RE: A Question to the List about economics...
Nathan Clark (NACL@norsk-data.co.uk)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 13:37:43 +0100
Pork, nuPhonic are ded cert labels
don't know about Ninja due to stuff like DJ food et al.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beside [SMTP:beside@makeme.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 1998 1:04 PM
> To: aj
> Subject: Re: A Question to the List about economics...
>
> Lee Gordon wrote:
> > Big shout out to you guys who responded to my inquiry.
> > Some of the stuff you suggested I do- like checking out certain labels
> > and the recommendations of certain listees. But most of it makes it
> > quite clear that there's a science to tracking down cuts, and an even
> > bigger science to getting the dollar's worth from what we see on this
> > list!
>
> There are very few labels i trust so much that i will buy anything from
> them without having heard it first. Ninja Tune and Mo'Wax are pretty
> obvious choises.. at least for me. But that doesnt only have to do with
> the music they put out, its sort of a collectors-thing too... i WANT to
> have it all even if it sucks.
>
> I guess the only labels which have ONLY put out stuff i like is
> Oceanfloor, Jazz Fudge and Solesides... If you are bale to find a few
> labels that you trust 100% you're lucky. Not only does it make it easyer
> when youre buying music, but its fun too cuz you will probably end up
> owning their whole catalogue, and thats kinda cool (i dono about you
> guys, but im a completist).
>
> Uhm..oh yeah. Listening to the music first is a must! Thats why i love
> RealAudio as much as i do. 90% of the stuff i but are things i have
> heard on the net first.
> Actualy yesterday i placed a pretty big order (32 LPs and 12"s) at
> Action-Records, while i was surfing for RA's with another browser.
> It really worked well... i started chekcing the V Recordings
> backcatalogue (which i wasnt very familiar with *blush*) at
> http://www.cductive.com and whenever i found something i liked i just
> added it to my order at http://www.action-records.co.uk :)
>
> -Beside