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Passing_Stranger wrote:What's funny with this royalties thing is that money won't come to the artist unless all costs are covered and some profit is made. So those who didn't break through during their prime are 99,99% unlikely to make any money out of reissues/remasters/etc - because the fan base is already small and in most cases it won't be a big (or fast or even steady) seller. And if these artists are not rediscovered and/or reappraised then the chances are even more slim. Endgames are among the latter: sadly, the band seems to fall through the cracks completely - and forever, as it looks like that 80s reissue boom is almost over with lvery little "not on CD before" artists getting reissued. All this must be simply accepted and not flamed over and over boringly (as we've all heard this rhetoric countless times).
Now to Endgames themsleves - they're great and talented guys, for sure, no disrespect to them. But if they were interested in their work they could've put a webpage out there, say, 10 years ago, when the interest in the 80s was on the rise, and promote their legacy one way or another. Moreover, they could've pressed the CDs themselves and sell them online (like Kissing the Pink or several other bands and artists did). This way they could've been "paid for their work" - and make some nice money along the way, I'm sure. They did precisely nothing. Maybe they get their millions from that couple of songs featured on the compilation CDs or sampled by the next hip-hop gangster and don't care about the other stuff - or maybe they moved on and don't care one way or the other. I can only assume as they didn't speak their minds at all.
At the same time, there are some people want their stuff to be out there in a presentable form, even if "bootleg" - and they get looked upon by some for making an effort. Why? No one forces anybody to buy this CD, for one thing. Next, these guys for all their efforts won't make money themselves - the printed run is short and all income goes to the production of the next project. And anyway, what's preferrable for Endgames music - to be presented on CD this way or not to be presented at all?
I'm sure it's better to support this effort, as it's much more likely and sooner to see the overlooked bands on CD this way. And there are quite a few of them, actually, as we all know.
But the choise is yours, of course.
P.S. Oh yes, for anyone interested - go and check the Endgames page on Wikipedia. That's how I myself have "paid" them for their music and listening pleasure it gave me.
fanwave wrote:Release available at Discogs and Ebay.
rk2585 wrote:It was available at Discogs but someone must've bought it.
endgames1 wrote:Managed to get my hands on a copy. Torn by it, the quality is good. However my other cds of Endgames have many more bonus tracks. Glad I have it though.
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