Bright Moments Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Has anybody ever heard of this record? amazon.com page Here is what the artist says on the amazon.com web page: By Patrick Sky (Chapel Hill, NC USA) - See all my reviews For those of you interested I want you to know that I recorded this album over 30 years ago and in spite of selling thousands, I have never received a penny in royalties. I wish to thank all of my fans that have enjoyed the record over the years. If you decide to purchase it I want you to enjoy it. However I want you to know that the recording industry are a bunch a of criminals and have been stealing from the artists for a hundred years. This record is a fine example and is the rule and not the exception. This is why I support "Free" download music because, regardless of how much the recording industry complains, they get 99.9% of the money and the artist never gets a fair shake. All the best, Patrick Sky plsky@intrex.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Never heard of the guy, but that's telling it straight! MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 That's the album with all the politically-incorrect songs, er, correct? I think it was originally released on Adelphi, but I don't remember anything about the label. IIRC, the tapes were floating around for awhile, because Sky couldn't get a label to release it. Guess he predated Howard Stern by a couple of decades. Pat Sky was part of the folk boomlet in the mid-60's, had a couple of albums on Verve Forecast. One favorite song: "Reality is bad enough, why should I tell the truth?" Other artists on Verve Forecast: Janis Ian, Richie Havens, The Blues Project, and Sandy Hurvitz (aka Essra Mohawk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 That's the album with all the politically-incorrect songs, er, correct? correct. -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 he used to have a funny song about what we would do after The Revolution - "we'll take Jackie Kennedy and shoot her up with LSD" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Have his first Vanguard recording, Patrick Sky - enjoyable recording. A little to add to what's been said: He produced three Mississippi John Hurt albums on Vanguard; played on at least one Buffy Sainte-Marie Vanguard album. Had some involvement with Green Linnet Records in the 70's/80's. For a number of years, I think he's been playing and making Uilleann pipes. I've never heard the Adelphi album, but it's available - http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1159808 - and the clips sound pretty wild - something to offend anyone/everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 used to see him at Passim's in Cambridge in the 1970s - interesting guy, part of the whole Eric Anderson/John Prine/Tom Paxton scene - good songwriter, too - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Here is what the artist says on the amazon.com web page: By Patrick Sky (Chapel Hill, NC USA) - See all my reviews For those of you interested I want you to know that I recorded this album over 30 years ago and in spite of selling thousands, I have never received a penny in royalties. I wish to thank all of my fans that have enjoyed the record over the years. If you decide to purchase it I want you to enjoy it. However I want you to know that the recording industry are a bunch a of criminals and have been stealing from the artists for a hundred years. This record is a fine example and is the rule and not the exception. This is why I support "Free" download music because, regardless of how much the recording industry complains, they get 99.9% of the money and the artist never gets a fair shake. All the best, Patrick Sky plsky@intrex.net what mr. sky says about the recording industry really strikes a chord with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 i am not surprised that no one is standing up for the recording industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 In this case I will. Adelphi has always been a small independant company. Gene Rosenthal (label owner) is an old acquaintance - known him since the '70s. I was an Adelphi distributor "back in the day" and can assure you the record was a "turkey". I would guess Adelphi never sold enough copies to pay royalties. They probably lost money on the "advance". I really hate this "record company = bad guy" vs "musician = fucked" attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 as the owner of a record company I have always paid myself proper royalties - don't know about that Nessa guy, however, though he does do a good job with those Monkees bootlegs - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 In this case I will. Adelphi has always been a small independant company. Gene Rosenthal (label owner) is an old acquaintance - known him since the '70s. I was an Adelphi distributor "back in the day" and can assure you the record was a "turkey". I would guess Adelphi never sold enough copies to pay royalties. They probably lost money on the "advance". I really hate this "record company = bad guy" vs "musician = fucked" attitude. Thank you, Chuck. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I would guess Adelphi never sold enough copies to pay royalties. They probably lost money on the "advance". that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I would guess Adelphi never sold enough copies to pay royalties. They probably lost money on the "advance". that makes sense. That's what I'm here for.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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