EMI's price policy

[Karl Dotzek <DOTZEK%DS0LILOG.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>]

Howdy everyone!

Here in Stuttgart, Germany, there's a large phono shop chain (called
LERCHE, who might want to know) and I went there to ask for the
BoKsed seT. Was just interested what it would cost. They didn't have it
as I expected, but for another reason then I thought.

The guy told me, they don't sell any KaTe Bush, because EMI (who
distributes her disks here) has increased its prices, which the
shop does not want to support. It's not because of doing
a favour to the consumer, but because of the shop chains
own price policy, being s.th. like: we are the cheapest record
store over here, *every* LP is under 16 Deutsch Marks (if EMI asks for
too high trader prices we put them off stock).

Sorry, if it's not very KT-related, but my question is now:
Is EMI following a similar strategy in other countries?

Remember the Sex Pistols film 'The Great R&R Swindle'? There 't was
EMI at its best ...

- Karl DoTzeK.

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