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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Re: Frank Kimbrough said posted by keldasdad on December 2, 2006 at 08:12:17:
--I was, of course, commenting only on the recordings...Naturally!
Here's the quote from Frank Kimbrough -
"This label has been given too many passes - they routinely mislead their artists, and though they have paid mechanical royalties (after a couple calls from an attorney), they illegally deduct them from artist royalties in a "profit-sharing" arrangement which Sprey charmingly presents to the artist as a plus, but of which there are never any profits. I speak from experience, having done 15 sessions there between 1986 and 1992, most of which remain on his shelf.""My latest indignity involving the label was having to hire an attorney in order to have a CD on which I appeared withdrawn from their catalog. It was released without my permisson, and I was never paid for the session (nobody ever is) or notified of its release, and never even received a copy of the CD. It was a CD by a saxophone quartet whose names weren't listed on the cover, but mine was, as were the other "accomplices" (this from the jacket), even though I only played on one 2 1/2 minute tune....misleading at best."
"Their "audiophile" recordings are done using two $50 PZM mics from Radio Shack, tweaked by Sprey's cronies from the Pentagon (he gave us the F-16 and A-1 bombers, and was a designer of anti-tank artillery). If you have a fortune invested in stereo equipment they may sound pretty good - otherwise we're talking pro-walkman quality, and no better. His sound absorbing materials include buckets of lead pellets, and I've been at sessions where the plywood sheet he puts over the drummer's head to direct the sound fell in the middle of a take - luckily the drummer wasn't injured. These guys are strictly bush-league, and in my opinion, a class-action lawsuit waiting to happen. My advice to any musician considering a deal with them is to run as fast as possible in the opposite direction. And if you're a consumer who thinks that buying CDs on this label supports its artists, think again. I could go on, but I think I've made my point."
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Follow Ups
- Re: Frank Kimbrough said - Dmitry 08:46:42 12/02/06 (5)
- Re: Frank Kimbrough said - keldasdad 14:44:16 12/02/06 (0)
- That really sucks. - D Harvey 12:22:07 12/02/06 (2)
- How quickly they forget :-) nt - Rick W 22:16:35 12/02/06 (1)
- Yeah, - D Harvey 23:17:04 12/02/06 (0)
- More from Frank Kimbrough regarding Mapleshade - Dmitry 08:55:14 12/02/06 (0)
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