The (banned) grey al***

Posted by: Mekon on 19 February 2004

If you want to hear the Jay-Z into The Beatles remix thing that Dangermouse did, and EMI has blocked, it's here.

I don't think this is sketchy, in that it was only ever a promo thing.

Posted on: 19 February 2004 by Martin D
Thanx
Martin
Posted on: 19 February 2004 by Jez Quigley
So much for the bullshit about the majors needing their fat profits to promote new music...
Posted on: 19 February 2004 by ErikL
Thanks for the link Mekon.
Posted on: 19 February 2004 by jayd
Cool, thanks. I'd be interested in hearing what Jay-Z thinks of it.
Posted on: 20 February 2004 by Roy T
Join the fun

Close to 30 Web sites plan to kick off an act of "coordinated civil disobedience" next Tuesday by putting up downloads of a controversial album despite EMI's demands that the album be destroyed.

Music fans beg to buy music

Roy
Posted on: 20 February 2004 by greeny
I can see EMI point of view on this. If they didn't ask for permission etc (which they didn't). However had they asked for permission, and payed royalty then EMI would have been mad to reject it. This sort of thing is likeley to turn many untypical fans on the the Beatles, which would benefit EMI in the long run.
Posted on: 20 February 2004 by Roy T
"Try before you buy" Vs "The download scum are robbing me blind" prehaps two sides of the same coin. On the radio this morning I listened to a report about a lady in the USA who is taking some of the big record companies to court under the RICO laws.

RICO Counter Action

Roy
Posted on: 20 February 2004 by kj burrell
Thanks, passed this onto my son who is a big DM fan and hadn't found this site..just hope I don't have to listen to it!!
Posted on: 20 February 2004 by Mike Sae
quote:
This sort of thing is likeley to turn many untypical fans on the the Beatles


And it also works the other way.
I'm listening to the Black Album by way of the Grey album and I admit it's not that bad. There's been worse rap albums, to be sure.
This coming from a fan of the White Album.
Posted on: 23 February 2004 by ErikL
I spent way too much time browsing and not enough time doing my research project this afternoon. I found 2 more Black Album remixes (@ Stones Throw's store):

Bazooka Joe's "The Silver Album" (Jay-Z over RJD2)

Paul Nice vs. Jay-Z "The Unofficial Black Album Remix"
Posted on: 24 February 2004 by Keith Mattox
Grey Tuesday

Wired News article on the Grey Album and Grey Tuesday

Cheers

Keith.
Posted on: 24 February 2004 by Mike Sae
Quick question,

What's H.O.V.A. ?
Posted on: 25 February 2004 by Mekon
Jay-Z = J-Hova