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Re: Polyphonic Label

I don't think that that's a real reason.  I've recorded with bands where
the lag time between recording and release was several months but a list of
personnel was included.  The obvious solution is to list the members as
they were when the CD was recorded.  I think a player would have to be
quite petty to feel slighted for not having their name on a CD when they
weren't around for it.

At 10:20 PM 11/05/98 +0800, you wrote:
>>From my experience, recording companies are reluctant to give personnel
due to
>changes
>in the band. They don't want to be 'months behind.'
>
>Monkey
>
>
>Martin Irwin wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> ----------
>> > 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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