[alt.music.who] Re: BRITISH BBC CD VS. AMERICAN BBC CD

[Phil McRevis <legalize@xmission.com>]

   Date:  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 19:56:20 -0800
 Groups:  alt.music.who
   From:  "Jason Czeskleba" <czeskleba@nospammindspring.com>
    Org:  MindSpring Enterprises
Subject:  Re: BRITISH BBC CD VS. AMERICAN BBC CD
     Id:  <88d72g$t3q$1@nntp8.atl.mindspring.net>
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In America, record companies have to pay out royalties "per song", so the
more songs there are on a CD, the more royalties have to be paid out to the
songwriters.  That means the more songs there are on a disc, the less profit
there is for the band (unless the band wrote the songs themselves).  In
Europe, royalties are paid out "per album" so the same royalty rate is paid
no matter how many songs there are on a disc.  Apparently, Pete Townshend
decided to have "Man with the Money" and "Spoonful" deleted from the
American disc, because if they were on the American disc the Who would make
less money on each American CD sold.  Thanks, Pete!

Runnnerr <runnnerr@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20000215202713.26431.00003661@ng-fs1.aol.com...
> If anyone from The Who camp or their associated companies reads the posts
here,
> perhaps someone could explain to us the genius move behind cutting
Spoonful
> from the American version AND including an extra song on the British
version.
>
> What kind of dumb ass move is that? What's the logic behind it?