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They may not have been financially valuable to UMG, perhaps, but I would argue that other value was still lost
by okmokmz 7y ago
They may not have been financially valuable to UMG, perhaps, but I would argue that other value was still lost
- sizzzzlerz 7y agoIn total agreement. Much of the material by artists in the 40s and 50s may be of interest to a small portion of the total population of music lovers today but that does nothing to diminish its worth. You don't like Duke Ellington? Fine. Charlie Parker? OK. Their works, none-the-less, are still an integral part of the musical fabric and history of this country and, actually, the world. They deserved much better care. Now, those original recordings are lost forever. It's like driving a stake through the Mona Lisa or knocking the head off of Michaelangelo's David. Yeah, there are replicas around but that, in no way, soothes the pain.