Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I Think Miles got $125 for recording the album "Kind of Blue" His sideman Coltrane, Wynton Kelly and other future legends got $75.... -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> > I like Jazz music, and by far most jazz musicians don't get > paid much. So I feel good buying their recordings, even better > if it's directly at a gig or through their Websites. > > That said, the music industry has been shooting itself in the > foot for years. Big hits only, little artist development, little > "catalog building." And much of the demand of the late > '80 and 90's was just replacement purchases, as folks bought > their old LP stuff on CD's. So now they freak out that music > sales are declining rapidly and attribute this all to piracy - > but more is attributable to listeners having by now rebought > all the Floyd and Dylan and Stones recordings on CD. And > the "cassingle" never successfully replaced the good old 45 > for young kids, and they can't afford to spring for a $16 CD. > And on and on and on. > > IIRC, I think the EFF did a survey and found that folks who > downloaded lots of music purchased more CD's than the > average bear. Go figure. > > Scott > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > Is that the one: > > > > Never got tired of it ... > > Jerry got kind of tired of it ... > > > > ? > > > > I've got my daughter on the case now and I have an offer to help buy > > things in the US. But the music industry deserves the shaft they are > > getting. They simply haven't kept up. > > > > Daniel > > > > > > On 9/21/06, jon.stanton@comcast.net <jon.stanton@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> I'll sell you my copy of Bromberg....He does a great job with Jerry > >> Jeff's "Mr Bojangles.. > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >> From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> > >> > Rip those music companies off. Download everything you can and do not > >> > blink about paying a single penny to them. > >> > > >> > I have been trying for three weeks to buy music legally over the > >> > internet (Jerry Jeff Walker, David Bromberg). > >> > > >> > I can find the albums, but you can only order them if you live in > >> the US. > >> > > >> > Screw 'em. > >> > > >> > More power to the Pirate Bay here in Sweden. > >> > > >> > Daniel > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps > Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 > (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information