Oct 10, Wax Trax! founder Jim Nash gone 10 years

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October 10th will mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of Wax Trax! founder Jim Nash. Jim was instrumental in the early Ministry releases. He was also the guy who supported the band, financially and dare I say ‘spiritually’ during the first couple years of the band’s existence. If anyone in the band needed a few bucks, or a free lunch, Jim and his partner Dannie Flesher were always there. People like Jim Nash are rare in the music biz.

Here’s to Jim.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/hitsville/951027.html

http://newwave.50megs.com/memorial.html

–The artist-oriented label worked largely on handshakes–an approach that ultimately backfired when a number of bands left for major labels. Wax Trax! was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1992 and was subsequently sold to TVT Records, but Nash and Flesher retained creative control.

TVT president Steve Gottlieb says, “Jim was just amazing. He was brilliant. He did what few people ever do–he built a kind of magical, personal imprint that made people want to buy and listen to his records just because it was a Wax Trax! record. He was an amazing inspiration to a whole lot of people. He knew how to nurture chaos and created a great home for a lot of creative people who I know are going to miss him–along with countless fans.” –

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Man, doesn’t seem like 10 years. I really do miss Wax Trax.

Oh, and I think you mistyped one of the quotes. It should read:
TVT president Steve Gottlieb says, “Jim was just amazing. He was brilliant. He was an amazing inspiration to a whole lot of people. I’m quite pleased to have taken his legacy and pissed all over it.”

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Time flies. I remember reading about his passing - very sad. I was one of those Wax Trax freaks in the late 80’s that bought everything I found with their logo on it. I discovered a lot of cool bands that way. Nettwerk was actually somewhat a safe bet, too, if only for a period of about two years. Then shit like Lava Hay started popping up.

Long live Wax Trax - in our memories.

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Hmm, October 10th, eh? Could this have been what the tune “10/10” from Dark Side Of The Spoon was in honor of? Heh, I was thinking about that song today at work because of the date, and was remembering the passing of Jim Nash yesterday, and didn’t even link the two. WTF?

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ah ha…I like that theory…perhaps it is true.