tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post8198826423657639335..comments2024-03-18T11:43:53.754+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Prince beats record shops with rolled-up Mail on SundaysSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-55818472932913777862007-07-02T16:59:00.000+00:002007-07-02T16:59:00.000+00:00Also ironic after the label insistence that the tu...Also ironic after the label insistence that the tubular bells giveaway increased sales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-85518289409310385292007-06-29T09:40:00.000+00:002007-06-29T09:40:00.000+00:00"destroying any perception of value around recorde..."destroying any perception of value around recorded music"<BR/><BR/>What a brilliant idea. It takes ten minutes to write a good song and about six hours to record it. Let's give musos an hourly rate like shelf-stackers and record shop assistants.<BR/><BR/>Prince has been selling his albums on his website for ages anyway. He sells fewer albums but makes more money, because the record labels and record shops aren't taking their cut.M.C. Glammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666737142890454949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-11199682254029980202007-06-29T08:51:00.000+00:002007-06-29T08:51:00.000+00:00A record shop I used to frequent in Newcastle file...A record shop I used to frequent in Newcastle filed him under 'S', for 'squiggle'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-30652771151747535922007-06-29T06:46:00.000+00:002007-06-29T06:46:00.000+00:00I do wonder if this trouble has been brewing since...I do wonder if this trouble has been brewing since they were forced to try and decide where to file records by "small trumpety type thing" in their a to z racks...Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-25614398060398244392007-06-28T18:49:00.000+00:002007-06-28T18:49:00.000+00:00"The Artist Formerly Known as Prince should know t...<I>"The Artist Formerly Known as Prince should know that with behaviour like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores"</I><BR/><BR/>I've not heard of the Entertainment Retailers Association before - presumably they're like some sort of stereotypical Mafia for record shops? "Mister Prince, it's a nice back-catalogue you've got here... It'd be a shame if anything... <I>happened</I> to it..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com