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Originally Posted by rosetree
I think videos probably cost more in the 90s because it seemed important to have an expensive video and probably they were more difficult to make then. I don't think the Manics needed to spend so much, even though they are superb.
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100%, it was still the era when having big memorable promo videos were an important part of the business and an art form. I didn’t even have Sky growing up so I only saw MTV at friends’ houses, but I remember the thrill of seeing some incredible videos for the first time. These days I barely bother watching on YouTube, personally not found a Manics video worth bothering with for years.
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Originally Posted by Routine Builder
I thought James would be more concerned about how much it used to cost to record an album, GT costing £250,000 seems excessive even when not taking into account it was 1990 money. The days of renting out a mansion are long gone though I wish they'd splash out on a producer and mix up their sound a bit.
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I always found the idea of the expensive residential studio like the one they used for GATS baffling, it seems crazy to consider that this was seen as reasonable only a short amount of time ago! At least they didn’t go to Fleetwood Mac levels.
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Originally Posted by Marconi Delorian
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