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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:53 am    Post subject: Yet Another 'Death of the Album' article Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/26/business/media/26music.html?ei=5088&en=7a34accc8988c811&ex=1332561600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

I don't think outlets like CD Baby are worried though. Perhaps there's a correlation between Top-40 ficklness and fans of music that isn't quite so popular. The latter are IMO much more likely to want an entire album.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Fans of popular music i.e. in the chart right now, are the download demographic, they have no long-term interest in this music.

Fans of unpopular music, meaning not popular right now, buy albums, because they want to keep it 'forever'.

It's the difference between an immature and a matured market.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Yorky wrote:
Fans of popular music i.e. in the chart right now, are the download demographic, they have no long-term interest in this music.

Fans of unpopular music, meaning not popular right now, buy albums, because they want to keep it 'forever'.

It's the difference between an immature and a matured market.


Good points. It is however stunning how the major labels are getting worse at selling their products to both these markets. Shocked

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Yorky wrote:
Fans of popular music i.e. in the chart right now, are the download demographic, they have no long-term interest in this music.


Nonsense!

What about 'home taping'? You can't tell me that you've never taped an album when you were younger? There are people downloading music who are passionate about the art. Just look at all the new online music subscriptions at electro-music.com!

I'd tend to agree more with Stein. It's marketing and PR that's 'killing music'. Those 'style guru's' who tell you what you should be listening to, who you should be watching. Like sheep to their slaughter!
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