Popel Vooje
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Edited Nov 20, 2012, 23:35
Re: Radioactive Records: the enemy?
Sep 21, 2008, 17:53
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Erebus is run by James Plummer - the same fellow who started Radioactive and Pheonix - so it's safe to assume they're not legit, despite the label claiming that most of ther re-issues were remastered at Abbey Road. Also, even the Forced Exposure site which sells a lot of CDs which are of dubious legality - describes the Walhalia catalogue as "grey area" (ie pirate).
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barrierps
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Re: Radioactive Records: the enemy?
Jan 08, 2009, 17:07
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Yes they are the enemy, I just recently learned that this so called label has taken my dead fathers album and rereleased it without our consent. This is despicable! I cant believe that anyone would do such a thing. Imagine how it feels when you find out this is being done and it taints the memory of your passed loved one. Extremely angry!
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Popel Vooje
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Edited Aug 13, 2009, 22:13
Re: Radioactive Records: the enemy?
Jan 08, 2009, 18:05
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One thing I will say about Radioactive is that thanks to this thread, I got to hear Bobb Trimble (whose albums have since been re-issued legally by Secretly Canadian - both of which I bought). Superb stuff.
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Popel Vooje
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Re: Radioactive Records: the enemy?
Jan 08, 2009, 18:09
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barrierps wrote: Yes they are the enemy, I just recently learned that this so called label has taken my dead fathers album and rereleased it without our consent. This is despicable! I cant believe that anyone would do such a thing. Imagine how it feels when you find out this is being done and it taints the memory of your passed loved one. Extremely angry!
Oh dear. I thought they'd been shut down now - obviously I was wrong. Condolences.
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zphage
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Re: Radioactive Records: the enemy?
Jan 08, 2009, 18:40
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I believe they are Fallout and Phoenix. Radioactive is no longer active, I think. However, they have caused many bands to go after their masters, if available. Most of the bands are pretty obscure, so even their illegality
has shed light on bands once lost.
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zphage
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Re: Radioactive Records: the enemy?
Jan 10, 2009, 17:04
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Proper Music, which puts out the 4CD collections (apparently is owned by Nick Lowe), is another label which operates in the grey area. A lot of music is sourced from Bear Family, and other cds. Bear Family has sought to copyright their mastering process. Proper also does not pay royalities due to a technicality of European copyright laws, which means their import into the US is illegal.
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