Hi Andreas, here’s one more who disagrees (and it’s a good friend of yours, too). Perfectly correct Mr. Miff who states that MONEY – be you a fan or not – is playing its part and has always played it (I know so many punks who lived on cassettes in the 70s simply because they couldn’t AFFORD records). Moreover, cassettes were perfect to fight against an industry never aiming to quality but to maximize profits (remember Malcom and M30-M60-M90… GO?). The truth is, if you buy records eventually you support the industry, not so much the artists (go ask them about their contracts….) (Forges says The Grateful Dead – who always supported bootlegs – are amongst the richest artists of the whole business). Free download-services have forced industry to improve its products (packaging, booklets….) and is the most DEMOCRATIC tool I can think of (and I don’t mean blogs posting compilations made by FANS who have spend much energy and passion on it). Finally, I disagree with ” .. go to your record-shop!” (but WHERE if even in an “international city” like mine there’s only dump-yards like VIRGIN or FNAC?) and “… buy a record!” (maybe a high prized re-edition in heavy vinyl, conceived for FETISHISTS, not for real fans). Pop will eat itself, I can’t wait for it, and music created for mass-consumtion will finally end where it has to: in oblivion! Long live BBB, and long live 60s (mostly ) Uncomped!
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