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#541971 - 06/24/08 02:22 PM EMI peeps leavin' the building?
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Sources say 10 and counting at Blue Note Group today, Capitol and Virgin tomorrow.
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#542007 - 06/24/08 03:12 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: Hairbland]
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 Originally Posted By: Hairbland
Sources say 10 and counting at Blue Note Group today, Capitol and Virgin tomorrow.


Ten at Blue Note!? How many does that leave?
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#542012 - 06/24/08 03:18 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: hankiam]
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 Originally Posted By: hankiam
 Originally Posted By: Hairbland
Sources say 10 and counting at Blue Note Group today, Capitol and Virgin tomorrow.


Ten at Blue Note!? How many does that leave?


Good question. The 10 are NYC only, some in LA also. Angel, Manhattan, others fall under BN umbrella. I'd say this is over 25% let go.

Keep in mind GRP merged with Verve, then eventually both disappeared.
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#542016 - 06/24/08 03:23 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: Hairbland]
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These lay offs have been expected.
Just last week in another thread people were saying that
EMI shouldn't have waited so long to lay people off.
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#542044 - 06/24/08 03:52 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: JGFlash]
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Today's a great day to download the CD "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" by U2 Heck, why not even go out and actually buy the CD. Show them that CD's still sell. DOUBT U2 need any more money and that any proceeds will go to Africa (where people really need it).

"Vertigo." What a great song.

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#542077 - 06/24/08 04:38 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: cinnamon1]
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Yeah, because buying Interscope/UMG stuff is really gonna help EMI staffers getting the axe.
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#542084 - 06/24/08 04:44 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: jmassif]
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the damage is already done.
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#542088 - 06/24/08 04:52 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: JGFlash]
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I was under the impression that the timing of the layoffs had more to do with regulatory matters (because of the numbers involved). The WARN act here in the U.S. is 60 days, and I think it may be longer in the UK/EU (?)
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#542116 - 06/24/08 05:35 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: Hairbland]
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My heart breaks for my pals at Blue Note. They're some of finest people in the business, and this totally sucks.

As for Verve, we haven't disappeared. We're still here, though we're a lot smaller than we were, but we're still an autonomous label with our own A&R, promotion, publicity and marketing departments. We report to UME and we utilize their sales force, but they've been completely supportive of everything we do. All things considered, we've been very fortunate.
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#542130 - 06/24/08 05:49 PM Re: EMI peeps leavin' the building? [Re: bronx58]
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Could you explain the logic behind that new Teddy Thompson album with no liner notes, virtually illegible type, and a note that the credits (musicians, etc.) can be found on a website?

Or: what's the exact opposite of "user-friendly"?
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