Post #115923 by Digitiki on Tue, Sep 21, 2004 4:41 PM

I think it would really hinge on the obscurity of the music. Lets face it, for a large label, some of these LP releases are literally lost in their catalog. They don't even know they have them and the company doesn't see it as viable to reissue because it will never make the kind of sales they "want" to make. Someone coming in and offering a 'reasonable" amount for rights based on its age and small audience size should be able to doing. I mean, after all, its extra money that the label wouln't otherwise have. But, having said that, sometimes the doofuses at large corporations like that, flip their noses at small transactions.

What a small label needs are a few people who have ALL the know how to do it--audio mastering, graphics & print for the booklet, even a lawer if possible...all in-house. I mean, today you don't necessarily have to go through the major distributors (who will want to take a BIG cut). Now-a-days an indie can go directly to Amazon, Border's, etc.

[ Edited by: Digitiki on 2004-09-21 16:46 ]