Once again, MCA backed down and released the album at regular price, another victory for Petty on behalf of his fans (Petty has also fought to keep ticket prices down for his shows, amid other stands). So, when the record company would not honor his request to stop this, he went to the press and public, raising the issue and asking for their voices and support in opposing this before agreeing to release the album. Well, of course, Petty would not stand for this, which he considered gouging the public with his own album because MCA knew it would be popular. $8.98), a practice which they had just implemented, with Steely Dan's Gaucho being the 1st to carry the increased price.
And this inadvertently lead to another battle between Petty and his record label, as MCA planned to invoke what they referred to as "Superstar pricing", meaning they were going to charge a dollar more for Petty's next album than all other albums ($9.98 vs.
FM Broadcast recording, very good qualityĪvailable in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versionsĪfter the breakthrough success of Damn the Torpedoes (1979), there was much anticipation for what Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers would do next, with fans eagerly awaiting their next album.
0 kommentar(er)
