May 27, 201114 yr Author Also, you can generally get the CD for around the same price or cheaper than a download. Plus you don't need to worry about losing a computer file or your hard drive knackering. Though that shouldn't be too much of an issue, as your iPod/MP3 player effectively serves as a back-up... Not really, no. If you can't tell the difference, your speakers/headphones aren't very good quality. Or your ears, as you get older... :lol:
May 27, 201114 yr i love CDs for album as it is something there can I can keep and collect. I have and download far too many singles so downloading is the quicker and easy way, aswell as saving me space.
May 27, 201114 yr download for singles- I can't really be bothered to go out to just buy one song, FAR more convenient to just download on itunes or even rip off youtube (although the quality isn't great then :P ) however for albums, physicals- I'd rather hear the whole thing on CD than get it all on my ipod and then have to delete tracks I don't like, I always buy physicals for albums Edited May 27, 201114 yr by chart wizard
May 27, 201114 yr Songs - Physical and Download. If it's one of my favourite artists, I buy their single physically and if I only like one song, I buy it via iTunes Albums - Physical. ALWAYS physical as I love to have the copy of the CD in my hands with the booklet <3
May 28, 201114 yr Author Interesting poll results - while the physical/download split for albums closely reflect real sales patterns, those for singles are massively different! Only 1% of singles sold are physical, but roughly 1/3rd of people here would/do still buy physical singles! It seems record companies, once again, are missing a trick - clearly many people are only buying download singles because they have no other choice. :( Even allowing for the small sample size, there is clearly still a far more significant market for physical singles than record companies are prepared to admit. Edited May 28, 201114 yr by vidcapper
May 28, 201114 yr Interesting poll results - while the physical/download split for albums closely reflect real sales patterns, those for singles are massively different! Only 1% of singles sold are physical, but roughly 1/3rd of people here would/do still buy physical singles! It seems record companies, once again, are missing a trick - clearly many people are only buying download singles because they have no other choice. :( Even allowing for the small sample size, there is clearly still a far more significant market for physical singles than record companies are prepared to admit. I would definately by more CD singles if they weren't so expensive. I do buy them when I have a little spare money, but £2-3.99 for a 2 track single that I'm only gonna listen to one track of just isn't worth it. And they lose my sales because I don't like downloading my music, I'd rather only get the album... :/ I hate it when a single isn't released on CD or Vinyl as well...the first time it happened, it really cocked up my collecting my personal chart #1's lol
May 28, 201114 yr Author I would definately by more CD singles if they weren't so expensive. Good point - I'd forgotten about the cost element of the equation.
May 28, 201114 yr Good point - I'd forgotten about the cost element of the equation. Can't believe people find it really expensive to buy single cds in the UK when they're around £1.99-£3.99 and in the Japan single cds are around £11-20 :blink:
May 28, 201114 yr Downloads for single and physicals for albums. I like having everything neat, and if I physically bought all my singles, I'd have far too many CDs than I'd know what to do with.
May 28, 201114 yr Singles - Downloads - easier, cheaper, quicker etc Albums - Physicals - I like actually having the artwork, booklet, CD etc
May 28, 201114 yr I like Physical albums, albums I do not download never did and never will, I like having a CD collection and a disc to pop into my stereo, as for singles it's got to be download, It's more convenient and easy access, I like getting music instantly to put on my ipod with a click of a button.
May 28, 201114 yr it's a practicality thing with me - we hardly get any physical singles in Ireland any more so I have to download one if I want to have it. I also download an album to investigate it but I buy the physical if it's by an artist I support. Edited May 28, 201114 yr by tonyttt31
May 28, 201114 yr For me almost the same - first of all download to catch if i like it and then buy physical vinyl cd. Of course downloads' part will grow, cause that's just more comfy and quick.
May 28, 201114 yr Singles: both Albums: absolutely physicals, I like to have something to read, look at, and hold on to
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