Fred
Group: Members
Posts: 9
Joined: April 2008 |
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Posted: April 14 2008, 12:14 |
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Hi folks, I'm new here, so go easy on me.
I'm a long-time MO fan, though first time poster on this forum. I remember when a friend breathlessly burst into my college dorm room and "you have to listen to this." I did, and there was no going back. And I have to say, being a 30-year MO fan in the U.S. hasn't been easy.
With regard to iTunes and MotS...there's been a lot posted here that's just erroneous. Several posters are – justifiably – upset about the way that MotS has been picked up in iTunes. The fault lies in two places: in the EU, the iTunes folks have to abide by the various EU economic regulations, which (still! ) differ across countries and drive the variable pricing that's often seen in the various iTunes stores. Also, as regards the studio version vrs. the studio + live version, that's entirely up to the label. iTunes will happily sell whichever version is delivered to them by the label.
Which takes us to the U.S. In the U.S., plain and simply, it seems the label has simply dropped the ball.
Try searching for "Mike Oldfield" on Decca's web site, or on Mercury's web. (Decca and Mercury are variously listed as MotS U.S. label. That confusion is not a Good Thing.) MO doesn't exist for his own label. Distinct from the excellent promotion given MotS in the U.K., there is no promotion of this album in the U.S.
Finally, some news about the U.S. iTunes versions of MotS. Yes, versions. iTunes now carries both the studio and the studio + live version.
I've just written an iTunes review of MotS for the studio version. I'm interested in your thoughts on it, either here or iTunes.
Thanks for listening!
-------------- [A]t some point it always occurs to [artists]... that they can do this one thing for the rest of their lives, they can be successful to the outside world but not... to themselves. That's the moment an artist decides who he or she is. If they keep on risking failure, they're still artists. ~ S.Jobs
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