affirmation [was Re: Hey kids, I gotta question]

Tony Reid (t-bird@salata.com)
12 Dec 96 09:21:02 -0800


el> At 09.36 AM 12/9/96 -0500, KEVIN D. ENGLAND wrote:
>
>Lets say a fellow with limited funds wanted to press up promotional
>copies of a 4-track e.p. Would you folks recommend cd or vinyl?

el> The answer is simple: It depends on who your target is. If you're
el> sending it to the general public and/or
el> record labels, clubs or radio stations, put it on CD.

el> If your target is dance clubs, and you want DJs to play it, press up
el> vinyl.
el> I don't know what the music sounds like, but my suggestion is to do
el> both: have mass duplications of CDs made, and print up a handful of
el> acetates to a select number of DJs to generate some buzz. You have all
el> your bases covered that way (and it's probably a compromise answer that
el> the majority of the list would agree with :))

i totally agree w/elson. as a dj/club promoter i know that if someone wants
their track spun i really need wax (vinyl), but it's much more convienient
for mere listening purposes (the promoter in me speaking) to pop in a cd.

el> And if money is a question, there's always cassette tape...

as a promoter this is fine and label people get tapes all the time too, but
the dj side of me *loathes* cassettes!

t-bird