Posted April 14, 201213 yr Apparently 2 Unlimited's 'No Limits' isn't available to download, so that made me curious as to what other significant major tracks/artists have also snubbed the virtual format (for whatever reason)? Apart from anything else, a reference list might be handy.
April 14, 201213 yr Apparently 2 Unlimited's 'No Limits' isn't available to download, so that made me curious as to what other significant major tracks/artists have also snubbed the virtual format (for whatever reason)? Apart from anything else, a reference list might be handy. 'I Wanna be a Winner' by Brown Sauce isn't available :(
April 14, 201213 yr Author 'I Wanna be a Winner' by Brown Sauce isn't available :( And I thought the song *I* named was cheesy... :lol:
April 14, 201213 yr Beatles weren't on iTunes until recently, not sure if they were on other download sites prior to that though
April 14, 201213 yr Author AC/DC aren't on iTunes, and they're one of the biggest bands in the world ever! I guess they must enjoy people pirating their music then. :P Seriously though, I don't understand why some artists aren't keen on having their music legally downloadable? :unsure:
April 14, 201213 yr I guess they must enjoy people pirating their music then. :P Seriously though, I don't understand why some artists aren't keen on having their music legally downloadable? :unsure: Profit margin?
April 14, 201213 yr I guess they must enjoy people pirating their music then. :P Seriously though, I don't understand why some artists aren't keen on having their music legally downloadable? :unsure: I'm sure AC/DC don't care about a few people illegally downloading their songs, when they make tons of money from physical sales, Iron Man 2 soundtrack, touring etc. :P But it is strange why they (or anyone) don't want to be on iTunes and appeal to the younger generation, as I'm sure there's a lot of people my age who like AC/DC (personally I'm not a fan)
April 14, 201213 yr Author Profit margin? How would *that* work? People pirate your music : profit £0, People legally download your music : profit = a few pence per track * many downloads of each track * many tracks... seems like a no-brainer to me. :P
April 14, 201213 yr What about Prince? Or is his just youtube or whatever? Also, whenever 'The World's Greatest' is played on X Factor/BGT there's usually a "fake" version of the song in the iTunes top 300. I assume because the original R Kelly one isn't on there. (Or at least it never used to be)
April 14, 201213 yr 'Purple Rain' is definitely on iTunes because it's recharted several times, most recently within the last few days. The real version of 'The World's Greatest' is also definitely on iTunes because there were 2 versions of it top 100 also a few days ago :P I think R. Kelly was only added fairly recently though as I seem to recall it charting in the top 300 for seemingly no reason when it was added to iTunes for the first time. The KLF only have a couple of songs available on iTunes and one of those is a remix. Edited April 14, 201213 yr by B.r.É
April 14, 201213 yr How would *that* work? People pirate your music : profit £0, People legally download your music : profit = a few pence per track * many downloads of each track * many tracks... seems like a no-brainer to me. :P I think he meant if the songs aren't up for download, it forces people to buy the physicals of the song, and they make more profit from that? Obviously, as you said, some people will just illegally download if they can't find the songs on iTunes, etc. though. Wasn't one of Whitney Houston's songs not on iTunes? I think it was I Wanna Dance With Somebody, so people were buying a remix of it instead. Edited April 14, 201213 yr by Eric_Blob
April 14, 201213 yr 'Purple Rain' is definitely on iTunes because it's recharted several times, most recently within the last few days. The real version of 'The World's Greatest' is also definitely on iTunes because there were 2 versions of it top 100 also a few days ago :P I think R. Kelly was only added fairly recently though as I seem to recall it charting in the top 300 for seemingly no reason when it was added to iTunes for the first time. The KLF only have a couple of songs available on iTunes and one of those is a remix. The whole KLF catalogue was deleted years ago on the instructions of Bill Drummond so it isn't available at all :(
April 14, 201213 yr I think he meant if the songs aren't up for download, it forces people to buy the physicals of the song, and they make more profit from that? Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
April 14, 201213 yr Author Yes, that's exactly what I meant. Except that that just won't work - people don't like to be told how to buy their music, so may well download it illegally out of spite.
April 14, 201213 yr What about AC/DC release their albums digitally but not make the tracks available separately. Does that cost too much? LOL But whatever, I rather find it more annoying that '21' is still not on Spotify. Edited April 14, 201213 yr by FM11
April 14, 201213 yr I think I agree with vidcapper on this one. Maybe the older generation would buy the physicals but they're not exactly iTunes' target market and I guess it's possible that some younger people would head to Amazon or something to order the physical but I do find it more likely that they just illegally download instead.
April 14, 201213 yr I think I remember reading once that ... some artists don't make any money from legal downloads (iTunes, etc) because of their contracts - the record company gets it all. That would certainly help explain why some refuse to allow their songs on iTunes, etc.
April 14, 201213 yr Apparently 2 Unlimited's 'No Limits' isn't available to download, so that made me curious as to what other significant major tracks/artists have also snubbed the virtual format (for whatever reason)? Apart from anything else, a reference list might be handy. This song would have been number 1 on itunes at the time of when it came out.
April 15, 201213 yr Author I think I remember reading once that ... some artists don't make any money from legal downloads (iTunes, etc) because of their contracts - the record company gets it all. That would certainly help explain why some refuse to allow their songs on iTunes, etc. That raises an interesting point - what if their record company just went ahead & released it to download *anyway*? If the band weren't going to get any money anyway, thy could hardly sue them on the basis of loss of income... :P
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