Reverend And The Makers clash with label

McClure recently revealed that he had recorded his second album acoustically, he had been giving CDRs of the tracks free to fans, and that he planned to release it on the internet free in the future.

However Mark Jones explains that he is upset by McClure's plans to sidestep the label.

He said: "There's a validity in that [releasing the songs acoustically, free, before doing a full album], but maybe he should have discussed it first, have a plan!

"I've come so far with this [working with McClure] that I feel like it's been taken away from me. I'm passionate about his music.

"An artist like Jon McClure needs the right platform to deliver what he needs to do to the public and I think we did that really well. He's got to be one of the most important artists in the country, but I feel hugely let down. I had no idea he wanted to do this."

He added that in the light of free releases like Prince and Radiohead there needed to be a debate about how music is paid for and who invests in new bands.

"If all music is free, who will invest in finding new music?" he asked. "It leaves a label like mine in no man's land. It's my house on the line again. I want to talk to the fans and find out how they genuinely feel."

The free music phenomenon is here? Personally this Roxy feels like it mat well be a publicity stunt concocted by the Label and McClure to drum up press exposure.