cd single GOOD OR BAD ?

[jon connor]

cheers mate will hit him up god dam that release he was legendary man will be waiting for the cd press and i will gladly be willing to pay for it , as some other your great releases man respect.

[RDR]

I think one of the points that's been kinda of hit on here but missed is that the CD, just like Vinyl was a primary format of delivery to the listener for a long time, they both (in their hayday) have been the most convenient way for people to buy and play CDs. Therefore people had the hardware to play their purchases on.

Vinyl players are now not cheaply available to the public anymore as CD players took over this mantle, and even though you can play a CD on almost anything, DVD player, Car stereo etc etc it doesnt really matter anymore. With CD the format was driven by the appearance of the format, the hardware to play followed. The same can partly be said to be true of MP3 (by MP3 i mean a lot of different digital playback formats) players appear offering greater convenience and better features than a CD player for the same cost and the consumer votes with their wallets by purchasing these players.

So what happens to CDs? IMO they become a promotional add-on for labels, after all what do they offer above and beyond MP3/MP3 players? better artwork? a permanence? for the most part yes... but i feel that its still a mental attitude that has its roots within the need to have a solid object in your hand that you paid money for. It feels more like you bought something rather than bought nothing. It hits right at the heart of the argument that music is intrinsically worth nothing. Think about it, if a person buys an MP3 and then burns it to CD, does it make the CD worth something or add on value to the MP3 file they bought? No... and No.

If they put it in their iPod.. does it make the mp3 worth more? probably not. But its the choice of the consumer, and their purchase choice for the playback of the mp3 certainly means more to them than it did before. No-one cares what's in your MP3 collection, but looky! at my! brand! new! mp3! player!

John lennon once said "People would like to put their favourite tunes onto one album from beatles songs, but it would cause trouble." (not an exact quote forgive me, but its near enough)

CD singles suffer far more from albums when it comes to production costs, making a CD single properly costs pretty much the same as an ablum (i think, prove me wrong people ) but the value of the content is diminshed, why do we think most of the majors used to put remixes on there?)

Just my 2p worth. I dont think CD is a bad format, i like it, i like things with nice pictures on and i only own a 2gb ipod. Mostly i listen to the radio. now that IS a 21st C classic ;)

[jon connor]

mate i just said before 4 guys in my town buying them is 4000 worldwide promote your single correctly its gunna get sold dont wanna put a dampner onit but its fact ive seen it for myself, kids upcoming anyone who is just starting out wants to have a track ep that when its in there cd wallet are satisfied they have the correct format WORD BUZZ FACTOR fuk this mp3 shite if your a dj buy your tracks in the correct format up to date an be proud.

wen you people gunna realise cdjs are the new turntables whether we like it or not, so why not graspe this new market with forget your mp3 bollox download an release a god cd single an get the rewards u deserve. and also mp3 a about 2 months after your cd release ahh i dunno its just a progression in my eyes .

[jon connor]

wen you people gunna realise cdjs are the new turntables whether we like it or not, so why not graspe this new market with forget your mp3 bollox download an release a god dam cd single an get the rewards u deserve. and also mp3 a about 2 months after your cd release ahh i dunno its just a progression in my eyes .

we supposed to be techno the furure oh well the future is now cumon WAKE UP AN SMELL DA COFFEE

ok mp3 was the start because its fresh oh my god i can get tracks instantly bollox i want an ep if i cant have vynyl i want a cd with my fav label artist wotever its the future of distro an u no it u just aint realised it yet.
if u wanna get up to date with 2009 people the do wot im telling ya.

why sell out and put your tracks out for pennys aye ? there is enough people who pay for your good work outta respect ok 1 word TECHNO future god damm techno cummon

[jon connor]

STOP giving your tracks out willy nilly u lot are only relaxing with the easy, so listen make your cd single ep like it used to be with vynyl , going to the record shop and getting somthing you no your mates dont av WOW FACTOR vynyl aint gunna be around forever as much as i love it so i see this idea as the new vynyl bollox to mp3 its only the start of digital to easy and taken away your love of going to a record shop and gettin somthing RARE bring that back through this format and stop making it to easy THAT IF YOU ARE TECHNO GROW SUM BOLLOX GET WITH THE PROGRAMM mp3 is the be end all because you are lettin it.

[RDR]

Calm down jon... jeeeeeeez.

I understand what you are saying jon, i just dont agree with most of what you say.