Leeway Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Saw a small announcement in today's Washington Post business section that EMI Group announced a 13% drop in music sales. They report music sales are "slumping" and said "the market will continue to drop, hurt by competition from other leisure products and piracy. " And this with Norah too! Perhaps does not bode well for that little old subsidiary of EMI, Blue Note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 This is the fault of all you Americans who failed to do what was expected and buy Robbie Williams album by the bucketload!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 It's my fault. I quit buying just every reissue that comes along; I'm not buying all the new remasterings that I could! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 I feel guilty as well; since the wife got layed off, I've been spending a higher percentage of my salary on essentials. I'm a selfish pig!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 My purchases have not dimished, so it must be the rest of you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2Lunch Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 My regular contributions to the cause have not diminished either! My wife even broke down and bought a Blue Note CD by some new artist called Nellie Jones or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave9199 Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 I've been buying everything used. EAT IT RECORD COMPANIES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 (edited) I lost my job in January, so I haven't been buying much at all. I had already slowed down quite a bit back as early as October or November. Still, much of what I was buying was OOP titles on eBay - stuff I would have loved to have bought 'new', if I could have. Also, I tend to buy 'used' as much as I can. For jazz, that means not very many titles, cuz I don't find much of a good selection of used jazz in this town. But I try to get all the rock and pop titles I can used, whenever I can (or at least the major-label stuff). I'm always buying locally produced stuff (the true independents) whenever I can - and I have even bought a few of them after the job loss. Every sale counts for those folks, and I'm glad to try to do my part. Edited May 23, 2003 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 My buying hasn't slowed down at all, though I desperately want it to. In my case, I buy most stuff used; in fact the only new cds I buy are the RVGs and Conn Series whenever they are reissued. I might stop upgrading all my RVGs as it gets so costly, but I am often able to trade in my older versions in the local stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 My regular contributions to the cause have not diminished either! My wife even broke down and bought a Blue Note CD by some new artist called Nellie Jones or something... Nellie Lutcher, perhaps? She's Ravi Shankar's mother, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 My regular contributions to the cause have not diminished either! My wife even broke down and bought a Blue Note CD by some new artist called Nellie Jones or something... I'm pretty sure it's Nellie Jordan, Tod. My wife has it and enjoys it. Apparently this Jordan character is the daughter of someone named Ronnie Shoncar, though I'm not sure why this is so important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjazz Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 Saw a small announcement in today's Washington Post business section that EMI Group announced a 13% drop in music sales. They report music sales are "slumping" and said "the market will continue to drop, hurt by competition from other leisure products and piracy. " And this with Norah too! Perhaps does not bode well for that little old subsidiary of EMI, Blue Note. Are you talking about music sales in general or EMI Group sales? If EMI is worried, they can always re-issue Beatles #2 or #3. For music in general, it just might mean there's nothing new worth buying. What would you recommend to the general public? (besides Norah Jones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2Lunch Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 What would you recommend to the general public? (besides Norah Jones) WHO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 I think clearly the whole 'sales drop' problem can be traced back to the "Spanish/Time-Life" Blue Note series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2Lunch Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 I think clearly the whole 'sales drop' problem can be traced back to the "Spanish/Time-Life" Blue Note series. Remastered by Generalissimo Franciso Franco BTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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