FREE FIONA! ***Fiona Apple Fans, PLEASE READ***

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www.freefiona.com

What is FreeFiona.com? This is the official website of Free Fiona, an international organization campaigning to Sony/Epic for the release of Fiona Apple's new album, Extraordinary Machine.

Why hasn't Sony/Epic released the album? Fiona Apple finished recording Extraordinary Machine in May of 2003, but Sony/Epic executives did not think it would sell enough copies to justify the cost of promoting and distributing it. Rather than spend more money, Sony/Epic decided to cut their losses and not release the album at this time.

Why does Sony/Epic think her new album won't sell? Didn't her last two albums go platinum? Yes, Tidal and When the Pawn... are both RIAA certified platinum in the United States. Sony Music recently replaced chairman and CEO Tommy "Love ya, baby!" Mottola with former NBC president Andrew Lack, a businessman with no prior music experience. He immediately shifted Sony Music's focus to pop and hip-hop acts that are traditionally bigger sellers. The master recordings of Extraordinary Machine were sent to a warehouse, where they remain to this day.

How can I help? Send something with an apple theme - a fake apple, a real apple, a photo OF an apple, a piece of paper with an apple sticker, a sketch of an apple, even an apple pie - be creative! - to Andy Lack at Sony with a note attached. You can write a real letter or just scribble "Free Fiona!" on the envelope - whatever you want.

On January 24th, 2005, send your themed-package or letter to:


Andrew Lack
550 Madison Avenue
32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022

FREE FIONA!

[cedahlia]

1. Thanks for the heads up!

I love Fiona and was wondering when she was going to grace us with another album.

She's awesome...but obviously those idiots at Sony Music don't really care about music, just the almighty $$$. Big surprise there.

I'll do my part to help, but if worst comes to worst, could Fiona try to release the album on her own? Haven't some other big artists done that when they had problems with their record co.? I'm pretty sure Public Enemy and some others did this? :shrug:

[Floogeldy]

3. Sony owns it and they have the master

They should just release her from the contract.

[tjdee]

2. After the success of Norah Jones? WHAAA?? Lack is a moron.

Tommy Mottola was the shiznit, I must say. Charismatic, and all that good stuff.

I don't know this Andrew Lack, but apparently Sony Corp. doesn't give a shit about music, which is why they hired him in the first place.

This actually makes me quite irritated, and I'm not the biggest fan of Fiona Apple (think she has a few great tunes...Sleep to Dream & Never is a Promise kicked).