This is the lesser talented of the Jackson clan, the enigmatic Tito, who perhaps even had less musical chops and muscle than former Yugoslavian heavyweight Tito.
Which brings me to the new Sony Music deal which Jackson's estate and the label agreed to, basically a huge, huge windfall for both parties which will see many reissues and re-releases as well as some previously unreleased material, three albums worth full apparently. The 200 Million smackers will definitely help Jackson's estate in their ongoing debt repayment program while Sony Music will see the Jackson brand continue to flourish for years after his death.
Basically, Jackson is this generation's Elvis, meaning the catalogue of hits will be reworked in so many different packages and formats that the quality will be replaced eventually (if it hasn't already) but an awful amount of quantity. The This Is It DVD alone was a great win for all parties and you can bet that perhaps more of that 120 hours of footage will be released in the future in some boxset/compilation/online archive membership.
When most bands can issue an album and reissue it six months later with demo versions of hit singles and/or non-album "cutting room floor" bores tacked on, and fans still buy it, it's a license to print a bit more money than the music industry has had in recent years. This doesn't include the "deluxe version" and then the deluxe remastered version, the genius of this being Elvis Costello who has approximately four versions of each studio album on the market now.
Regardless, the coffers will continue to fill, and Tito will continue to drink.
Which brings me to the new Sony Music deal which Jackson's estate and the label agreed to, basically a huge, huge windfall for both parties which will see many reissues and re-releases as well as some previously unreleased material, three albums worth full apparently. The 200 Million smackers will definitely help Jackson's estate in their ongoing debt repayment program while Sony Music will see the Jackson brand continue to flourish for years after his death.
Basically, Jackson is this generation's Elvis, meaning the catalogue of hits will be reworked in so many different packages and formats that the quality will be replaced eventually (if it hasn't already) but an awful amount of quantity. The This Is It DVD alone was a great win for all parties and you can bet that perhaps more of that 120 hours of footage will be released in the future in some boxset/compilation/online archive membership.
When most bands can issue an album and reissue it six months later with demo versions of hit singles and/or non-album "cutting room floor" bores tacked on, and fans still buy it, it's a license to print a bit more money than the music industry has had in recent years. This doesn't include the "deluxe version" and then the deluxe remastered version, the genius of this being Elvis Costello who has approximately four versions of each studio album on the market now.
Regardless, the coffers will continue to fill, and Tito will continue to drink.
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