Re: Common Ground

[Alan Stonebridge <Alan.Stonebridge@durham.ac.uk>]

On Sat, 1 Jun 1996, David W. Sundvall wrote:

> But, why can't we get things more quickly in this great country we call 
> America?

Personally, I hate it when record companies have different international 
release dates, and what I hate even more is when something isn't 
available in a certain country - it seems so unfair that this happens, 
both to the existing fans (who have to buy imports which are often 
expensive), the people who are potential fans (and miss out on great work 
because of it - I remember an interview where Kate said she regretted 
renaming "A Deal With God" to "Running Up That Hill", but maybe, with 
regard to this point, she made a good decision after all). Finally, I 
feel it is also unfair to the artists who put so much of their time and 
effort into making albums, and they are simply not released in a certain 
country, be it for ANY reason.

Alan.