I don't think The Blasters Slash recordings have ever been up aside from the 20 tracks on the old Blasters Collection from '90
I wonder if there is some issue with Spotify and Slash Records, as the first Knitters album and the Germs' GI/MIA aren't up (the only Germs' stuff up are dodgy-looking posthumous releases and a few studio cuts on V/A comps).
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 February 2021 04:20 (three years ago) link
why would there have to be an issue?
― shivers me timber (sic), Thursday, 11 February 2021 04:46 (three years ago) link
Slash has worked with a few different other labels for production and/distribution, with some stuff ending up on the shelf with different licencees than they started out with (X owning their first two albums, early Violent Femmes stuff now with Concord Music Group).
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 February 2021 05:05 (three years ago) link
Fear's The Record, most recent reissue on Slash in 2018, P and C to Slash on Spotify
The Blasters, on Slash in 1981 but m/d by WB with Warner cat#s from 1982, last reissue in 2010 on an indie reissue label but m/d by Rhino with (P) to Warner. P and C to Slash on Spotify but "marketed by Rhino"?!
― shivers me timber (sic), Thursday, 11 February 2021 05:34 (three years ago) link
Slash has a distro deal with Rhino. The Blasters albums on the label were collected with unreleased tracks in a two-disc collection from Rhino, and iirc individual album reissues were briefly available from Wounded Bird.
I could see the Germs' stuff (which Rhino once handled) possibly reverting to the band and/or their handlers. Rhino eventually handled the first two X albums but never reissued the Knitters album (the CD was from Slash/London), so maybe that went back to the band too.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 February 2021 06:04 (three years ago) link
What I'm saying is there's a lot of Slash stuff on the service that's administered by parties friendly with Spotify (Rhino, Warner Bros.), but since the case isn't as clear on those titles I named, perhaps there was something to it.
In related news, I see X's Ain't Love Grand is back up and credited to the band's own label, so they got the rights back on that one.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 February 2021 06:14 (three years ago) link
yeah but Fear seems to be owned totally by Slash - the 2018 LP reissue even has the 1981 cat # on it.
the "?!" = what sort of marketing spend and manhours is AT&T putting into advertising that this old Blasters album is available on Spotify
― shivers me timber (sic), Thursday, 11 February 2021 07:07 (three years ago) link
Rhino send a press release announcing they're moving all their digital releases to be HBO Max exclusives, 15 minutes before AT&T firing everyone who works for Rhino
― shivers me timber (sic), Thursday, 11 February 2021 07:29 (three years ago) link
SYNERGY
FWIW, the Spotify version of that Blasters album is half greyed out for some unknown reason.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 February 2021 07:36 (three years ago) link
Wendy Carlos
― flopson, Thursday, 11 February 2021 08:30 (three years ago) link
MBV; entirely removed. Is that a new thing?
― piscesx, Thursday, 11 February 2021 11:38 (three years ago) link
Yeah, I noticed that also, everything My Bloody Valentine has once again disappeared from Spotify. I think Kevin Shields is the one to blame in this case.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Thursday, 11 February 2021 11:50 (three years ago) link
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/dwight-yoakam-guitars-cadillacs-tracks-removed-amid-lawsuit/
Dwight Yoakam has a section 203 case against Warner (re: getting copyrights back after 35 years), which makes me think X and their people are reacquiring/have reacquired that Knitters album, as they've very active using section 230 to get their albums back, and it now meets the criteria.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:08 (three years ago) link
"they've been very active"
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:12 (three years ago) link
MBV have been off UK Spotify for quite a while. Loveless and Isn't Anything both still on US Spotify.
― Alba, Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:28 (three years ago) link
Euro Spotify only shows two remix tracks, all other My Bloody Valentine is gone.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:28 (three years ago) link
I think Kevin Shields is the one to blame in this case.
there is no blame
― shivers me timber (sic), Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:04 (three years ago) link
Not MBV just in general but I've never quite understood how some studio albums have a number of tracks greyed out whilst others on the album aren't. Are tracks licensed individually then?
― groovypanda, Monday, 15 February 2021 14:50 (three years ago) link
Like it makes sense that it happens on compilations albums by various artists but always puzzled me why it sometimes happens on studio albums by one artist
― groovypanda, Monday, 15 February 2021 14:51 (three years ago) link
Probably different publishing agreements for songs with different writers?
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 15 February 2021 15:35 (three years ago) link
Spotify can link up the same recording across multiple albums, so sometimes when you see a mix of available and grayed-out tracks on an album, it's because THAT album isn't available in your region at all, but the non-grayed songs also appear on some other album (or compilation) that IS available, so Spotify is still allowed to play them.
(But yes, song-by-song licensing issues do happen, too.)
― glenn mcdonald, Monday, 15 February 2021 16:59 (three years ago) link
looks like no acts are on Spotify at the moment, at least for me. trying to listen to the ILM top 77 tracks playlist and it will only play like 10 seconds of a track then it just stops.
― CP Radio Gorgeous (Colonel Poo), Monday, 15 February 2021 17:14 (three years ago) link
so i wanted to hear the david axelrod remix of unkle's "rabbit in your headlights" and not only is it not on spotify, i can't find it available anywhere to hear online. the single is cheap on discogs, but what the hell?
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link
so i wanted to hear the david axelrod remix of unkle's "rabbit in your headlights" and not only is it not on spotify,
well, until now, i had no idea such a thing existed (its not obvious from discogs listings ..).i have the underdog version, but still.thanks for ruining my evening.
― mark e, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 20:25 (three years ago) link
but what the hell?
the majority of recorded music is not available to hear online
― shivers me timber (sic), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:19 (three years ago) link
MBV's Tremolo and Glider also on US Spotify (along w/Isn't Anything and Loveless)
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:52 (three years ago) link
well, until now, i had no idea such a thing existed (its not obvious from discogs listings ..).i have the underdog version, but still.thanks for ruining my evening.― mark e, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 12:25 PM
― mark e, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 12:25 PM
sorry. if it makes you feel any better, the remix is not that drastically different from what i remember. axelrod just added some string arrangements. it's worth hearing at least a time or two if you like the original. i just hadn't heard it in years and thought, "hey what about that!?" only to find that yeah: what about that? guess i won't know for now.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 23:19 (three years ago) link
Perfect from Now On & Keep It like a Secret is up! (in Sweden anyway)
― mathiasa, Thursday, 18 February 2021 12:28 (three years ago) link
Here's the Axelrod remix - https://www.fromsmash.com/T80I-LPdIc-bt
― The Goodies font (Maresn3st), Thursday, 18 February 2021 13:43 (three years ago) link
hero.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 18 February 2021 17:57 (three years ago) link
blimey - that's rather wonderful, thank you mares, very much appreciated.
― mark e, Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:18 (three years ago) link
wow, just seen that most of Henry Cow has appeared on Spotify since the last time I was looking for it. Definitely only had like 3 or 4 tracks up when i was using Spotify to fuel my radio show like 3 years ago. A Peel session and I think a track each from a couple of compilations.NOw all the Studio stuff and Concerts at least.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 12:21 (three years ago) link
Been thinking about Gorky's Zygotic Mynci recently and how it's a shame their earlier albums like Bwyd Time are pretty hard to find these days. Their last album Sleep/Holiday (which isn't that great, admittedly) isn't on Spotify either
― Party With A Jagger Ban (dog latin), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 12:40 (three years ago) link
lots of K-pop artists have disappeared:https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56237626
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 13:58 (three years ago) link
the one I can never figure out - and this isn't limited to spotify - but why is Genesis's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway not on some streaming services when all their other albums are. and it's not like this is some era that's not on, the albums on either side of it are available.
it's available on qobuz which is based in europe so i don't know if that makes a difference.
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 14:00 (three years ago) link
lots of K-pop artists have disappeared
well yeah, nothing new there
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 14:01 (three years ago) link
yeah, what's this thread even for?
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:24 (three years ago) link
No Ash Ra Tempel except a live album from 2000
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:27 (three years ago) link
Tag Team's label collapsed in the late '90s, so their entire catalog is unavailable on Spotify except for their one hit. I can imagine why but I wouldn't mind learning more about the reasons for that decision.— Todd in the Shadows (@ShadowTodd) March 8, 2021
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:09 (three years ago) link
was surprised to see this during the all-star gamehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAg3VkZPg8
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:15 (three years ago) link
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/loretta-lynns-jack-white-produced-van-lear-rose-pulled/
Van Lear Rose album pulled from streaming.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:16 (three years ago) link
^the fact it's OOP (Amazon Mktplce has 1 new copy offered for $902) and not available for download seems more notable than disappearing from streaming
― stuck in the version layer (morrisp), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:23 (three years ago) link
There's a used copy at every Half-Price Books in the country, no reason to get FulePhished on Amazon.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:42 (three years ago) link
And there's a ton on eBay for <$6 before shipping.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:45 (three years ago) link
Guess I was misled about its value when I glanced @ Amazon
― stuck in the version layer (morrisp), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:47 (three years ago) link
It is interesting that it has been scrubbed from a digital markets on top of being physically OOP.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 March 2021 23:02 (three years ago) link
I remember Lynn's son/road manager complaining in her American Masters ep that--despite it being her biggest-selling album--they didn't make alot of money off it, although it ultimately got her more and better live bookings.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 March 2021 23:11 (three years ago) link
The fucking DENTISTS. Seriously, Spotify? Yes, a few records are on there. But far from all.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 04:07 (three years ago) link
Ulla's album from last year is now greyed out on UK Spotify :(
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 14:20 (three years ago) link
you can buy it for less than the price of a month's Spotify!
putting your releases on Spotify for a few months here and there might be a more practical use of the service than having everything up regularly
― armoured van, Holden (sic), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 19:18 (three years ago) link