Blatant Music Industry Greed - 1988 Style

[DudeAsInCool]

Blatant music-industry greed (1988)

Inside the “Special Promotional Supplement,” I read an advertisement that, in light of recent tidings in the music business, is nothing short of astounding.

Warner Bros. flatly commands you to “Replace Your Records With Warner Bros. Compact Discs.”

Some Things Are Meant to Last. Pick One.

Okay, here’s the list.

Great Music.

Compact Discs.

Cockroaches.

Yes, it’s an ugly comparison. A disgusting metaphor. But’s a fact that we share our small world with these odious creatures ,and probably will for a long, long time.

Great music will always live on, but not necessarily as distortion-free, protected and pure as it should be. Because most music still lives in soft, vulnerable, vinyl-y places, not in drainpipes.

Yes, if you’re betting on constancy, our advice is to go with the indefatigable roach. But don’t underestimate the tenacity of the Compact Disc [sic]. It’s practically indestructible. That’s why we’ve decided to release some of our best albums on CD.

Fleetwood Mac, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Paul Simon, ZZ Top and the Grateful Dead. Now residing safe and comfortably on Compact Disc.

So remember. What’s wiring to you may be deli to the enterprising roach. In a pinch he’ll even eat your shoe polish. Isn’t it just a matter of time before he works his way over to that salad bar of old 45s?

Think about it.

10 Years Ago In Spy Magazine

The ad was real

[Redneck4sure]

I think the vinyl album will outlast the cd. I'll let you know in a couple hundred yrs. :)