MALS Records

Soon oh soon... That was said 4½ years ago when this thread was started. Thanks for your invaluable contribution.

Now I'm only waiting for the sig to appear ...

I know the MALS owner in person and I can tell the label's work is about bringing obscure quality music to prog fans, not about making long buck (or Russian rouble). I believe mentioned issiues of "unauthorized releases" are rather a result of misunerstanding, the label has nothing to do with piracy.

The list of MALS releases (above) is very interesting and useful, as are the comments that follow the list. My understanding of the MALS label is that the company licenses music for the Russian market from other labels or artists, either for reissue (like their apparent arrangements with Musea), and/or for new release (such as Big Big Train, as well as Phideaux (above)). As another poster mentioned, they seem to have a good reputation for quality and legality (although the comments from Big Boss at ProgRock and Guy Manning that there may be unauthorized releases from MALS, make me wonder whether MALS sometimes engages in sketchy licensing practices, or whether there may be some releases bearing the MALS logo that have not actually been released on or authorized by MALS!?).

I was wondering where Winterhawk got the then-current list of MALS releases found above. I couldn't find a "discography" of releases on MALS' own website (although much, though not all, of the MALS site seems to be in Russian only), and there are a few catalog numbers on Discogs' MALS label listing that differ slightly from the listing above. I'm just trying to make sure that the few MALS label CDs I do have are not actually bootlegs of otherwise legitimate releases on the MALS label.

Thanks,

Walter

I think artists involved can solve all problems by contacting MALS Records..