Hello and Welcome Back.. An Explanation
Had heaps of messages and emails yesterday about a take down notice i received by Australian Synth Pop band 'Pseudo Echo', mostly about why they decided to single me out with threats of legal action & also the legality of showcasing music / albums on this site.
I'll start with why they decided to come after me.
Background - I'm a medically retired pensioner that (thanks to a bad car smash), decided, rather than sit on my ass and play Playstation all day, decided to do something with myself in my spare time and being a huge fan of music, (helps block out the pain), i decided to, not only start this site 'Electronic80s' but also hone my skills as music remastering by finding old albums and breathing new life into them by adding lost 12inch singles and other remixes to the mix
I had noticed that apart from the original 1986 CD release of Pseudo Echo - Love an Adventure, this album was screaming for a remaster. So i dug through my library, spend over a week, re-recording the album and various remixes into a 24bit master, gently caressing the sounds so they sound lush and putting it all together.
So happy was i with what i had to offer, i stupidly sent a copy to the lead singer 'Brian Canham' who i followed on Facebook as i though he would care about a fan taking the time to create a masterpiece (well, that's what i thought) asking him 'What do you Think?, This would be a excellent album idea with all the various 12inch singles added and remastered to better than CD quality' I even offered for them to have the 24bit master i had made if they were interested..
A few weeks passed and nothing. I sent a follow up saying, 'Did you have a listen, what did you think?'
Still nothing, until yesterday...
There was no...'I loved the idea, we will look into it, btw i noticed you have some album links on your site, would you mind taking them down so if / when we do remasters of our albums, they don't clash'... Mind you, these albums are now 35 years old
Sadly No.. Legal action threats is what i got...(see below)
And that folks, is how they treat their fans..With legal action
(I have a bet with friends that, they will release a remastered version of this album and they didn't want me or another version of the album floating around so the can make their money...Time will tell)
Moving On..
To the Legality of this site..There is a disclaimer on the left of this site that states that NO music is stored on this site, Never has Been, Never Will...
What is on this site, is my work, my thoughts and links to MY music library that i have paid thousands of $$ for various Vinyl, CDs or Tapes (about 7 are Pseudo Echo CDs) pfft...
The whole idea about this site is remembering music that i grew up with, holds special memories with, special places in time when a certain song came out and have long been forgotten...
Its not until sites like Electonic80s showcase these songs & albums that many music lovers start remembering a time in their life when they go 'oh shit, i forgot about that song, my dad used to play that song in the car, sadly my dad has passed away but if i listen to this song, i remember when he was in my life"*... they then go on to listen to the album and maybe even download the album where they find other songs they didn't even know that this particular band also played that song...
So it then sets the trend in motion to find the best copy possible of that album only to find that album is now 40 years old.. hopefully its been remastered and can be brought at JB Hi Fi, if not, a Vinyl or CD version on Ebay.
This scenario has played out for me hundreds of times, remembering a time in my life, hunting down the music, listening, downloading then wanting to find the best possible sound available, spending thousands on CDs, Vinyl, or Tapes over the years..
The Links on this Site are links to my own personal library, the music I Grew Up With.
The fact that Bands, Record Company's & the like think they can still make money with their 40 year old albums is, in one word... Delusional, but as we can see here with threats of legal action to those who share 'LINKS'... its very real
So, to those who say "its Illegal to Share Music'... I'm not Sharing Music, I'm providing Links..Nothing is 'Shared' on this site.
At the end of the day, there are ways and means of doing things, i don't make CDs and sell them at some pathetic over inflated price, No, that's what record company's are for, but to be treated like this for doing something i believed in, is just low.. But Hey, That's the Music industry for You
End of Rant...
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