[Mael-list] 21x21 Recorded?

[Barry Tsai]

The financial costs of this venture has been mentioned by the band and
Republic media a few times and so it must make good financial sense to
record these gigs for release to fans.

I don't know how much was made by the sponsorship event but I would suspect
that the revenue generated by releasing the majority of the back catalogue
shows via some form of digital download would be significantly more.

All of the above assumes that the band have the rights, if not, it isn't
likely to happen.


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[mailto:mael-list-bounces at lists.kuci.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Kelley
Sent: 13 May 2008 14:33
To: mael-list at kuci.org
Subject: Re: [Mael-list] 21x21 Recorded?

As someone active in "taper friendly" music trading scenes, I make  
the following assumptions:

- It is very likely that at least a few people will smuggle in mikes,  
DAT recorders, and other "stealth" taping equipment, and that the  
shows may show up on the internet as a result
- Sparks is considering allowing open audience taping, as the  
resulting spreading of the Sparks meme is in their best interest
- Sparks may be considering releasing proper mixed soundboards such  
as Phish, GD, SCI, WSP, et al have done. If they do this, they will  
also be considering making them available online, again as the  
aforementioned bands have done (see www.livedownloads.com for examples).
- Sparks will have the sense to make online downloads available in  
lossless (ie, FLAC) in addition to lossy MP3s.

I would certainly consider purchasing some or all of the shows if the  
soundboards are commercially released, and if they're not, will be  
looking for the audience tapes to show up at sites like DIME.

Gordon (who lives in Western North America and wishes he could go to  
even a single one of these 21 shows....)

On May 13, 2008, at 6:23 AM, Ondine wrote:

>
> Is there someway for the powers that be to ensure the concerts are  
> recorded/taped for posterity? Doesn't have to be fancy.
> I know this idea was floated on the forum but I wanted to mention  
> it here.
> There is a market for bootleg live albums, why not make these  
> concerts legit and get some return?
>
> There are plenty of songs that have not been performed live before  
> and will never be performed again. It makes what begins this week  
> feel extra special, it's exciting and for me it feels like a missed  
> opportunity if it's not captured.
>
> ----
> on another note, does anyone know how many golden tickets have been  
> sold?
>
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