VivaRoxyMusic.com wrote:
I think the timing of this release now is more to do with the new market for vinyl.
J.O'B.
Hipsters,
J.O'B's message about the market is doubtless correct but W2 questions the choice.
Surely vinylistas either want the classics - in which case why not release a box set of our hero's solo work to complement the existing RM offer - or, they want something new, different and better. In which case why not release 'The Tolwood Tapes' with the BFO on vinyl and/or 'Live In Paris At Le Grand Rex'.
The '01 live album is an OK record (most of the arrangements are a little too fast) but IWNSHO it doesn't bring anything new to the party and is just a bit of a strange choice - even the album art is a little bland.
On a more general point, the more the music industry changes, the more bizarre the actions of some artists become when it comes to marketing decisions.
IWNSHO, the core music market is now quite clear. It will be split between streaming and vinyl - neither of which will be mutually exclusive insomuch as households will embrace one or both mediums. Everything else - iTunes included - can be considered legacy.
As we speak, Mrs W is being worked on to release the space necessary to allow the Windswept household to rejoin the Vinyl gang. How he envies the thinking hipsters who have already made the move!
Aller, mes amis, l'avenir est clair and it's Vinyl.
Salutations,
W2