I don't believe they will now, no. There are no shops that stock them anyway, even HMV only seem to have a choice of 2 or 3 titles these days. I feel like I've been forced out of buying them almost as I used to buy 2 or 3 a week at least 10 years ago, but then I've become far more accustomed to downloading anyway so it feels like a natural transition anyway. It's just a mass consumer trend that's become more of a niche activity now, like so many other things in the past.

 

 

That's exactly how I feel, I would still buy them if they were available!

I remember going to Woolworths every Monday after school and I too would buy 2/3 or as many as I liked from that week.

 

It's such a shame, I wish they would make a comeback but they won't :(

Me3! It got harder and harder to find them like hmv were moving them so much they're actually hiding them. And even stalwart artists who always physical haven't bothered this year. It got to the point if you don't buy 1st week they sell out too. I find the only through artists website thing an annoying novelty too- I don't won't to check 500 different sites to see if my face artists are releasing I want to check one store all at once thank you. It's become even more ridiculous with stock this way too. Tried to buy the sats this week only to find it appears sold out, despite release week, if you don't know what's out b4 release you don't even get a chance and clearly there was demand as it sold out. So annoying.

 

It's very telling that looking at the release schedule almost no physical no other than obscure bands and that tends to be vinyl which gets way more physical releases than CDs now.

 

Almost wish the physical required rule still existed like it does in Germany still coz you always see the German cds listed on amazon but not paying £6+ for it, and questionable if sale would count...

 

Rant over!

CD Singles still play an important role - it is the format of choice for sending music to radio stations (in promo form).

 

Digital promos are much more common now

Digital promos are much more common now

 

True, but the impact of sending a physical copy to a radio station is greater than downloading the same songs from the promo company. (Well, at least that's what I've found anyway).

It's so depressing. I like to go and buy albums. Browsing on iTunes just wouldn't be the same. Don't get me started on kindles.

Oh the Kindle is wonderful. If only for the fact that now my Mum has bought one she's stopped threatening to turn my bedroom into a library! :lol:

 

Me3! It got harder and harder to find them like hmv were moving them so much they're actually hiding them. And even stalwart artists who always physical haven't bothered this year. It got to the point if you don't buy 1st week they sell out too. I find the only through artists website thing an annoying novelty too- I don't won't to check 500 different sites to see if my face artists are releasing I want to check one store all at once thank you. It's become even more ridiculous with stock this way too. Tried to buy the sats this week only to find it appears sold out, despite release week, if you don't know what's out b4 release you don't even get a chance and clearly there was demand as it sold out. So annoying.

 

It's very telling that looking at the release schedule almost no physical no other than obscure bands and that tends to be vinyl which gets way more physical releases than CDs now.

 

Almost wish the physical required rule still existed like it does in Germany still coz you always see the German cds listed on amazon but not paying £6+ for it, and questionable if sale would count...

 

Rant over!

 

The death of the CD was a vicious cycle really. It started because more and more people switched to downloading so shops didn't stock as many because not as many were purchased. Because they didn't stock as many it meant those that did still buy them found it more difficult to find what they wanted and so many more moved to downloading. It's pretty much continued until it's reached the point where so few people buy them and so few places actually stock them, meaning it's almost pointless for artists to produce them.

Not a chance.

CD Singles still play an important role - it is the format of choice for sending music to radio stations (in promo form).

 

Is that so? I don't see half as many promo CDs about these days as I used to (collected them for a number of artists at one point). I heard that record companies emailed wav files to stations?

Sadly they won't ever be making a comeback. Like vinyl they are now a niche market based mostly around nostalgia- though up until the last half of 2010 the local HMV did always have a decent (around 20 or so) CD singles on display and I still managed to buy quite a few last year. Though you can't blame HMV for taking the display down, I mean, who actually is still releasing CD singles, I don't think there has been more than a handful released in 2011 so far?

Is that so? I don't see half as many promo CDs about these days as I used to (collected them for a number of artists at one point). I heard that record companies emailed wav files to stations?

 

The record companies don't email WAV files to stations - otherwise our inboxes would get filled rather quickly. We get a lot of our stuff sent to us digitally via radio promotions companies, or 'pluggers' a they're known. They put the music up for download on their websites, and is accessable by password. You can usually stream the songs there and then, then download the ones that you want for your station.

 

While many of the majors have moved to download only, quite a few of the "major indies", such as Cooking Vinyl and One Little Indian still send us CDs, and for unsigned artists and artists with no backing whatsoever, sending their music through the mail in a physical format is the only way that they can stand out from the seemingly impersonal WAVs and MP3s.

i want the casette to make a comeback so i can play music in my car.

No.

 

If anything they have died a death. HMV doesn't stock them, and with singles being released via Itunes/Amazon people can buy them on the Sunday morning or before as opposed to waiting until the middle of the week or Monday.

 

 

Tried to buy the sats this week only to find it appears sold out, despite release week, if you don't know what's out b4 release you don't even get a chance and clearly there was demand as it sold out. So annoying.

 

If you're on the artists mailing list they'll normally send you out an email. I know The Saturdays do - I ended up on their mailing list and they send them out. This time it was about a bundle of 2CDs and a 7" (one of the CDs is signed I believe!)

 

Or try ebay around the time of release. Even if something isn't listed on sites like HMV and play.com you may find it there (not necessarily at inflated prices)

Edited September 11, 201113 yr by Shaky Fan

Sadly they won't ever be making a comeback. Like vinyl they are now a niche market based mostly around nostalgia- though up until the last half of 2010 the local HMV did always have a decent (around 20 or so) CD singles on display and I still managed to buy quite a few last year. Though you can't blame HMV for taking the display down, I mean, who actually is still releasing CD singles, I don't think there has been more than a handful released in 2011 so far?

 

The HMV in Cardiff 2 weeks ago literally had Swagger Jagger, She Makes Me Wanna, Perfume, I Know Him So Well and Born This Way

Edited September 11, 201113 yr by -SCOTT-

The HMV in Cardiff 2 weeks ago literally had Swagger Jagger, She Makes Me Wanna, Perfume, I Know Him So Well and Born This Way

 

That was the same stock as the Birmingham Pavillion Store...and I popped in there over a week ago. On top of that, I saw a Hurts single, a couple of vinyls by some unknown act and a few copies of "Gold Forever".

the CD singles market is dead & gone and sure the CD album market will follow suite in a few years time (probably 6 or 7)... UK Cd album sales fast decline just proves that fact & the US album sales improvement of 2011 is just because Digital albums have made a huge gain....