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| From | "Matt Whitby" <matt.whitby@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Used CDs / eMusic / P2P |
| Date | Mon, 14 May 2007 13:15:59 +0100 |
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The artists that the majority of us like on this lists don't tend to
sell an inordinate number of albums and buying a CD is simply an
investment in the development of the next one. I certainly download
the occassional MP3 to see if i'd like an album and equally I get sent
MP3s from people saying "You've just GOT to hear this". All of this
leads to my buying a great deal more CDs than I would otherwise.
I've absolutely no doubt that the Auditeers follow the creed: "If you
like it then buy it."
Matt. England.
On 14/05/07, Bob Hutton <bob_hutton@standardlife.com> wrote:
> Adam said:
> "This has been an interesting month for me because I finally bought an
> IPod,
> and I've bought more CDs in the last two weeks than I have in five years.
>
> Most of 'em used, too."
> Apart from making some bread for the guys selling the used CDs, how does
> the artist benefit in any way from used CD sales?
>
> Actually, I used to frequent record fairs here in Edinburgh where used
> CDs/ cut-outs / promos would go for £5 - £8 each, roughly. This was how I
> got many of my CDs - The Yellow Pills comps, many of the BigDeal label's
> releases, Greenberry Woods, Idle Wilds, Rhino's D.I.Y. series, Vandalias,
> Matthew Sweet, Redd Kross etc. My eyes were opened when I saw a lot of
> similar stuff in Reckless Records in Chicago in the $0.99 bins! But since
> downloading took hold, these record fairs have become sombre affairs with
> few customers compared to 10 years ago. The ever-changing market.
>
> There are 4 or 5 of my work colleagues who use eMusic - we often take a
> chance on each other's suggestions, so sometimes a band may cop multiple
> downloads via our word-of-mouth tips to each other. My latest discovery -
> "The Sound They Make" by a band called New Ruins - they offered up one
> free download, I liked it enough to take a chance on the album. I've also
> nabbed The Clientele's "Strange Geometry" on the back of recommendations
> by folk on this list. And thanks to Dan F for the tip on Maplewood - I
> restricted myself to the first 2 songs from their album, the rest of it
> does sound a wee bit too laid back for me. Later this month I plan to
> investigate the world of Peter Bjorn and John.
>
> All this talk of the digital age and digital copying vs. home taping got
> me thinking ... with home taping you had the ability to copy your friends'
> LPs in real time to make a slightly inferior copy (which probably wouldn't
> be copied itself without noticeable degradation in sound quality). I
> think the music industry could just about handle that. But with digital
> copying, you can make perfect copies of your friends CDs in next to no
> time at all (I can back up a CD in about 4 mins on my PC). These copies
> can themselves be used to make further perfect copies too! Alternatively
> if you venture into the murky world of P2P sharing, you can get a perfect
> copy of the music collection of virtually anyone on the network, and they
> have access to your collection too. I think one of the main issues many
> people have is that they quickly acquire more music than they can readily
> listen to. I know I am in that position just now after plundering the
> PowerPopLovers blog (R.I.P.) for a lot of older pop music. Note to self:
> stop buying and start listening!
>
> I actually have friends who think I am DAFT in paying anything for music
> in this day and age. One young colleague here looked at me in
> incredulity over lunch one day as I was telling someone else how great a
> new CD was "What do you mean, Bob? You still BUY your music? Good grief
> I never realised anyone around here still did that!" Now this young guy
> was into ambient trance music, which I'd never pay for anyway, but I was
> still surprised by his attitude - not only did he not pay anything for
> music HE obtained, but he was AMAZED that anyone else with a computer DID
> pay. You artists/labels/retailers are just NEVER going to get through to
> guys like that.
>
>
> Bob - 0131 24(51188)
> Systems Developer
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