Klarinet Archive - Posting 001322.txt from 2000/05

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: [kl,c] Does On-line Music make any money?
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 02:24:42 -0400

Carl wrote:
The eight-track, open reel, LP record, CD, etc., have all had their good
points and bad points as musical delivery media. In each of these, it was
not so much the perfection of design as the consumer trend that eliminated
them from the marketplace. As long as this trend favors online buying, then
it will continue to gain market share.
But I think both will coexist for a long time, online music and CD buying in
stores, etc. In my area of Atlanta, mall shopping is one of the favorite
recreational activities. And they're going into the CD and video stores in
person to buy them.

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The Classical CD Sales market is dead. Even BMG/RCA is getting out of
Classical and dropping it's top Classical Artists. That is an unfortunate
reality - I wish it weren't true. The bottom line for the big recording
companies is winning out against the art. So new means of distribution is
the wave of the future - like it or not. So you will be going to your store
in the mall to buy Brittany Spears, not Galway pretty soon. It's like that
at most record stores already (except superstores like Tower Records, and
the bookstores with Classical Sections).
Sad thought - huh.

David Blumberg
music@-----.com
http://www.mp3.com/mytempo
http://www.mytempo.com
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