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harbinger-digest      Tuesday, February 16 1999      Volume 04 : Number 019




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  (harbinger) MERCURY                                     [Juvenilia@aol.com]

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 04:30:12 EST
From: Juvenilia@aol.com
Subject: (harbinger) MERCURY

Hey Paula people:


		Someone posted this on one of the recent digests (I'm sorry, I don't
remember your name).

		As far as Mercury Records go, they're quite possibly one of the worst record
companies. Several of my favorite artists have received nothing but poor
promotion from them (i.e. the Wilsons, Lauren Christy). They seem only
interested in the bands that sell big records (i.e. Jon Bon Jovi). And while
that is fine and dandy (I have nothing against Mr. Jovi), I feel that Mercury
is extremely poor as far as record companies go. I believe that if you sign an
artist, you try your best to make sure that people are aware of their music.
Whether it be sponsoring a tour, posters, etc. Mercury does a bad job at this,
to say the least.

		In Joan Osborne's case, I'm uncertain... but the idea about having creative
differences doesn't seem far-fetched. Sophie B. Hawkins (although not with
Mercury - thank god) is having similar problems releasing her third album all
because her record company doesn't like some of the instrumentation Sophie has
chosen to use to record. 
	
		I feel like record execs have WAY too much input and control over the
artists' creative freedom. 

		Anyway, I doubt I made much of any kind of sense with this post. Sorry,
people. :-)


		
		Sometimes, 
		ROBBIE

		
		ps.) To all those still waiting for my Like The Winter (Paula site), I do
have plans on bringing it back... it's just taking awhile.

		

> 
>  also, this has been of topic on the joan osborne list, and i figure some of
>  you guys might know about this sort of thing.  according to some article or
>  another (i can't remember which)  the reason that joan's album isn't coming
>  out is because of creative differences with mercury.  anybody know what
>  mercury's problem is?

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