Re: Atlantic/live Zep

["Debbie&Pieter" <p.kleij@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes why not ?
I work in a record shop and every special item from 
any band who release such stuff (Grateful Dead, Phish, Pearl Jam etc.)
is picked up very quickly. What is there to lose for a record company ?
Some artwork, package material etc. and everybody is happy (well almost 
everybody).

Pieter


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: CMS <greytowers@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: Atlantic/live Zep


> It's a tough situation.  If Atlantic decided to
> release full-length soundboard or multitrack shows we
> would of course buy them.  However, would they put out
> 10 or 20 of these?  Probably not... because only the
> hardcore fans would buy them all.  Even if they did,
> after buying them all, fans would still buy bootlegs. 
> This is because, while it's not ideal, fans will
> always put up with bad sound quality to hear new
> shows.  Atlantic would never bother to release bad
> quality shows to claim the few dollars out there for
> this type of thing.
> 
> If Atlantic decided to do the live compilation thing
> and we got 6 CD's of amazing sound quality spanning
> their entire live career, we'd all buy it and then
> want the complete shows the compilation was culled
> from.
> 
> An alternative might be to release everything in the
> vaults as definitive versions (best quality ever) as a
> small run available on a website and overpriced to
> make up for the small pressing run.  I'd gladly pay
> $50 for two CD's (or $60. for three) as I do now when
> buying bootlegs.  We're used to those kind of prices
> (and much worse) and we would be getting absolute top
> quality.
> 
> Another alternative might be a box set that includes 5
> or so complete shows in top quality.  That would
> probably sell very well actually.  Then... volume 2,
> etc.!
> 
> What are the costs with this?  The recordings are
> made.  So you pay to mix and master them, you pay to
> package it and then sit back and watch the cash come
> in!
> 
> Do it Atlantic!  Do you want my money or not?
> 
> -Craig