Is this true? I always thought that New Jazz handled the more "out" jazz while Prestige handled the more "mainstream" jazz. Correct me if I'm wrong.
You are correct.
I think you mean to say that their overhead is *high*. I don't know about that.
They may know from experience that discounting does not increase the revenue stream. I'd have thought that now is the time to give serious discounts a go. The euromosaics which many of us here have bought have frequently been sold for less than half the regular Mosaic price so it can be done.
The "euromosaics" do not have to pay royalties to the owner of the masters. Mosaic does. Mosaic also pays for the research/documentation/design/packaging of the sets. Universal gets all this stuff as part of their deal to allow Mosaic to make the sets and market them.
kinda cute...
Julius LaRosa
Arthur Godfrey
Archie Bleyer
edit to note HBJ posted one name - Julius Caesar - before I posted mine. I thought the Caesar mention was a joke but guess I gave him too much credit.
Saw the "Ike and Tina show" in Madison, WI - 1971/2. We were in the second row, center and it was magic! Tina's vocals were great and Ike had obviously kicked the band into shape. Never forget it.