At Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:39:20 Mark wrote:

>Who an artist is signed to and where I buy their record are two separate 
>things and whilst I don't >pay much attention to whether I'm buying from an 
>indie signed artist or an artist on a major, I >would prefer to buy my CD's 
>from an actual record shop.

I guess I should have been blunt then....you better get used to buying your 
CDs at Starbucks, or Hallmark Cards, or Costco.

>Also, let's be honest it'll make no difference to Starbucks survival if I 
>buy it there but it may make a >difference to my local independent record 
>shop.

Except in Starbuck's new business model indie record shops are being cut out 
of the loop. McCartney is now the property of the franchise. And they've 
limited where you can buy the disc....and any future acts that come down the 
pike.

I understand your loyalty to the indies and that buying your CDs at the tail 
end of a line-up of Nicocino impaired power suits isn't your idea of a music 
buying experience, but the sad reality is that you're about to see more of 
this and less of the indie stores.

Footnote: For those unaware, Sam The Record Man (Canada's oldest suviving 
music retailer) is closing its flagship store in Toronto for good on June 
30th. And I also caught wind of some HMV downsizing while I was in England. 
The asteroid is going to hit the planet boys and girls....and no one has a 
clue where they should run.


Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
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