well put. plus, imo the label is also part of the record. the artwork on it, the way the information is arranged on it; without these things the record would lose some of its magic. ever noticed how sexy a record with label looks like when spinning on a deck? i'm sure most of you have :-)
peter ----- Original Message ----- From: jurren baars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : taking off the labels of records to make sure no one can identify what : you're playing (if that is why you want to do it), is (IMHO) showing a : complete disrespect towards the artist that made that record. imagine you've : produced some awesome track, and some dj plays it. then you see someone walk : up to the decks to see what track it is, only to find out the dj doesn't : want him/her to know what it is, and has taken of the label. i would be : extremely pissed, now the dj has made it practically impossible for this : person to by MY record, just because he wants to be the only one to play : that tune. : as for 'famous' dj's doing this. not all of them do this, most just get a : $#!Tload of white labels send to them, and half of the time they don't even : know the title (or even the artist) of the track they're playing. : there's an interview with derrick may at forcefield.org where he talks about : this 'problem', check it out. : : jurren
