From: Jeff/Ninja Tune <jeff@ninjatune.net>
quoted 1 line Record label decision due to the fact that there is vitually no market
> Record label decision due to the fact that there is vitually no market
left
quoted 1 line for CD singles. People downloading tracks has taken an estimated 25%-50%
> for CD singles. People downloading tracks has taken an estimated 25%-50%
off
quoted 1 line the total CD single market.
> the total CD single market.
I'm sorry to hear that it causes business problems for your label. On the
other hand, CD singles aren't exactly cheap, are they? I personally don't
mind paying a rather high price for music, as I have specialist tastes and I
also DJ sometimes, and I am obsessed anyway. But I think record companies
are losing a lot of buyers this way. Like I have been *thinking* about
picking up the 'Come to Daddy' single (after listening to an mp3, BTW), but
here in Ireland it's £10 (12.5 euros). That has quite a few extra tracks on
it, so it's not bad value, but the same is not true of many CD singles. I'm
not pointing the finger at you, just at the general pricing conventions.
Long before I got into electronic music, when I was a teenager in the 80s, I
had a lot of respect for artists like the Smiths and Billy Brag who put 'pay
no more than £5.99' stickers on their album sleeves. I know you have to pay
for the manufacture, distribution, retail agent, artist, yourselves, and the
PRS. But I think many people are taking downloaded music because of the
*perception* of some kind of music industry cartel that keeps prices
artificially high.
Anig Browl
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