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By: Create Digital Music » Happy 30th, Sony Walkman: Your Memories and the Best of Cassettes on CDM

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41:55 +0000

[...] for cassettes: when we read RIAA numbers that showed that DVD Audio and SACD combined were still matched by cassette sales. Some new formats catch on. Some do [...]

By: listen joe

listen joe — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:44:22 +0000

Joe, read the article, dumbass.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:03:23 +0000

Vinyl is dead. Even the 1 person picked as the vinyl holdout (Jeff Mills) has gone digital. If you don’t believe me, please visit (http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=901 9th paragraph down).

People talk about how they love vinyl, but at the end of they day nobody is buying it.

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Cassette y vinilos Â¿Nostalgia? | Ecualizada — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:36:32 +0000

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By: mark

mark — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:55:57 +0000

the best business model, i think, is for a label to offer vinyl with a voucher for the mp3 download. that way, you get the cool artwork and the physical product, plus you get the digital file for your ipod for when you are out and about.
i bought portishead that way and i thought it was a brilliant idea…i think fiery furnaces offer this, too…everyone needs to rush out and get a turntable right now and start interacting with your music!

By: peter rentz

peter rentz — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:37:02 +0000

In 15 years i would rather have a vinyl LP of my favorite release of 2008 than ANY digital files or format because, guaranteed, there will be nothing to play it unless i spend time/money continually updated media and players. Frankly I am tired of anything digital that has to be replaced and updated every 2- 5 years. Of course this is all long term thinking and most kids could care less about a song, no less a full length record, 2 weeks from now. times they are a changin.

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:52:39 +0000

if all record companies started to give free mp3’s with every vinyl disc then we wouldn’t need no cd’s no more.

i think cd’s are becoming old fashioned and records,mp3’s are hip. with dj software you can even play mp3 files with your recordplayer nowadays,so i predict cd’s won’t be around for long no more.

By: Jay Newhouse

Jay Newhouse — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:17:22 +0000

Actually, Peter the truth is mostly mainstream (IE RIAA music) is increasing in vinyl sales. Most underground independent electronic music (what most DJs spin) has actually DECREASED 20-40 percent in sales this year (thanks to beatport and other digital download sites).

In the underground, vinyl is struggling in the US. Quite a few distros have gone out of business in the past few years, with no one picking them up (which means some labels are very hard to find in the US).

By: infobong.com » linkdump for 2008.05.01

infobong.com » linkdump for 2008.05.01 — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:30:26 +0000

[...] Create Digital Music: Record Sales Up â€” No, Really, Actual Records Vinyl LPs appear to be the only segment of the physical music business that is growing. I suspect music fans prefer the tactility and size of the LP format. (del.icio.us tags: business music technology vinyl) [...]

By: dead_red_eyes

dead_red_eyes — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:55:08 +0000

We’re going to offer a free mp3 download with a vinyl purchase. I’m happy to see that more people/labels are doing that now.