sanvean wrote:
In other words, Harvey signed the deal because she thought Island was the sort of place where she might be allowed to exist as an artist without necessarily having to turn a huge profit. During his time on Island Julian Cope didn’t recoup his advance, but Harvey has. And more importantly, her continuing presence on the label sends out a signal to other artists trying to decide which stable they should choose." [/color][/b]
More labels should take heed of this. I'm sure Polly has brought in more $ over her career than some flash in the pan poptart. It's amazing to me that more major labels don't recognize the importance of career artists on their roster.