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