Be careful what you wish for ...

Posted by TA (A) on December 27, 2004 at 23:53:11

In Reply to: CD Priceing Redux posted by Ross on December 27, 2004 at 08:06:01:

> Looks like the major labels are getting the message- consumers want lower prices or if prices stay high, greater value to justify the cost.

I posted a link to this Rolling Stone Magazine article some time back. It's about how Wal-Mart is pushing record labels to drop prices on CDs. Why? Because they have the power to do so.

Now, before you start whopping your hat over lower prices, keep in mind that Wal-mart's practice of forcing suppliers to drop prices has run a good number of U.S. companies into bankruptcy, as well as force a lot of manufacturing to China. These are the hidden costs.

Now, musicmaking certainly can't be shipped overseas in the same way that making widgets can. So what do lower priced CDs mean for the music industry? I don't have a ready answer, but it's always disheartening to see any industry - whether entertainment or auto manufacutring -- issue layoffs. Lower prices could mean needing more volume to make up revenue. Some of the things we music fans cherish, like record labels that allow time for artists to develop instead of going for easy big sellers, may be the price we ultimately pay for lower prices.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6558540/thekillers?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1&rnd=1097616001120&has-player=unknown

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Today, with all the hard competition in the music business, it's almost impossible to come up with anything totally original. So we haven't. However, this disc was made with the accent on heavy music.

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Topic - CD Priceing Redux - Ross 08:06:01 12/27/04 (14)

Re:Russian CD's - mark smith 15:15:25 12/31/04 (0)

Re: CD Priceing Redux - SETdude 07:45:07 12/30/04 (0)

Be careful what you wish for ... - TA 23:53:11 12/27/04 (7)

Amen, amen on WalMart - psgary 16:12:55 12/28/04 (4)

It's a weird circle . . . - JefferyK 11:52:07 12/29/04 (2)

You and TA both make good points - psgary 16:58:56 12/29/04 (1)

Re: You and TA both make good points - TA 23:54:18 12/29/04 (0)

I'm not preachin' - TA 09:08:50 12/29/04 (0)

Re: Be careful what you wish for ... - Pondfish 09:58:41 12/28/04 (0)

Re: Be careful what you wish for ... - Soundmind 04:46:12 12/28/04 (0)

Re: CD Priceing Redux - JoeKool 21:35:05 12/27/04 (0)

iTunes (et al.) may have something to do with this. - jusbe 12:02:33 12/27/04 (1)

The artists apparently really like Itunes... - Bung 17:49:59 12/27/04 (0)

It's about time. - Mike K 10:03:04 12/27/04 (0)

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Be careful what you wish for ... - TA 23:53:11 12/27/04 (7)

Amen, amen on WalMart - psgary 16:12:55 12/28/04 (4)

It's a weird circle . . . - JefferyK 11:52:07 12/29/04 (2)

You and TA both make good points - psgary 16:58:56 12/29/04 (1)

Re: You and TA both make good points - TA 23:54:18 12/29/04 (0)

I'm not preachin' - TA 09:08:50 12/29/04 (0)

Re: Be careful what you wish for ... - Pondfish 09:58:41 12/28/04 (0)

Re: Be careful what you wish for ... - Soundmind 04:46:12 12/28/04 (0)

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