From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V2 #202 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Thursday, October 21 1999 Volume 02 : Number 202 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: idealcopy-digest V2 #201 [flaherty michael w Subject: Re: idealcopy-digest V2 #201 > Thank you for the compliment! Remember, however, that _I am_ at the other > end of the computer! I know, I know ... so I'm a little old fashioned. :) > As for technology, If this question regards converting a digital format such > as MP3 to CD-R, I don't we would offer anything _without_ the option of a > physical format. But expecting someone with an interest in music such as > this to have access to the internet is _not_ unreasonable! Access to the internet and ability to download are two different things--many on line people cannot get the new live King Crimson album, but that's another issue as it seems this won't be the case here. Obviously, I misunderstood the intentions on this one, so ... nevermind. > CD-R or "cheap" releases can and may happen, but something like MZUI > requires a substantial advance to the record label for the master. If we > sell 38 copies of it, it doesn't recoup. The point of the Haring2 on cd-r is > that there are 1000 copies of the original box. I think of it s a reward (?) > for those that purchased it for the first go around. But please realize that > WMO has a finite catalog. Even more so with a reactivated Wire! I hope I didn't sound like I was criticizing you--as I said, just some thoughts. Perhaps I should even say "wishes". > exist on a subscription basis. the Problem however is that there simply > aren't that many Wire fans. Fripp does publish the number of CC > subscribers - it's in the several thousands. This affords certain economies > of scale. For WMO to attempt something similar, we would need a number > somewhere around 200-300 prepaid subscribers. It would make perfect sense to > release MZUI and Michael O'Shea under that type of program. > > Do you think we could achieve this? Perhaps this idea of subscription could > be a way for the "New Wire" to exsist? I honestly don't know. The reason I brought it up is that it seemed to me like a way of finding out just how many you could sell. If it's only 38, so be it. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:17:04 -0500 (CDT) From: flaherty michael w Subject: Re: idealcopy-digest V2 #200 > From: Wireviews > Subject: Re: Thoughts as WMO Ends ... > I think this has been gone over before. WMO wouldn't > even come close to making their money back on either > of the above releases, and when it comes down to it, > cheap, no frills CDs are still pretty expensive on low > runs. When it was "gone over before" I don't recall anyone suggesting subscriptions. I don't want to see Charles (who I do all my "Wire" business with) or Kevin out any money; I'm just suggesting alternate methods for a couple things I imagine many of us (including Charles and Kevin) would like to see released, if possible. > As far as I'm aware, this means that if The Haring 2 > is released it will be shipped on CDR, as opposed to > normal CDs. Shows what I know. Some cdr releases are not available in any other manner. I was under the impression that Bruce was doing this on his own, not through WMO. As I obviously misunderstood the entire thing, I'll just apologize to all offended parties and shutup about it. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V2 #202 *******************************