
> this cheapens the Ninja name, makes us look like a "compilation label", and
> it should not be considered a proper Ninja Tune release in any way. Stay
> tuned for more great "new" records on Ninja Tune.
>
> More info, gripes, etc... contact Jeff Waye at jeff@ninjatune.net
>
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