cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/24295868
One survey by the US Library of Congress suggested that less than 20% of all recorded music was available on the internet. That’s where Rob Johnson comes in.
By day, he’s a 41-year-old working in business development for a London law firm. By night, he’s a music industry crusader – digging up obscure gems and persuading record labels to make them available online.
Some really interesting cases of “not-available-digitally” music he tracked down and the impact on the musicians are in this articles!
This just shows record labels suck at recognising music. A label is a business, they perceive music as a product they can sell, rather than art that should be available. The cover photo shook me because I couldn’t believe they were talking about Out Of Your Mind. I still listen to that quite often, even before I abandoned my self hosted music collection and went to streaming. But even now, some tracks I listen to are either different on streaming (ie different mixes or whatever) or just plain not available.
