patrick bateman wrote:dsat wrote:don't use figures for vinyl sales, as they're dropping, wait a few years lol
the market is shrinking and those who persevere in selling it are in it for the love (and a bit for the money, but don't expect any wonders)
i'm not sure if minus really sells 6000 copies
generally a hit record sells around 2-3000, with the occasional exception
but ever since richie has been pretty 'unsupportive' when it comes to vinyl (it's all business talk, but what the hell) and since the minimal kids will follow their beloved hero, vinyl will become a thing to fight for in the future, we're not there yet, but one day.... i dread the thought (going off topic, but i couldn't resist speaking my mind)
I more or less agree, but could you give some exampels of 'hit records' that you think sells 2-3000 copies?
Agreed on the Hawtin/Minus thing.
well... let's just say that i'm a bit careful when a label claims to sell 15.000 copies that's all... in these times 15.000 is difficult, even for pokerflat
and big time labels have an image to uphold, so...
plus, it depends on the style of music
i guess with minimal a hit record could go up to 6000, but for things like detroitish techno, electro, disco or even experimental stuff, the number would be much lower.... let's just say 2-3000 would be an average figure
examples... i really don't know titles, i only know the covers, i'm a disaster when it comes to titles
but i know a few people who sell 3000 copies as their best sales figures, but it's not minimal, but as the market is getting saturated with minimal, dj's will start buying less once their collection is getting bigger, shops will have more stock, which could affect orders etc... 15.000? i'm not so sure
i have my doubts that's all