Shadow records only shining moment was Sharpshooters "Choked Up." a
personal all time jazz hip hop fav. and still well worth pickin up.....
cheers,
scotty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathaniel Rahav" <nat@rhythmlove.com>
To: "Joe Rice" <joe@justiceleague.com>
Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Ninja Tune/Shadow records cash-in controversy
>
> Shadow records always seemed to be operating under shady circumstances,
> even from the get go.
> This was apparent from their super cheezy acid jazz compilations....
> Weren't they Instinct Records before that?
> Or is that just another sketchy label that put out mediocre comps?
>
> anyway, thanks for the info, it's good to know.
>
> Nat
>
> P.s. Re: jazz beginnings - I had a drumming teacher who used to make me
> play along to old Buddy Rich records, and I would do it half heartedly,
> until one day I heard some jazz on WKCR 89.9 and it 'clicked'. I dont
> remember who it was that I heard, but I suddenly understood the
> significance of swinging...
> anyway my first jazz album was Kind Of Blue, by far one of the greatest
> works of music of the 20th century....
>
>
> On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Joe Rice wrote:
>
> > FYI...
> >
> > Joe
> > ------
> >
> > 1/11/00
> > FROM NINJA TUNE BY WAY OF MOTORMOUTH
> > Contact: Brock Phillips (bmotor@pacbell.net), Judy Miller
> > (wigbox@pacbell.net) or Jeff Waye (jeff@ninjatune.net)
> >
> >
> > URGENT PRESS RELEASE
> >
> > It has come to our attention that Instinct/Shadow Records is currently
> > soliciting a compilation entitled "Ninja Tune : The Shadow Years" for
> > release on January 23rd. This release is in no way approved by Ninja
Tune.
> > Shadow Records acted as a licensee of Ninja Tune material in the US many
> > years ago. In the short-time of the deal they released a few of our
early
> > titles. This deal ended in 1996 and since then they've felt the need to
> > continue repackaging what little amount of our catalog they still own.
We
> > feel this is nothing more than a shameless way to cash in on our 10th
> > Anniversary Campaign of late last year, and the subsequent
release/success
> > of the 3CD "Xen Cuts" box set we released. In their onesheet/press
release
> > for this record they state "This incredibly low-priced double CD set is
the
> > best way for new Ninja fans to be introduced to the label". We feel this
is
> > untrue and that our 3CD box-set (also "incredibly low priced") is in
fact
> > the best way to introduce people to the label. "Ninja Tune : The Shadow
> > Years" offers absolutely nothing new, nothing exclusive, and nothing
that
> > even a passing Ninja fan hasn't already heard on our early releases or
the
> > endless stream of compilations put out by Shadow Records. Simply put we
feel
> > this cheapens the Ninja name, makes us look like a "compilation label",
and
> > it should not be considered a proper Ninja Tune release in any way. Stay
> > tuned for more great "new" records on Ninja Tune.
> >
> > More info, gripes, etc... contact Jeff Waye at jeff@ninjatune.net
> >
>
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