The Rolling Stones Will Not Play On While EMI Sinks

dudesareold.jpgThe Rolling Stones haven’t been known for sticking around at one label for long, having jumped around from Atlantic to CBS to Virgin in the past. So the announcement that they’ve signed a long-term deal with Universal Music Group is no particular surprise. What remains to be seen is how the former home of the Stones, EMI, will cope with the loss of most of the band’s catalog, which the band will be taking with them. Losing out on a forthcoming Stones record is unfortunate, but in an era with only a few sure things, watching the Stones’ discography slip away might keep Guy Hands from getting a good night’s sleep for awhile. Somewhere, Doug Morris is rubbing his hands together and laughing like a Bond villain. [Reuters]

 
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  1. Ned Raggett  |   Posted on Jul 25th, 2008

    Keith Richards looks like he has been recongealed.

  2. Lucas Jensen  |   Posted on Jul 25th, 2008

    @Ned Raggett: Wow. Good call. Mick looks great, but I’m probably just putting him in the context of the others.

  3. uptonking  |   Posted on Jul 25th, 2008

    Hey! This ain’t your great grandma’s rock n’ roll! Oh, wait… yes, yes it is.

  4. Elijah-M  |   Posted on Jul 25th, 2008

    “The Rolling Stones haven’t been known for sticking around at one label for long…”

    What exactly would you consider a long time? They were on Atlantic for 12 years (1971-84), Columbia/Sony for eight (1985-93), then Virgin/EMI for 15 (1994-2008). Most artists’ entire careers are over in less time than they spent at any one of those labels.

  5. uptonking  |   Posted on Jul 25th, 2008

    @ Elijah-M – They were talking in terms of dog years… or yak years. Maybe sloth years.

  6. Dan Gibson  |   Posted on Jul 25th, 2008

    @Elijah-M: Apologist.

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