Acts that are not on Spotify

Hey, Spotify. If I happen to make a playlist which contains artists you don't feature, you're not going to hurt my feelings if you just leave that slot blank.

In fact, I would prefer it. I don't know who this is singing "I'm Losing You" from a John Lennon tribute album, but perhaps there is a reason why I didn't have that version in my playlist.

"What Is Life" and possibly 1 or 2 other George songs were recently removed.

Those same 3 or 4 Lennon songs are still streaming however.

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The first one I'm playing is Momentary Lapse because fuiud it's got some of Gilmour's most awesome solos.

pplains, are you saying the original track was later replaced by a cover version or something?

Here are a dozen albums from 2013 that I'd like to hear but haven't gotten around to, since I listen to pretty much everything via Spotify these days and they're not on there:

Bitchin' Bajas, Bitchitronics (Drag City)
Blondes, Swisher (RVNG)
Boards of Canada, Tomorrow's Harvest (Warp)
Bill Callahan, Dream River (Drag City)
Cassie, RockaByeBaby (Bad Boy)
Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap (mixtape)
El-P/Killer Mike, Run the Jewels (Fool's Gold)
The Field, Cupid's Head (Kompakt)
David Grubbs, The Plain Where the Palace Stood (Drag City)
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Your Turn (Northern Spy)
Thundercat, Apocalypse (Brainfeeder)

(I guess not *quite* a dozen, but almost.)

RockaByeBaby is showing up for me, I don't know if this is a UK/US thing

Hmmm, yeah, the only 2013 release for Cassie that I'm seeing is the "Summer of Love" single.

Run the Jewels was a free mixtape, probably some sample clearance issues keeps it off Spotty.

not sure if any Drag City stuff is on Spotify

Cassie's is also a mixtape, check Datpiff

ditto Chance- Acid Rap

wonder why The Beatles are dragging their heels?

Oh, I know I *can* get some of this stuff elsewhere. But Spotify has become so convenient for me as a one-stop shop, and there's a million things I'd like to hear that *are* on there, that I end up just not bothering with the stuff that's not.

yea none of the drag city stuff is on spotify. i did find most of smog/bill callahan's stuff on grooveshark, which you don't need to sign up for. it's a clunky site but i appreciated being able to stream the older smog albums.

Spotify is the act of pretend forgetfulness

2 Beatles songs have been on Spotify for a while, "Misery" and "Besame Mucho."

Hm. Never come across anything actually performed by the Beatles. Usually it is just tributes and covers.

But yeah, those two are there. I hear music divine.

I love Drag City, they are good folks who've released tons of great records over the years, but I can't say I understand the way they seem to be dragging their feet with the digital thing. I mean, fine, you don't really believe Spotify is a good way to get your artists paid fair enough, but I kinda can't believe they are still holding out against mp3 downloads with their vinyl.

Spotify's rates are really shitty.

Like, it isnt even worth it. With the vinyl they probably at least break even for most of their acts.

It's better than receiving $0.00 from mp3 pirates.

If Spotify is still at the half penny per stream payment rate, the equivalent of a million selling, ten-track album at ten average plays per album would mean $500,000 in income with zero overhead.

I mean, I realize that's only 50 cents per album, but maybe the rates will go up if Spotify is able to generate more revenue. Or maybe they won't - maybe that's just a new model.

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If you're more likely to buy music if you pirate music (which seems to be the case, right?) and its also true that if you listen to Spotify then you're less likely to buy music (is that true? I'm sure I read somewhere it was) then maybe Drag City have made the call that its better for the bottom line to stay away.

i still find pirating music to be kind of a pain in the ass and in most cases not worth it, especially as a music-discovery tool. you have to do a google search, find some blog that still has working links to the mp3s, then go to some ad-ridden torrent or bullshit MEGAUPLOAD site, download your files, etc. so since drag city doesn't have a relatively easy way to discover its music, the less likely i'm going to take time to explore their artists (and then later go buy their albums). easier discovery of music, for me, means more new music i'm going to listen to (obviously), and the more new music i hear, the more i'm going to buy music.

like i'm not going to spend time pirating some minor bonnie prince billy record to see if i should buy it. it just seems tedious. more likely, i'm just not going hear it until there is an easier way to spend enough time with the album to help me decide it i should buy it.

Run the Jewels was a free mixtape, probably some sample clearance issues keeps it off Spottty.

Run The Jewels is also in record shops on CD fwiw

ah, probably a free download for a spell and then released physically?

man i swear i think run the jewels was on there at one point cuz it kept recommending it to me

Just noticed that the Boards of Canada catalog is now on US Spotify

Cool thx.

Blimey they're finally adding Zeppelin - one album per day by the looks of things.

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more Zep info, article is really mostly abt Spotify though

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/business/media/spotify-said-to-secure-exclusive-deal-with-led-zeppelin.html?hp&_r=0

When credible rivals to Spotify start appearing we're going to see labels taking their stuff off en-masse as they start signing exclusive deals.

Do you really think so? Labels didn't ever exclusivey sell their physical products with just one chain, did they? I mean outside of a limited edition or something. Maybe some material will be exclusively with a streaming service for a period of time but not in perpetuity. The labels make more money spreading it all around.

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tier newest one is up and i highly recommend it-- might be my AOY

Entire Zep catalog on there now

Most of the Peter Gabriel albums are on in the US now, I just noticed.

woah that is excellent news

early sabbath also finally

sweet! I updated my 70s Hard 'n' Heavy playlist from last year's big 70s countdown

yeah it ruined this year's ilm poll for me cuz there's not alot there that isn't gonna get blown away by anything on vol. 4.

Most of the Peter Gabriel albums are on in the US now, I just noticed.

early sabbaths always been available in uk. Wonder why it took so long for usa. Bigger market they actually sell cds in?

Funkadelic's WB records aren't on Spotify but are on MOG for some reason.