That’s good to know. Then my question would be, why don’t the labels they work with just do the pressing? I could understand if MOV handles European and the original label handles US manufacturing & distro, but the current operation feels weird. Especially when you potentially will have both an MOV and a label pressing somewhere down the line. Chalk it up to my lack of knowledge of the industry I suppose.
MOV is legit, but they don’t always have access to decent masters, let alone the original ones and the masteting work they do/have done is passable but not really noteworthy at all. They also tend to deal much more in the administrative space, working with licensing and labels than the artist themselves.
they're labels that specialize in reissuing records.for what ever reason the original label doesn't feel like reissuing something probably cause they probably have many times already.they can let these companies reissue these albums and sit back collect money a win win for the major label.tho i don't completely agree with your opinion i can see where your coming from.
I heard one of the 4 men with beards ended up shaving, so they made him transfer to plain.
At this point it’s less of an opinion and more of a thought process in hopes of achieving a well established opinion based on facts, so this discussion definitely is helping me shape that.
One more thought about this and then I'll move on. I think my disconnect here could be attributed to marketing. Plenty of retailers these days have "exclusives" (Newbury, VMP, Zia, Bullmoose), and are marketed as such. Would it be appropriate to label an MOV as a 'pressing' exclusive of sorts? I don't know, I don't know. OK gonna start drinking now.
i don't know i guess you could if the vinyl was a color variant not available/offered by any other label.they label/market some of their albums mostly color variants as "limited", but to me that sounds kind of lame kind of like VMP "exclusive".
But does MFSL feel weird? Analogue Productions? I'm not comparing the quality - although I consider MOV quite good (just not the audiophile qual of the former two). But they, too, are not the labels. These companies purchase the rights to press stuff, so it's not like the rights-holders are left w/ their proverbial dicks in their proverbial hands. I'd say these companies provide a service in so much that they may be pressing stuff that a label just doesn't want to sink the cost into.
Been listening
Been listening to my download of this [Silver Jews - American Water] and I'm surprised by how much it sounds like it could be a Pavement or Malkmus and the Jicks album. Glad I sprung for the vinyl!Gah! Paid $2 for the instant dowload
I’m sure you’re aware but Stephen Malkmus plays on this record too and even wrote a couple songs if I’m not mistaken. Such a fantastic album.
But then you would have missed the concert. I guess you could have listened from the parking lot.
I knew that he played on it but hadn't realized he wrote some of the songs. The overall sound is very Pavement-like, which is just fine by me. Agreed, great album.
How is the sound quality on the live vinyl?? I love the sets but have been hesitant making the purchase. Would love any feedback from you or the group!
Source?
I remember seeing The Powers That B in a record store and holding it in my hands and came very close to getting it but I felt the price was a bit much and already had quite a bit in my hands. I got NLDW instead, it was cheaper. I managed to get TPTB for $25.98 online later down the line so it worked out but both of those are "what almost wasn't" moments. I never would have imagine those two albums would become so pricey in the next few years. I would be kicking myself so much if I had been in a record store, seen them both for less then $35, and passed only for later to see them both being flipped for twice that (and in TPTB's case, triple that).
