Vinyl sales for labels

Nic Synaes · Post by **Nic Synaes** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:03 am

Couple of things this raises to me:
Firstly - what is the average download sales of releases these days... eg:
Has Seeing Through Shadows sold more MP3 than vinyl?

If not (and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it has) - then it won't be long before something does... I have now almost totally switched as it is sooo much easier to get smaller releases, and even massive tunes (eg I couldn't seem to find Serenetti for ages after first hearing - but got it off DJ Download within days)

Also, on your original point Subtropical, why not just phone and ask the label's PR team, tell 'em you're from a dance website (true), writing a short piece on them (sorta true), would like a ballpark figure of their last big release. They should give you an idea... esp if they think they'll get coverage. If youu get round to doing this - for my interest, could you ask about MP3 and post their response?

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:47 pm

Nic Synaes wrote:Couple of things this raises to me:
Firstly - what is the average download sales of releases these days... eg:
Has Seeing Through Shadows sold more MP3 than vinyl?

If not (and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it has) - then it won't be long before something does... I have now almost totally switched as it is sooo much easier to get smaller releases, and even massive tunes (eg I couldn't seem to find Serenetti for ages after first hearing - but got it off DJ Download within days)

For TTT, mp3 sales is just an extra nice income, but far from even beeing close to the vinyl sales, but I could imagine this being different from the big labels like Poker, Minus, Get Physical and so on.

cyhl · Post by **cyhl** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:46 pm

patrick bateman wrote: For TTT, mp3 sales is just an extra nice income, but far from even beeing close to the vinyl sales.

same for foundsound...

subtropical · Post by **subtropical** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:21 pm

patrick bateman wrote:
Nic Synaes wrote:Couple of things this raises to me:
Firstly - what is the average download sales of releases these days... eg:
Has Seeing Through Shadows sold more MP3 than vinyl?

If not (and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it has) - then it won't be long before something does... I have now almost totally switched as it is sooo much easier to get smaller releases, and even massive tunes (eg I couldn't seem to find Serenetti for ages after first hearing - but got it off DJ Download within days)
For TTT, mp3 sales is just an extra nice income, but far from even beeing close to the vinyl sales, but I could imagine this being different from the big labels like Poker, Minus, Get Physical and so on.

The digital market is in it's infancy(actually it's almost pre-natal)...don't take these numbers to the bank just yet

Nic Synaes · Post by **Nic Synaes** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:29 am

I'd still be interested in what a big record sells on beatport...

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:49 am

Nic Synaes wrote:I'd still be interested in what a big record sells on beatport...

I guess you mean a big track, right?

Nic Synaes · Post by **Nic Synaes** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:05 pm

er, yeah

theclockstrucktwelve · Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:20 am

people are afraid of digital for some reason. even people I know and respect for being forward-thinking individuals with a smart brain are hesitant and want to buy the real record. Part of that is the fun factor of owning something physical. Although I think it should be different, the fact is that digital sales come nowhere near the vinyl.