Thanks Chalky, I thought there wasn’t but was looking on popsike and there was a copy on there where it said it was a repro copy which prompted the question
Hi all
Was this repressed/lookalike bootlegged at all and does anyone have details of how to tell a real one please if it was?
Thanks in advance
Richard
It’s getting reissued already but on a pink label
Had to play it on my radio show from iTunes download as was still waiting on vinyl to arrive for best part of 3 months
Mint & unplayed on Record Kicks £12 inc 1st class post in Uk
Has the great Your Words on the flip
Limited press of 300 and how on earth it isn’t massive lord only knows
Mine hopefully arriving today as ordered directly from the label about a month ago
https://www.firstexperiencerecords.com/product/slay-all-i-need-is-you-7-vinyl-picture-sleeve-limited-edition-in-stock-mid-may-2020/?mc_cid=eb9a2e072c&mc_eid=099fb020e3
Yes, understand what you mean but the problem you have is trying to circumnavigate it getting taken down from Soundcloud etc.
As soon as you post up the artist you get busted with a strike against you.
At one point I had about 25 taken down just in one day that originally they let me post up over a number of months before hand.
Soundcloud in particular got really strict.
You’ll find nearly all the edits you come across on sites like Soundcloud are via people doing it just for fun and no money involved at all apart of course from the Joey Negro’s and Opolopo’s of the world.
Some are awesome when you consider they are done by what you can term as just enthusiasts.
Btw you don’t get paid by Soundcloud, hearthis.at etc. if you post up an edit.
In fact it actually costs you if have a premium account on there. Also the companies pay nothing to the artists as in effect they don’t want re edits on there as they could end up liable. The way sort of around this is some allow you to post up under a Creative Commons licence which is basically you agreeing it’s not for profit. And as you’re not paying for the stream the host site also makes nothing so no royalties to share out.
No money in releasing Music anymore to be honest. An artist would be lucky if they get 10p per download if with a label and 0.001p for a stream. Can you imagine splitting that if it’s a band
The money for the one doing the edit is getting paid for Dj spots. If a major label is releasing they normally get a flat fee (eg £250/£500/£1,000) for the re edit. It’s also the kudos of getting it out there.