LB Says FM: With or Without Sheryl

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I think LB should release the record on his website and market it and any art work/liner notes that way. It would cost comparatively very little to do it that way. Moreover, he is a large enough artist that he could command a late night Letterman/Leno appreance and actually laud the fact that he is a large artist making use of this non-mainstream way to release his music.

Well, I think that is hardly novel anymore after Radiohead gave away their newest album online for free. But as for artist-releasing their own albums... I can't really think of too many instances where this worked successfully. My hunch is that Lindsey should be courting Starbucks "Hear Music" label like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Paul McCartney. I guess that's what you do when you hit 60.

I also am a little suprised that he did not use the going back to FM method of obtaining a stipend for his solo projects that Reprise could release.

Um, maybe it's because SYW's sales were a disappointment, that it probably never recouped fully the recording and promotional costs, and UTS sold maybe 11 copies. If I owned a label, as much as I would want to release a Lindsey album, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole just from a financial perspective.