vinyl gets released before digital versions

zentex · Post by **zentex** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:27 pm

i've noticed that lately most(or at least many) of the new releases that come out get released on vinyl 1-2 weeks before the digital releases. it used to be the other way around but now the trend seems to have changed.

can anybody tell is there a reason for this?

(as a total vinyl addict i'm happy to have this way...)

vermi · Post by **vermi** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:37 pm

i'd guess it's because they want to sell as many vinyls as possible (as they have payed for pressing x copies after all). selling mp3s doesn't cost much (at least not compared to pressing vinyl), so in my eyes i think it's a good solution for the "problem".

actually i think it's very strange that some labels do it opposite, with digital first, and then vinyl. but it's their choice, if it works for them, then it's fine :-)

urban_wind · Post by **urban_wind** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:59 pm

I think word and sound distribution had something to do with this. My record dealer showed me a letter they send him a couple of months ago where they announced a meeting where they would discuss how to solve this problem (mp3s being released before the vinyl and vinyl sales dropping).

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:20 pm

urban_wind wrote:I think word and sound distribution had something to do with this. My record dealer showed me a letter they send him a couple of months ago where they announced a meeting where they would discuss how to solve this problem (mp3s being released before the vinyl and vinyl sales dropping).

2 weeks of vinyl exclusive

Kompakt, Word And Sound, InterGroove, Neuton and Groove Attack has agreed to this (so this is Germany's distributors).

zentex · Post by **zentex** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:36 pm

patrick bateman wrote:
urban_wind wrote:I think word and sound distribution had something to do with this. My record dealer showed me a letter they send him a couple of months ago where they announced a meeting where they would discuss how to solve this problem (mp3s being released before the vinyl and vinyl sales dropping).
2 weeks of vinyl exclusive

Kompakt, Word And Sound, InterGroove, Neuton and Groove Attack has agreed to this (so this is Germany's distributors).

this is what i heard also.

i can't feel nothing but happy about this. actually, a month would've been even better..

mlexicon · Post by **mlexicon** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:36 pm

i think two weeks is good....1 month and people might actually get off their asses and record it for ppl.

perik · Post by **perik** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:07 am

good thing to keep the vinyl alive!!

s.k. · Post by **s.k.** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:18 am

very nice