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1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
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4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

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July 12, 2007

Canaan Records - A Lot Of Hot Air?

Daniel Mount spoke with a Word music rep today regarding the immediate future of Canaan Records. The responses he received weren't very encouraging. Let's take it thought by thought...

Daniel says,
I talked with a representative of Word Entertainment about the future of their Canaan Records label. He said that other than the Hoppers’ The Ride project, Southern Gospel fans can be looking for compilations of songs from popular groups in Canaan’s old days.

So far, so good. What other artists will Canaan be signing? Will we be able to buy these great old performances on iTunes? Read on...

Daniel sez:
I decided to go out on a limb and ask whether they were in talks with any other artist. They said that they were not–that they would just focus on promoting The Ride and their old compilations.

I guess I'm just missing the whole point of why Canaan Records was revived. Word brought back this old revered label in order to just release compilations and, oh yeah, one current CD which will be over a year old by the time they finally get it into stores. And this requires a label head of Dave Clark's stature to pull off? I really don't get it.

Daniel follows up with another pertinent question:
I also asked whether there was any chance they could release some of their back catalog as digital downloads. The Word/Canaan representative said that it was quite unlikely, though not necessarily impossible–but definitely not a priority for them.

"Quite unlikely." I'm telling you, Canaan is really missing the boat. Pumping out compilations with low profit margins, carrying a few established names and failing to devote any sort of energy to developing decent new talent was the business model that drove Benson Records into bankruptcy a decade ago. It's not encouraging at all to learn that Canaan is starting out this way, as opposed to being driven to it.

A la carte digital delivery of music is no longer the wave of the future. It's the way more and more people every day are buying music right NOW. I'm totally baffled that a company such as Word would go to all this effort, yet completely ignore current buying trends.

I'm hoping and praying that the Word rep Daniel spoke with simply didn't know what he was talking about. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective), it wouldn't be the first time. (I speak from personal experience.)

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