Okay, what you have here is a list of CDs that either I or Monika own, released by Capitol Records or their parent company EMI (If the release is EMI, not Capitol, that info follows the album title in brackets. If the release is copy controlled that info follows in parentheses. If you can tell me a safe way to burn it, I will.):
THE 101ERS – Elgin Avenue Breakdown [EMI] (Copy Controlled, who would have guessed?)
BEASTIE BOYS – Check Your Head
BEASTIE BOYS – Ill Communication
BEASTIE BOYS – To The Five Burroughs (Copy Controlled)
BEASTIE BOYS – The In Sound from Way Out
COLTRANE, JOHN – Blue Train
DAVIS, MILES – Birth of the Cool
K-OS – Joyful Rebellion [EMI] (Copy Controlled)
MOTORHEAD – No Remorse 2xCD [EMI]
THELONIUS MONK QUARTET with JOHN COLTRANE – At Carnegie Hall (Copy Controlled)
PINK FLOYD – A Collection of Great Dance Songs [EMI]
Well, there you have it. I guess EMI/Capitol generally put out crap music anyway. Either that or this is reflective of my long-standing belief that mainstream, major label acts are crap anyhow.
The EMI catalogue seems especially bad though. Of the eleven EMI/Capitol discs Monika and I own, I can only strongly recommend four of them… and three of those are jazz albums.
Motorhead is, of course, always worth the trouble. The records by Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane and Miles Davis are all groundbreaking within that genre and should not be left out of your collection.
Would it help if I remind you that Birth of the Cool is Lisa Simpson’s favourite album?
Here’s how it works: send me a blank CD or enough money to cover the cost of one plus postage and make a selection. I burn it, send it to you and EMI/Capitol doesn’t make a dime. Or, send me your list of EMI/CApitol CDs and we straight up trade burnt CDs. Again, no money for EMI. Fuck ‘em.
THE 101ERS – Elgin Avenue Breakdown [EMI] (Copy Controlled, who would have guessed?)
BEASTIE BOYS – Check Your Head
BEASTIE BOYS – Ill Communication
BEASTIE BOYS – To The Five Burroughs (Copy Controlled)
BEASTIE BOYS – The In Sound from Way Out
COLTRANE, JOHN – Blue Train
DAVIS, MILES – Birth of the Cool
K-OS – Joyful Rebellion [EMI] (Copy Controlled)
MOTORHEAD – No Remorse 2xCD [EMI]
THELONIUS MONK QUARTET with JOHN COLTRANE – At Carnegie Hall (Copy Controlled)
PINK FLOYD – A Collection of Great Dance Songs [EMI]
Well, there you have it. I guess EMI/Capitol generally put out crap music anyway. Either that or this is reflective of my long-standing belief that mainstream, major label acts are crap anyhow.
The EMI catalogue seems especially bad though. Of the eleven EMI/Capitol discs Monika and I own, I can only strongly recommend four of them… and three of those are jazz albums.
Motorhead is, of course, always worth the trouble. The records by Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane and Miles Davis are all groundbreaking within that genre and should not be left out of your collection.
Would it help if I remind you that Birth of the Cool is Lisa Simpson’s favourite album?
Here’s how it works: send me a blank CD or enough money to cover the cost of one plus postage and make a selection. I burn it, send it to you and EMI/Capitol doesn’t make a dime. Or, send me your list of EMI/CApitol CDs and we straight up trade burnt CDs. Again, no money for EMI. Fuck ‘em.
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