Kim Patrick Clow wrote:

>Aint gonna buy that.  Sorry.  I don't want to get into a super long
>discussion about marketing and graphic design, but there are plenty of
>labels that have recognition without boring and stale designs.  I will
>point out Hyperion, the older releases of DG Archiv, L'Oseau Lyre, et al.

For heaven's sake, it's not about the damn covers!  It's about the music.
As long as the program notes are good, who gives a rat's about what font
they use? It's legible isn't it? Let's see....$5.99 for a Naxos cd with
interesting music and good notes in Times New Roman.  $18.99 for a Hyperion
cd with interesting music, good notes and fancy cover art in a splendidly
attractive font.....real tough question.  Get over it!

PS.  Naxos sales: Average 10,000 pieces per title per year.  In our
splendid cut out bin at Tower Dallas.....about half the Hyperion catalogue
at an excellent price of $6.99.  The only problem is that the beautiful
cover art has a big hole drilled through it.  Who's got the winning
formula? Klaus 1: Hyperion 0!

Kevin Sutton