RUMOR: Apple shutting down iTunes Store next year
#26
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Re: RUMOR: Apple shutting down iTunes Store next year
The prices vary a lot.
A standard LP can be had for about $18-$25, but some artists charge more for their stuff, or you get special editions, premium covers, 180g vinyl, single albums spread over two records, colored vinyl, and it's not unusual for a lot of things to only be available in the $30-40 range.
A standard LP can be had for about $18-$25, but some artists charge more for their stuff, or you get special editions, premium covers, 180g vinyl, single albums spread over two records, colored vinyl, and it's not unusual for a lot of things to only be available in the $30-40 range.
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I've spent untold thousands of dollars on CDs since 1985, though admittedly very little in recent years.
I WAS going to say that I've spent exactly $0.00 on "digital" music in that amount of time, but then I remember I actually did buy an audiobook for $10 last year about accounting that I felt would be a good idea to listen to on an 8-hour drive on the way to a job interview. It was also available on CD but I couldn't readily grab it anywhere before I started the trip. The audiobook wasn't too interesting and I likely won't listen to it much again if at all- oddly they put audiobooks in a separate section from music; to me it's all audio regardless of what's on it. If I had the CD, I'd keep it shelved with all the other CDs.
I WAS going to say that I've spent exactly $0.00 on "digital" music in that amount of time, but then I remember I actually did buy an audiobook for $10 last year about accounting that I felt would be a good idea to listen to on an 8-hour drive on the way to a job interview. It was also available on CD but I couldn't readily grab it anywhere before I started the trip. The audiobook wasn't too interesting and I likely won't listen to it much again if at all- oddly they put audiobooks in a separate section from music; to me it's all audio regardless of what's on it. If I had the CD, I'd keep it shelved with all the other CDs.
Also the odd non LP song.
#28
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Re: RUMOR: Apple shutting down iTunes Store next year
I hope this is not true. I like itunes and am somewhat wed to the mp4 format. I have a few thousand CDs in my basement and have largely given up on buying new CDs aside for key artists.... I would hope the original date of the article is 4/1/18.... but lets face it every format dies eventually.
#29
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Re: RUMOR: Apple shutting down iTunes Store next year
Where will this leave iTunes Match?
#30
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I remember back in the day going to Tower Records and the selection they had was too good.
I haven't bought CDs, even though I prefer them, because digital downloads are just too easy and convenient. Bad thing is you can only keep so many songs on your phone, which is why streaming is more popular.
Is streaming more preferable and profitable to the record companies? I mean, if everyone ends up streaming everything, and no more physical media, you can't resell your albums, you can't buy used albums. The record label could pull an artists song or album for whatever reason and you're out of luck.
#31
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I remember when the song "Cop Killer" was pulled from the Body Count album (heavy metal side project by Ice T)- they reissued it without the song included. I wasn't a big fan but when I heard the news I went out looking for the original version of the album and it was sold out everywhere, then later I saw it in a record store's display case for $50 or so.
But I just Googled it and you can hear it here, don't sound as good as a CD but better than nothing:
We still have one local chain of record stores, with 5 locations in the area. They still seem to be doing OK, though they've never had the best selection. I take road trips out of town just to go record shopping (and of course also look for laserdiscs and harder to find Blu-Rays and DVDs).
But I just Googled it and you can hear it here, don't sound as good as a CD but better than nothing:
So where do you go to buy CDs? Big chain stores like Target and Walmart only have mainstream stuff.
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Re: RUMOR: Apple shutting down iTunes Store next year
Overwhelmingly Amazon, bestbuy.com, and directly from artists. Occasionally bn.com and eBay.
Off the top of my head, I think the last CD I bought for myself in a brick and mortar store was Target's exclusive edition of CHRVCHES' sophomore album.
Off the top of my head, I think the last CD I bought for myself in a brick and mortar store was Target's exclusive edition of CHRVCHES' sophomore album.
#33
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Re: RUMOR: Apple shutting down iTunes Store next year
So where do you go to buy CDs? Big chain stores like Target and Walmart only have mainstream stuff.
I remember back in the day going to Tower Records and the selection they had was too good.
I haven't bought CDs, even though I prefer them, because digital downloads are just too easy and convenient. Bad thing is you can only keep so many songs on your phone, which is why streaming is more popular.
Is streaming more preferable and profitable to the record companies? I mean, if everyone ends up streaming everything, and no more physical media, you can't resell your albums, you can't buy used albums. The record label could pull an artists song or album for whatever reason and you're out of luck.
I remember back in the day going to Tower Records and the selection they had was too good.
I haven't bought CDs, even though I prefer them, because digital downloads are just too easy and convenient. Bad thing is you can only keep so many songs on your phone, which is why streaming is more popular.
Is streaming more preferable and profitable to the record companies? I mean, if everyone ends up streaming everything, and no more physical media, you can't resell your albums, you can't buy used albums. The record label could pull an artists song or album for whatever reason and you're out of luck.
#35
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Re: RUMOR: Apple shutting down iTunes Store next year
Newbury online often has some cool bundles with their discs, and for prices that aren't much more than the disc itself.