On demand CD-Rs of OOP music

[Claude]

Check the new iClassics on demand site. iClassics is the web service of Universal classics.

http://www.iclassicsondemand.com

Classics on Demand is a unique website which allows consumers to obtain authorized CD-R copies of Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips recordings which are no longer available in the U.S. or European active CD catalogs. The CDs which iClassics on Demand will create are copied from CD-R masters that have been made directly from the master tapes at their respective labels.

This currently includes only a small fraction of their back catalogue (mainly digital recordings from the 80's and 90's), but the concept is great, and the price is acceptable ($10 for a CD-R without artwork).

It would be even more interesting for jazz labels whose recordings are much more unique than a certain recording of a classical work that is available in other interpretations.

Edited April 6, 2004 by Claude

[Hardbopjazz]

I would love to see this done for jazz music.

[Claude]

The CDs which iClassics on Demand will create are copied from CD-R masters that have been made directly from the master tapes

In fact they could simply make a direct copy from a regular CD from their archives. All the titles that are available for order at "iclassics on demand" are albums that have been released on CD before, so there is no need to do anything with the mastertapes.

CD copies can be done on every decent office PC. The only thing to organize is the mail-order, which many labels already do for regular CDs.

Edited April 6, 2004 by Claude