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Re: Polyphonic Label

Graham,
I agree with your comments, there should be a list of players on brass band
CD's.  I must have done about 15 CD's with B&R band since being a member,
and we have 1 (I think) with a list of players names.  It seems to be the
norm these days.  Its good for the ego's of the players involved to have
their names listed, but more importantly to let the rest of the world know
who they are, especially the players down the rows who are not household
names.  They should get the credit too.  I find it frustrating when buying
for example a Black Dyke CD (yes, even a B&R player buys the opposition's
CD's!!) that no names are listed, I would like to know.

Martin.

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> From: gyoung <gyoung@xxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Polyphonic Label
> Date: 10 May 1998 16:57
> 
> Graham Young (905) 575-8440
> Weston Silver Band, Symphony Hamilton
> Celebration Brass, McMaster Chamber Orchestra
> gyoung@xxxxxxxx
> 
> I have just bought a recording of the Yorkshire Building Society Band
> on the Polyphonic label and am disturbed to find that
> there is no list of personnel for the band listed.
> 
> There is five pages of wide spaced fairly large print
> with the typical record jacket blather. 
> 
> Dear Polyphonic:
> 
> Some people who buy your recordings are actually interested
> in the names of the players. Since they are amateurs,
> perhaps they would like to see their participation accredited.
> This is especially of interest in North America where we are 
> somewhat "out of touch" with who is playing with which band.
> Just set the type a little smaller and list the musicians names.
>  It is easy to do you just change the type from 11 point to 9 and
> add in the names. 
> 
> On jazz recordings the list of personnel is almost always 
> given. This should be required for classical and band 
> recordings as well. how many times have you listened to
> a recording of an orchestra as wondered who was playing?
> 
> I think that on Brass Band recordings it should be
> done as a courtesy to the players.
> 
> 
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