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Originally Posted by negative1
just because it wasn't all recorded for the exhibition,
what difference does that make concerning it's status as
released for the exhbit only? [again i refer to earlier releases
like the anti-rom]
i'm sure there's a lot of licensing issues, and other things
involved with making a limited run of material available,
and the complexity of including and printing a book..
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The difference it makes is that it seems the catalogue is what's making it expensive - what's stopping them releasing the music on its own? If it was written and recorded specifically for the exhibition then maybe that would make more sense, but as the albums is compiled from existing music, I can't see why it can't be made available separate to the artwork.
I'm sure there's not a lot of licensing issues involved with making a limited run of material available. Having done it a few times myself, I know the costs involved and how easy it is. The only thing stopping them from doing it is not wanting to.
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it boils down to releasing everything digitally, on vinyl, cd, and at a cheap cost..
which i just don't see happening anytime..
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Releasing everything digitally and on CD at a cheap cost is not difficult or expensive. If there's enough call for it - which, as you've handily pointed out - there seems to be, maybe they
should consider it.
Or maybe they really shouldn't care what their fans think and release what they want how they want. I'd personally prefer a band to take into account what their fans are saying. I'd personally prefer a band not to charge £30 for an hour's music if it's the only way of getting hold of it. I think it would be very decent of them to offer music at a more 'normal' price. The same as I think it would be very decent of the other bands you mentioned to do so too. Which, various other arguments and tangents aside, is the basic point here: they could make this music available to people who really want to hear it but can't afford to pay 3-4 times the normal amount for it, and they're choosing not to. Some people seem to think that's ok, others think it's not.