Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
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MikeH
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there was an impromptu live discord session.
the most interesting detail that I saw was that apparently Sony is a minority owner in Get on Down and MoFI....which is why MoFi is able to continue getting Sony releases.
Also Anohi release is dead. New Folk Sound by Terry Callier is dead (supposedly to an "expensive reissue label" doing it at some point....maybe craft one step?)
the most interesting detail that I saw was that apparently Sony is a minority owner in Get on Down and MoFI....which is why MoFi is able to continue getting Sony releases.
Also Anohi release is dead. New Folk Sound by Terry Callier is dead (supposedly to an "expensive reissue label" doing it at some point....maybe craft one step?)
Biscuit
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Also probably means Sony has no interest in leasing catalog to VMP unless the price is right. VMP is an "expensive reissue label", ironic if they labeled a competitor that way during the session.
MikeH
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not just VMP-- most other reissue labels. Sony was already being stingy with tapes and I wonder if the MoFi connection is a new-ish detail now that MoFi have a pressing plant.
in the grand scheme of things, VMP is middle to upper tier reissue label price-wise. the new exclusives are around $40-$45 for members, which puts them in AP/MoFi/Impex single LP territory. Not talking about quality, simply price. I'm guessing "Expensive reissue" is something along the lines of a 1 step which makes me think it will be a Craft Small Batch title. Or a UHQR.
The "expensive" comment was also verbatim from someone else who watched it before y'all come out with the pitchforks hah
Biscuit
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I received a MoFi catalog this week and it had a cool Miles photo on the cover. It had MoFi records and their audio equipment (as well as other brands). it appears they are trying to cover all parts of the hobby.
There are no pitchforks up in here, just tough love.
MikeH
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Yea--that's the music direct catalogue. MoFi has done tons of Miles reissues. I hadn't seen anywhere that Sony is a part owner of MoFi now though--that was the interesting tidbit for me. Someone elsewhere was commenting the other day that MoFi was doing Sony titles so why couldn't VMP or other labels. It's all making sense now though.
MoFi electronics have been around for awhile now too. I have their Ultradeck turntable and love it. They seem to be pushing toward higher end stuff now as their "lower end" equipment is mostly getting discontinued. I think some people here have their speakers too and like them
serotonein
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Granted this was 2017-18, so their process has likely changed, when my friend went to Sony about wanting to do a vinyl press of something from their archives/vault (band in question had signed with Capricorn in the mid-90s), they initially just wanted the band or label to pay a fee but then Sony would actually do the pressing & jacket manufacturing and handle the release. Once they realized someone else would do all that, they still asked for a licensing fee & also essentially dictated the minimum price to consumers. It wasn't incredibly pricey, but for a defunct band, still meant asking people to pay $10 more for a 2x LP than what the label had charged before.