I'm not convinced that many major labels are that interested in using big selling albums to subsidise minority stuff anymore.

This makes sense. Literary publishing companies (some time ago) let the big book sellers, (Barnes and Noble, et al) dictate what they should publish by what they are willing to sell.

The larger publishers can't be arsed to publish unknown authors any more.

Walmart and the like (all-in-one retail hypermarkets) have been putting mom and pop shops out of business for over a decade now. So now consumers get only what retailers are willing to sell.

Which is why I am chuffed to bits to see revival of small and family operated businesses starting to flourish on the internet. Come the revolution. Maybe 33 and 1/3 per minute.

Sorry

Just deflated my post by way of a bad pun. I am in a weird mood today. Is it a full moon?