Gordon Hurd (ghurd@yahoo-inc.com)
Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:24:26 -0800
On Thursday, February 25, 1999 12:43 AM, Matt Mullen [SMTP:mcfly@tcp.co.uk]
wrote:
> Hey,
>
> picked up a copy of this compilation this week, a double with disks
> complied by Josh "DJ Shadow" Davis and Keb Darge. Sounds worth the cash
on
> the first listen with one caveat.... the track listing doesn't list
> artists, just track names.
>
> Now, if you read the sleeve notes on the Darge disk, it was words to the
> effect that Davis persuaded him *not* to list artists on the sleeve, but
> the more detailed notes make references to most of the artists and you
can
> compile a fairly comprehensive full listing yourself. On the Davis disk
he
> rants about bootleg compliations not getting proper clearance for tracks,
> and then makes a plea for the artists that were uncontactable from *this*
> LP to contact BBE.
>
> Now other than being a right pain in the arse to make my own full track
> listing, surely it would be slightly easier for these artists to be
> contacted, if full credits (such as they are known) to be fully printed
on
> the damn sleeve ? I don't know, maybe someones nephew or someone might
> stumble across it in the racks or something......
>
> Funnilly enough, the 'dodgy bootlegs' that I have bought have always had
> full track listings and in many cases I have sought out legitimate
> pressings of the tracks - having the artist/track made this somewhat
easier :)
>
> Sorry.... rant over :)
>
>
>
> Matt Mullen
> hero no7 recordings
> http://www.herono7.com
> +44(0)7970 891699
> *kubrick sigh - 'educated touching' ep out soon !*
I totally understand where you are coming from. I've always thought it
pretentious (maybe), annoying (definitely), to keep artist information, or
any kind of information secret from your peers, audience, etc. I remember
hearing a few years ago that Shadow even went so far as to remove labels
from his records so people couldn't see what he was spinning and sampling.
I can't verify the truth of that but it seems like the philosophy behind
that seems to pan out after reading the above info. I know that there's a
tradition to do this kind of thing in hip hop. nevertheless, I still think
it's cheezy. There's enough music out there for everyone.
g
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