Labels doing compilation e.p.s for every release.

There was a time when a record label would release a tidy little compilation featuring 4 of it's artists every ten releases or so, or maybe 4 new artists as a bit of a showcase. But more and more I'm seeing & being asked for trax by labels who seem to want to do compilation e.p. every release, as they've been told by their distributor it's the best way to sell records. Even worse seems to be the fact that these e.p.s seem to consist of one cool track by a name artist, along with 3 other trax by the label owner and/or friends of the label owner which are a pile of shit.. so what's the deal here? you get the cool artists track to carry your half arse bullshit trax? are you hoping for greatness by being associated with the said name? Waiting for those 2000 euro gigs to come rolling in? You'll be waiting a long time, me thinx...