G-Lexington
Lex. Icon. Devil.
Because it's a brilliant compromise.
At the time, the PMRC wanted to start up a council to give a rating (like the movie rating) to every album that came out. EVERY single one. And they wanted the artists and label to pay for the process. By doing the "clean/dirty" versions, they made it clear to the PMRC that most people don't give a damn (or, in this case, a fucking damn) about "questionable content". People who don't like the profanity won't buy the album, pure and simple.
It used to be that chains carried both dirty AND clean versions of albums, but they've long since decided which. Record stores carry the dirty ones, whereas Walmarts and Targets carry the clean. And with the death of the CD as a loss-leader, this problem is rapidly shrinking. People who want CDs don't go to Walmart and Target much anymore, and their music section is rapidly shrinking. People who want CDs either go online and get them there, or go to brick-n-mortar record stores - both places carry the dirty version. I have a feeling that "clean version" CDs will be gone within five years.
No reason to fight a problem that's vanishing on its own, methinks.
Lex
At the time, the PMRC wanted to start up a council to give a rating (like the movie rating) to every album that came out. EVERY single one. And they wanted the artists and label to pay for the process. By doing the "clean/dirty" versions, they made it clear to the PMRC that most people don't give a damn (or, in this case, a fucking damn) about "questionable content". People who don't like the profanity won't buy the album, pure and simple.
It used to be that chains carried both dirty AND clean versions of albums, but they've long since decided which. Record stores carry the dirty ones, whereas Walmarts and Targets carry the clean. And with the death of the CD as a loss-leader, this problem is rapidly shrinking. People who want CDs don't go to Walmart and Target much anymore, and their music section is rapidly shrinking. People who want CDs either go online and get them there, or go to brick-n-mortar record stores - both places carry the dirty version. I have a feeling that "clean version" CDs will be gone within five years.
No reason to fight a problem that's vanishing on its own, methinks.
Lex