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Def Leppard re-recording old songs because...
Posted on 7/19/12 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 7/19/12 at 5:26 pm
they don't own their masters from the 80s. Apparently lots of other bands have to do this as well.
The reason you can't find Def Leppard's classics on iTunes is because the record company (Universal) owns the rights to their back catalog.
Interesting stuff.
Interview with Joe Elliot of Def Leppard (audio or transcript)
The reason you can't find Def Leppard's classics on iTunes is because the record company (Universal) owns the rights to their back catalog.
Interesting stuff.
Interview with Joe Elliot of Def Leppard (audio or transcript)
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Posted on 7/19/12 at 5:44 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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The true story is we were actually approached by Rick Rubin — could he use Def for Def Jam? And foolishly we gave it to him for nothing.
interesting.
Posted on 7/19/12 at 7:18 pm to LuckySo-n-So
i'd be willing to bet they ruin the songs from their first three records with their overprocessed guitars, vocals, & electronic drums.
part of what made their early records great was their raw sound.
part of what made their early records great was their raw sound.
Posted on 7/19/12 at 11:52 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Although Sinatra had negotiated ownership of his masters when he created Reprise in the '50s, apparently the first rock guy to do it was Dave Clark.
Before signing with his label, Clark insisted on not only ownership of his masters but producing the sessions himself and approval of all material. Clark's actions would eventually revolutionize the music business, but he is seldom given credit.
Another little-known turning point: Capitol was so desperate to land the much-hyped Steve Miller Band in 1968 they gave him a royalty rate three times what any other act was getting. This would permanently change record biz economics and enable superstars like The Stones and LZ to print their own money in the gravy-train '70s.
Before signing with his label, Clark insisted on not only ownership of his masters but producing the sessions himself and approval of all material. Clark's actions would eventually revolutionize the music business, but he is seldom given credit.
Another little-known turning point: Capitol was so desperate to land the much-hyped Steve Miller Band in 1968 they gave him a royalty rate three times what any other act was getting. This would permanently change record biz economics and enable superstars like The Stones and LZ to print their own money in the gravy-train '70s.
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