In a message dated 1/24/02 3:39:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Speaking of the R&S / Transmat connection.... Can someone explain to me what > the > basic idea was to release the records under the R&S flag? Is it a > distribution > thing or something? And what made Transmat step out of this construction? > Planet > E did the same thing, for the same reasons? > > In the case of Planet E, Carl signed to R&S early on in his career as 69, but possibly, stipulated in his contract that the Planet E logo would also appear on the packaging. Regarding Transmat, as I've been told, R&S bought a minority interest in the label to to release album projects, starting with Stacey's Silent Phase album (and probably hoping to leverage itself into the often rumored, Derrick May full length album). The only other release that R&S has released is the Innovator box set. All the other projects Derrick had submitted to R&S (Tony Drake, Indio) had been rejected so Derrick opted to release them himself. I think that the deal with R&S is no longer in effect or Derrick took his interest back. pw
