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From: entropy@fluke.UUCP (Terrence J. Mason)
Newsgroups: net.music,net.politics,net.flame
Subject: record labeling, zappa et. al
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Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 16:30:31 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  1 16:30:31 1985
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*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** breathe deeply before proceding

                      ------->>> ENOUGH!!! <<<-------

If somebody would forward this article to the major recording companies I
would be most grateful.  By following this recommendation, ALL groups in the
record labeling blood-bath can have what they want.  The pro-label side gets
warnings on records about which they have serious concerns; the anti-label
side gets the assurance that no artists are singled out because of the nature
or content of their art.


                                 ----------

Dear Sirs,

Please post the following warning label on all of the record and tape jackets
and containers that you manufacture and sell.  At the minimal cost required to
modify the photo-layout for an album cover or cassette container, and without
the additional cost for special stickers or extra printing, this warning label
will protect you from liability from consequential damages resulting directly
or indirectly from the purchase and use of your products.  This general
product disclaimer is probably of the same nature as a warranty/guarantee
disclaimer and can in no way be construed as an endorsement or condemnation of
any single artist or collection of artists.

                        * W * A * R * N * I * N * G *

    CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT MAY BELONG TO ONE OR MORE OF THESE CATEGORIES:

    1. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT LYRICS          2. SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE LYRICS
    3. LYRICS ABOUT SADISM               4. LYRICS ABOUT MASOCHISM
    5. LYRICS ABOUT INCEST               6. LYRICS ABOUT DEATH/KILLING
    7. MATERIAL OF PRURIENT INTEREST     8. MATERIAL OF VIOLENT INTEREST
    9. SONGS ABOUT DRUG USAGE           10. SONGS ABOUT DRINKING
   11. ANARCHIST PROPAGANDA             12. COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA
   13. CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA            14. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO CHRISTIANS
   15. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO JEWS       16. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO MUSLIMS
   17. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO ATHEISTS   18. MATERIAL OFFENSIVE TO PLUMBERS
   19. SONGS ABOUT ADULTERY             20. SONGS ABOUT PRISON LIFE
   21. SONGS ABOUT FARMING              22. INTELLECTUALLY SUGGESTIVE LYRICS
   23. EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL             24. SONGS ABOUT FAMILY LIFE
   25. EMOTIONALLY EXPLICIT LYRICS      26. OBSCENE LYRICS
   27. SUGGESTIVE LYRICS                28. UNINTERESTING LYRICS
   29. ILLICIT LOVE SONGS               30. LOVE SONGS
   31. PRO-LIFE PROPAGANDA              32. PRO-CHOICE PROPAGANDA
   33. POLITICAL RHETORIC               34. POLITICAL SATIRE
   35. SATIRE                           36. HUMOR (POOR TASTE)
   37. HUMOR (ALL OTHERS)               38. SONGS ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE

       --- PURCHASE AND LISTEN TO THIS MATERIAL AT YOUR OWN RISK ---

                                   Sincerely, <fill in the blank>

---

terry mason

(this whole bloody article is a disclaimer, leave me alone)


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