How do you get old music released? No, really!. - Beyond Tiki

S spy-tiki Tiki Socialite glendale, ca Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 762	S spy-tiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 15, 2004 2:17 PM The downloads in the music posts and my own penchant for obscure spy movie music have me wondering...what's really involved in getting the rights and paying royalties and so on and actually getting CDs released of the stuff you know will never see the light of day. Sure it's fun dumpster diving and thrift shopping for old tiki records, but what about clean, crisp sounding, digital recordings. How does one go about tracking original tapes sitting in someones garage or forgotten in some record companies archives, getting the legal stuff out of the way and getting the thing put on CD? Sure it costs money, but people do it even in limited releases. With the talent,knowledge, and resources on these boards someone must know the secrets. I'd like to know too. We could even start a Tiki Central label for obscure polynesian recordings. Whadda you think?

The downloads in the music posts and my own penchant for obscure spy movie music have me wondering...what's really involved in getting the rights and paying royalties and so on and actually getting CDs released of the stuff you know will never see the light of day. Sure it's fun dumpster diving and thrift shopping for old tiki records, but what about clean, crisp sounding, digital recordings. How does one go about tracking original tapes sitting in someones garage or forgotten in some record companies archives, getting the legal stuff out of the way and getting the thing put on CD? Sure it costs money, but people do it even in limited releases. With the talent,knowledge, and resources on these boards someone must know the secrets. I'd like to know too. We could even start a Tiki Central label for obscure polynesian recordings. Whadda you think?

Post #114694 by spy-tiki on Wed, Sep 15, 2004 2:17 PM