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On the money IME.
Dave
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if a never-heard-before tape were discovered of a Beatles concert from 1968 -- after they supposedly stopped performing in public -- with never-heard-before songs and never-heard-before versions of their most famous hits.
It could be released in vinyl LP format only with minimal publicity and priced at $100, it would still sell like hotcakes. But how many new Beatles fans would it create? How many new fans of John Coltrane is that new album that isn't available online creating? Of course, if Coltrane were still around, he could still be playing at those universities and hip clubs in large cities and still be building his audience. But he isn't.
From a marketing standpoint, the main thing Coltrane and his contemporaries still have going for them is musicians like you. When you give your modern take on early Miles Davis bebop (as you seem to me to be doing in Circumstance) in hip clubs in large cities or universities, your younger fans will eventually investigate your musical roots and find Miles, Bird and Trane. In that way people like you can keep their tradition alive. And keep their records selling, in whatever format.
No doubt a significant portion of sales are due to the name of the band leader and the fact that this is the first new recording released in a while. I do find it interesting given the type of music it is and sales figures relative to other wide releases.
What he didn't make mention of but is apparent in the article is the anticipation he felt and apparent satisfaction of obtaining the record because it required a small amount of effort and waiting. A point worth noting IMO.
Cheers and thanks for the nice comments.
Dave
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