================================================ Subject: Re: Odp:Re: NCR - A great way for bands to give fans incentives to buy instead of download music From: "Keith Mears" To: Date: Tue 19 Jun 2001 20:38:53 -0500 ================================================ This is a VERY interesting story, and I think it's really cool that the fans would do that! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ "And I don't want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand." - Googoo Dolls "End of passion play, crumbling away/I'm your source of self-destruction." - Metallica "Welcome my son/Welcome to the machine." - Pink Floyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Agnieszka" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 3:45 AM Subject: Odp:Re: NCR - A great way for bands to give fans incentives to buy instead of download music > There was an interesting situation when it comes to this band called > Marillion. They're gonna record a new album, but unfortunately they contract > with a record company ended, they didn't have any money to make the record. > SO they thought they'll ask their fans, what would they think if the band > ask them to pay for a cd that wasn't even recorded yet ! And guess what? > Over 10 000 fans send checks to the band with money, even though when the > last records of them wasn't brilliant. Some people send even more than for > one cd, just to help them... Then Marillion came to the record company and > said - hey ! what do you think about releasing our album and we're gonna pay > for that...you just take care of promotions and they discuss the rights. > Except for - Marillion will produce and get the first 10 000 copies for the > people, who already paid for them. And so it was. They relased ther new > album "Anoraknophobia", people who pre-buy it received the album before it > was in stores, and they get it with another bonus cd. > I think what was more important - they knew there are people, who trust them > and are great fans, they still have a fan base they can play for.I just want > to tell you about it, since it's not common and it's kind of revolutionary. > I was thinking then what Creed fans would do if they ask us for something > like that... > > Agie To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp