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posted by
davidt
on Friday December 06 2002, @09:30AM
Over the past year there have been about a hundred rumors of Morrissey signing to Sanctuary. I had never heard of Sanctuary before the rumors but recently came across this article which gives some background on Andy Taylor, the head of Sanctuary Group:
Record-breaking run at the 'rest home for pop music has-beens' by Nigel Cope - The Independent, Dec. 2, 2002 There are a lot of factors we aren't aware of, but if touring and merchandise is as important as record sales, why doesn't Morrissey just sign for less than desired and put something out, and make his living from touring? It appears to me this is the way the music industry is heading, back to the way it was done before it was a big business. Perhaps the tag 'rest home for pop music has-beens' is something he wants to avoid.
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I forgot that the tour is over.... (Score:0)
most of what this guy said is what i agree with (Score:1)
and i think that a lot of morrissey has held back from being with sanctuary because even though the money does mean a bit, I think he also wants to be associated with the best and brightest and still wants to be on the radio, which is something that sanctuary isn't really aiming on doing that much unless you are the lone oddity like the Strokes that lucked into it. he's probably hoping that the current structure will collapse tomorrow and one of these other labels will change their entire strategy, because after holding out for so long, its not the sort of bang he probably wants to re-emerge with.
but radio is a drop in the bucket. there are so many acts on the road these days who can sell out auditoriums that can't get a song on the radio. that's because they don't understand artist loyalty. they understand it when a label gives them some money to play a song, or gives them free tickets to give away. they want their business needs of being a radio station met first.
or at least in america they do it.
but part of that, i think, is because the cultural clock reset itself. a brand new slew of teenagers are popping up (called the "echo boomers" or Generation Y) and the labels know that these people have lots of money to spend and no mortgages to pay. they still like MTV and they are more concerned with fitting in and following trends, so overnight, they started reaching out with Britney Spears, and unless something happens, i don't think that's going to change.
in the rest of the world, there are the tried and true. People who have been around for eons can sell just as many records (or more) than someone who is starting up, and i think they can generally get more magazine covers. he can draw large crowds and i think that means equally good record sales. so i think he should stop worrying about it so much unless he wants to be 80 years old and still saying, "well i have 5 albums worth of material and can't find a label". he's really got nothing to lose at this point.
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Sounds like Moz is just waiting..... (Score:1)
The guy knows the industry and looks like he shares the same distain as Moz for the Britneys of the world.
Good post DavidT.
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