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(TV) prestige signings



I'm sure Lou and Patti are thought of as "prestige" signings by their
respective record labels.This way they can continue to  kid themselves that
they are SO hip and cutting edge- i'm sure at the end of the day they care
little about how many units these artists are gonna shift-it's purely a
cosmetic/vanity exercise....

----- Original Message -----
From: Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com>

> Mainly a debunking of the "key man" idea (the "I'll follow Clive
> wherever he goes" kind of thing), the article mainly argues that
> artists won't follow executives to other companies.  Okay, fine--but
> why do they stay?  One compelling reason buried at the end of the
> article is that by leaving, the artists lose any say in how the back
> catalog is administered.  (Of course, how many artists have any say
> on this to begin with?)
>
> Throwing another theory on the fire,
> --
> Maurice Rickard
> http://mauricerickard.com/
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