[kj] OT : Radiohead ... inrainbows

[Christof hamille]

I applaud the effort.  And I especially like that you can order the boxset and you get vinyl, cd and download version.  But there is no way I can fork out $180.  It is progressive thinking.  And if the labels were smart they would have thought of this long ago.  I too still buy and listen to lps.  Gave up on cassettes.  I only thought they were good for cars since they are disposable.  Cds have replaced that at very least.  Many of the audio enthusiast type bands are putting more focus on lps and still giving the buyer the CD with it.  
For example the last two Shellac releases.  Yo can buy the vinyl for $16 (or whatever) and you get a CD of the same record inside.  And the CD costs the same.  Brilliant.  The latest Shellac is mighty good by the way.

Chris



From: gregslawson at msn.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:07:04 -0400
Subject: Re: [kj] OT : Radiohead ... inrainbows









Call me OLD (43 years) fashioned, a Luddite, computer illiterate, etc. but I refuse to waste my time trying to figure out how to download (esp. since I have dial-up and probably can't do it, and don't want to pay US$1 for each lousy song). It's much more efficient for me to drive to the old record shop, flip thru the cds, and take one home w/ all the artwork, lyrics, song sequence, etc. 

P.S>I miss fucking vinyl and still play my lps and cassettes!!

> From: jo at arcadia.karoo.co.uk

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:27:23 +0100

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT : Radiohead ... inrainbows

> 

> Brendan:

> 

> At 10p each that would be half a million to a

> million quid. Dunno if that's decent money based on what it cost...but by

> now if you've sold as many albums as Radiohead and all off the band

> members haven't become independently (very) wealthy something would have

> to be wrong...

> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

> 

> You'd think so wouldn't you?

> 

> According to Kerrang earlier this evening there were 1.2 million downloads 

> yesterday. The average price was £4 - taking @ £5 million. Not too bad 

> then, at least they'll be able to pay their bills and hopefully the 

> impending tour will leave them enough for the odd night out.

> Good luck to them. They'll've encouraged more people to learn how to 

> download which can't be all bad. 

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