Although I can see EMI’s point. If you control one of the most powerful and recognised brands in the world, you are going to do your best to prevent any dilution of that brand.
Unfortunately this means that although if Danger Mouse wanted to record a cover version of a Beatles song and distribute it, he would have (relatively) no problem doing so, if he had asked for permission to sample first, he would been told in no uncertain terms to forget about it and this album would never have happened in it’s current incarnation. Which having listened to it, might not be a bad thing. I dunno, although a highly impressive feat of remixing it seems all the good tracks are good because they sample the best tracks/riffs/etc on the White Album rather obviously…
Still, check out the site and make your own mind up.
There was a copy on eBay the other day that went for something like ¬£f170 (although it seems to have calmed down a bit now). Incredible. It’s not even on vinyl..
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