dexterloos

I actually have now released a record with Soft Speak and with Orchid Tapes and I think it really boils down to what your values are as a label owner. Michael of Soft Speak is a saint, but it can be really tough to sustain that record and his values and Warren's differ only in where their profits are directed, but both want only what is best for the bands that they work with, which I think is what's most important. I personally might not spend $20 on a record, but that is just because I don't really value physical copies of music in that way. Some people will readily spend that kind of money on a record because that's what matters to them. This is all morally subjective and you shouldn't bash label owners for doing what is and is not "DIY" or how much they should charge or theoretically pit them against each other because they are all working towards a common goal. If you don't think the record is worth $20, don't spend $20 on it, but don't state your beliefs as being objective or as being from some higher moral ground.