Dischord Records Sets The Indie Label Standard

[ggw]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B>I think there are very few people out there who own a minor threat album, and people on this board dont count.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I guess you missed this quote from the article.<P>"Minor Threat was a very popular band, relatively speaking, and it has continued to be popular. We still sell more Minor Threat records than almost anything else." <BR>

[jadetree]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ggw:<BR><B> I guess you missed this quote from the article.<P>"Minor Threat was a very popular band, relatively speaking, and it has continued to be popular. We still sell more Minor Threat records than almost anything else." </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>well I guess I must have, I find that surprising, and wonder if that is true based on numbers or was simply hyperbole<BR>

[thirsty moore]

Well, Mr. MacKaye covered his ass by saying "almost".  Now for another question.  Seeing as how Tommy Mottola either retired or got booted (depending on what you read), what sort of indy media frenzy will happen when Ian MacKaye leaves?<p>[This message has been edited by thirsty moore (edited 01-10-2003).]

[ggw]

Since the label doesn't report to SoundScam, and didn't even put barcodes on their products until the late nineties, it's hard to know for sure how much they have sold.<P>I've seen various numbers for how many records the label has sold, but I do recall one article that said that Fugazi had sold over a million albums.

[Henry Dark]

Cheating on their taxes or something?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ggw:<BR>Since the label doesn't report to SoundScam, and didn't even put barcodes on their products until the late nineties, it's hard to know for sure how much they have sold.<P>B]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>

[ggw]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Henry Dark:<BR><B>   Cheating on their taxes or something?<P> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Who?  SoundScam or Dischord?

[Henry Dark]

Dischord maybe? Without any official sales figures, they could misrepresent income figures? Don't really know what I'm talking about. Hey Ian needs the dough to by all of those tofu sandwiches.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ggw:<BR><B> Who?  SoundScam or Dischord?</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>