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titchbit · Post by **titchbit** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:42 pm

i wonder a lot about why some labels do vinyl only, some do both, some are digital only, and tbh at the end of the day i think its a money thing. they do whichever format they think is gonna make them the most money. i've heard in some interviews that digital only artists actually lose money on many of their releases. i wonder if vinyl only releases make more profits. and i think that has a lot more to do with these label's calculations than some of you guys think.

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:50 pm

was thinking about that as well. tho i'm guessing people lose more money on vinyl?

titchbit · Post by **titchbit** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:55 pm

meh i dont think so.

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:05 pm

idk with mastering, artwork, manufacturing & pressing, distro etc. plus it depends on how much you press
obvs you're not going to lose money on vinyl if you're boddika/joy o/loefah

talking out of my ass tho cause i have no idea how this works, but since pretty big names like distance saying his label's gonna go digi only from now on, can't be that much money involved?

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:48 pm

Rough guess.

Smaller labels lose money on vinyl.
Bigger labels make money on vinyl.

DiegoSapiens · Post by **DiegoSapiens** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:06 pm

what is the point in having a only digi label though? the artist can sell his tunes directly from bandcamp

m8son666 · Post by **m8son666** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:07 pm

how will the people running the digi label feel like they are important and a part of the scene if they don't run the digi label?

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:12 pm

if it's a digi label of someone who's somewhat known/big in the scene it can get you more exposure i guess
if you're already known, then it doesn't really make sense

honestly don't know how digi labels take off tho. guessing the key is to shove releases in weekly?

wolf89 · Post by **wolf89** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:17 pm

Labels give identity. You can follow a label for it's style or level of quality. It gives stuff exposure to those who follow them and gives the listener an easier way to track down things they like

hubb · Post by **hubb** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:29 pm

Some lables are just outlets whereas all big lables do other stuff with the same product like lincencing or videos.

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:12 pm

DiegoSapiens wrote:what is the point in having a only digi label though? the artist can sell his tunes directly from bandcamp

Wolf addressed it.

Identity, exposure, promotion, etc. Also labels should be handling the costs of proper mastering, artwork, etc. which you don't always get when artists release themselves.

wolf89 · Post by **wolf89** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:41 am

Yeah that is another point. Left to their own devices a surprising amount of producers would not pay for a decent mastering job and get shit artwork for a pint off a mate.

wolf89 · Post by **wolf89** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:02 pm

Ballad Of Chasey Lain > Stan

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:05 pm

ballad of chasey lain > nearly everything else

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:27 pm

I reckon the guy from Bloodhound Gang would be in the top 5 most annoying people to be around ever.

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:51 pm

garethom wrote:I reckon the guy from Bloodhound Gang would be in the top 5 most annoying people to be around ever.

which one of them?

afaik they're massive assholes

garethom · Post by **garethom** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:09 pm

ultraspatial wrote:
garethom wrote:I reckon the guy from Bloodhound Gang would be in the top 5 most annoying people to be around ever.
which one of them? afaik they're massive assholes

Ah main singer guy, I just presumed the other guys were generic late 90's rock band cardboard cutouts.

kidshuffle · Post by **kidshuffle** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:39 pm

ultraspatial wrote:ballad of chasey lain > nearly everything else

A lapdance is better when the stripper is crying >

wolf89 · Post by **wolf89** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:40 pm

Yeah but the point was Ballad Of Chasey Lain and Stan are basically the same track except one is about Eminem and the other eating ass.

ultraspatial · Post by **ultraspatial** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:04 pm

kidshuffle wrote:
ultraspatial wrote:ballad of chasey lain > nearly everything else
A lapdance is better when the stripper is crying >

shit totally forgot about that one

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