KlyphIsBackAgain said:

HonestMan13 said:

I never said he created the concept of an indie label. He was the first major artist to go outside the system and have good results with it. Prompting others to do the same.

I'm no genius or anything, and I don't know EVERYTHING about the music industry, but what Prince did was no different than what Rocafella Records, No Limit Records and Cash Money Records did.....before him. All he did was get distribution deals with MAJOR labels. He didn't "go outside the system" as far as some of you want to believe. He just used the system in a way that was different for a major Pop star.

As far as him having hits AFTER he went "indie" (lol)....I don't even have to look at the charts but I'm willing to bet that the 'hits" you speak of were from albums with some major label backing. I don't think Planet Earth or 20Ten had one freaking chart hit.

And as far as CD giveaways in magazines and newspapers....been done for years....AND if the state of the music industry was different Prince would be looked at like a has been for doing such a thing!

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World was a major hit. Released thru Bellmark/NPG.

HonestMan13 said:

KlyphIsBackAgain said:

I'm no genius or anything, and I don't know EVERYTHING about the music industry, but what Prince did was no different than what Rocafella Records, No Limit Records and Cash Money Records did.....before him. All he did was get distribution deals with MAJOR labels. He didn't "go outside the system" as far as some of you want to believe. He just used the system in a way that was different for a major Pop star.

As far as him having hits AFTER he went "indie" (lol)....I don't even have to look at the charts but I'm willing to bet that the 'hits" you speak of were from albums with some major label backing. I don't think Planet Earth or 20Ten had one freaking chart hit.

And as far as CD giveaways in magazines and newspapers....been done for years....AND if the state of the music industry was different Prince would be looked at like a has been for doing such a thing!

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World was a major hit. Released thru Bellmark/NPG.

yeah. A single that was WORKED hard by a small label run buy a guy who knew his shit. Warner Bros did NOT market Prince singles after a while. They worked the ALBUM. I worked for WEA (so what if it was low level...lol) when Prince was at his peak- and I know this to be true.

Zannaloaf said:

Yes, TMBGITW was a hit. But this was before Prince went "indie". This was a one-off that was not only heavily marketed by Bellmark but by Prince himself and this also during a time when Prince was still on a major label and had major label exposure.

It still doesn't change the fact that "indie" Prince records HAVEN't overall been commercial hits nor that Prince is not as "indie" and out of the mainstream as some think. Emancipation=EMI, Rave=Arista, Musicology=Sony, 3121=Universal. Need I say more?