As a musician I love to release physical stuf. Unfortunately, it costs money plus no one really seems to buy stuff anymore at shows. We're still stuck with +200 copies of Clarence, our first ep, because we had to order 600 cds (that was their minimum).

One good thing about physical releases is that they have resell value when you get tired of them.

Not so with mp3s.

What if the mp3s are sold out? Surely THAT most increase their value?

With the chip scene I like how artists including .sav files and sometimes tips with their digital releases, lets you explore their techniques, at times it makes you appreciate the music more knowing that you have seen the music in it's raw form of how it was designed.

tl;dr

Digital is nice.

One good thing about physical releases is that they have resell value when you get tired of them.

Not so with mp3s.

Well, some things have a resale value, but it depends on how popular the bands you like are, and if there is a market when you decide to get rid of them. I've got about 3/4 of the way through selling my physical music collection, and now I'm stuck with this big load of records by bands no-one has heard of, and I can't shift them.

Also, mp3s tend to be cheaper than the physical records (at least with vinyl), so while mp3s don't have a resale value, you usually make an initial saving.

Not so with mp3s.

It really doesn't relate to the album at all. Some artist Pink Floyd knew just showed them a bunch of pictures to choose for their new album and they just chose the pretty one with the rainbow on it.

The graphics in albums like that are deliberate, for example, the rainbow on Dark side of the Moon goes all the way around the jacket on purpose, but there are lots of people involved, nearly hundreds at times, to make things like that.

I probably wouldn't buy a regular ol' CD in a case with nothing else unless I was at a gig and have had a few.

It really doesn't relate to the album at all. Some artist Pink Floyd knew just showed them a bunch of pictures to choose for their new album and they just chose the pretty one with the rainbow on it.

I appreciate the feel of the physical goods, but having once owned over 1000 records, cassettes, and CDs, I'm thankful for digital and I realize I don't sit and listen often enough to look back. Tl;dr- the shit takes up too much space.

Word. I'm towards the end of getting rid of all of my vinyl, and I can't wait until it's all gone. It takes up so much space.

"Oh have you HEARD of DARK SIDE OF THE MOON look at this album art it's like a RAINBOW~" bullshit

sounds more like a prism to me...
as a kid i would get a big chuckle at 'The Wall's artwork. Giant butt wearing a judge wig lol.

back to topic,
i think it's great to have physical formats available, but maybe save them for special releases. Digital is great for pumping out endless short EP's, but make the physical format a comp of EPs ya know? (unless of course you are putting out 7"s)

jbuonacc wrote:

Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

It's because you see it everywhere, it's so iconic

Pretty sure the album art is amazing but because it's so overused/parodied in music/popular culture it's annoying.

Like, "Oh have you HEARD of DARK SIDE OF THE MOON look at this album art it's like a RAINBOW~" bullshit

no, i just think it's a shit cover and doesn't relate in the slightest to the album itself (besides maybe the 'heartbeat' pulse on the inside cover, but that's pretty lame too). its popularity just makes it worse.

i'm sure i could easily list twenty others that i wish i'd never seen.