Kevin Sutton noted that: >Testament is giving us what is truly the worthwhile stuff of the old >Angel catalogue. Indeed they are - at premium prices. My feeble grasp of economics suggests that they would make at least as much money by flogging this stuff at half the price and probably selling at least twice as many copies. It also suggests that they'll price their product at whatever we're prepared to pay. In the meantime, Naxos is releasing vintage material at budget prices and, presumably, selling it, otherwise they'd stop. I don't understand. >There is no reason that they or someone like them can give us the worthy >stuff from other biggies. As I've observed before, such words as majors and biggies no longer mean the labels they used to, certainly in relation to CM labels. I think what Kevin is suggesting is that labels that are run by music lovers who also know how to turn a buck would do the right thing by all this material as opposed to those being managed by accountants (with due apologies to any of their number who are listers). I tender in evidence any recent newsletter from Sony Classical, eg Joe Jackson? Charlotte Church? Then look at the new releases from Naxos, Chandos, Hyperion, cpo, and so on, and feel that anticipatory tingle. Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]