nine inch nails

nine inch nails - pretty hate machine

DVD-Audio, 5.1 Surround Sound

Background: Trent Reznor has expressed interest in releasing a Special Edition of Pretty Hate Machine along with a 5.1 surround sound mix and new material. He has already done such a release for The Downward Spiral and 2005's With_Teeth. Recently, the record company RykoDisc purchased the licensing rights to Pretty Hate Machine and approached Trent Reznor about such a project. The problem is, according to Reznor in a recent interview, they didn't offer to pay Trent for his (and other people's) time on the project. Most likely, this is because RykoDisc is not yet sure that there is much of a demand for such a release. It has only been a few weeks since Ryko re-released Pretty Hate Machine on CD. Too soon for them to know if they'll earn money on their investment (PHM was out-of-print in the US for several years until they purchased the rights.) In order for Ryko to pay for a DVD version of Pretty Hate Machine, they need to know they'll make money. That's where you and I come in.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY MORE EMAILS TO RYKO!!

THE MESSAGE WAS WELL RECEIVED DUE TO ALL OF YOUR EMAILS.

THE ONLY THING HOLDING BACK THE RELEASE ARE EITHER LEGAL OR TECHNICAL.

RYKO AND REZNOR ARE WANTING TO DO THIS - THAT'S ALL WE CAN ASK.

Brad-

Thanks for your e-mail. We absolutely recognize the desire of NiN fans (ourselves included!) to have deluxe expanded release(s) of Pretty Hate Machine.

However, the ability to move this forward is very complicated and does not just rest on Rykodisc writing Trent a check to do the work. If it were that simple, we'd be much closer to realizing a deluxe PHM. As you can imagine from history, the issues surrounding PHM are complicated. Trent and his management understand that there are other factors at work, and have been very cordial & friendly to Rykodisc throughout the process of re-releasing PHM. We continue to make efforts to to untie the tangles.

As fans ourselves, we have speculated as to why certain projects by our favorite artists haven't yet come to fruition, and we appreciate that it is the enthusiasm for the artist's work that fuels these theories. However, in this case, the theory put forth is not what is holding the deluxe PHM back.

We appreciate your e-mail campaign, but since we cannot reply to everyone, we hope you will share our response on your site. Most people sent very nice e-mails, although a few ignored your advice and were insulting. Most of the people whose names & addresses you posted are no longer with the label, so we'd appreciate it if you removed the addresses.

Thanks for your interest. Keep watching our website for news.

-Earful

IF ANYONE FROM RYKO IS READING THIS - I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT WITH US NIN FANS AND WITH YOUR INBOX FILLING UP TODAY!