Posted March 21, 200817 yr Zavvi drop singles Zavvi is to stop selling singles. The chain, which bought out Virgin last year, say they will only make exceptions for "event singles". http://www.teletext.co.uk/entertainment/mu...op+singles.aspx It looks like this will mark the doom of the physical, roll on The Track Chart from 2009 with albums tracks included :cry:
March 21, 200817 yr It looks like this will mark the doom of the physical, roll on The Track Chart from 2009 with albums tracks included :cry: That would only happen on rare occasions still wouldn't it? :unsure: Anyway this was expected tbh, and i can't say im too bothered in all honesty :(
March 21, 200817 yr Author This just leaves HMV, and they will follow suit... soon, I think the physical single is on its way out, sooner than we think.
March 21, 200817 yr Physical singles are pretty outdated these days anyway - although their slump has been quite spectacular!
March 21, 200817 yr That would only happen on rare occasions still wouldn't it? :unsure: Anyway this was expected tbh, and i can't say im too bothered in all honesty :( im bothered - as for one i like collecting seven inch vinyl singles and also a lot of the time it gives a spike to some indie acts that wouldnt get the spike in the chart they normally do - the chart is just normally whatever being played on radio 1, 2 or the hits to death. however once they have got rid of the singles - the next to go will be most of the back cat that they cannot flog in their 3 for £20 offers - so it will just turn even more into one big mainstream supermarket. sad
March 21, 200817 yr Zavvi are awful anyway...who would pay £5 for the maxi CD of Basshunter? we've already nearly reached the point where physical singles are becoming pointless...Sugababes and Panic could even slide following their physical releases this week... I've only bought 4 CD singles so far this year...in the previous years I would have bought at least 15 by the end of March
March 21, 200817 yr :o http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee65/elbarto678/huff.jpg That's rubbish, i love physicals LOL looks like it's all down to HMV :cry:
March 21, 200817 yr Author To be honest I've seen it coming, once you bought the physical, you play it once or twice, than its shunted to the back of the cupboard, and with the digital age, people are adding them to their ipods. We could be having the same conversation again next month when HMV announce their singles review. I've stopped buying CD singles a lot time ago, the only time I buy CD singles is to keep my Kylie and Pet Shop Boys collection to date. I just buy 7inch vinyls now when they have limited or rare editions, for example coloured vinyls and picture discs.
March 21, 200817 yr HMV won't stop selling them yet, I don't think. My nearest stocks a huge variety of CD singles and vinyls, although admittedly that is in Manchester city centre.
March 21, 200817 yr You'll still be able to buy 7" and 12" singles from any decent music store. Zavvi aren't necessarily trading as a music store, more an overall entertainment place. But yes, I'd say it's the start of the death of the CD single.
March 21, 200817 yr The end of the single, was imminent unfortunately. Woolworths did announce that in most towns, they would no longer stock singles, from this month also. Zavvi follow, so the end is virtually here. Historically, in March 1956, Melody Maker first published their Singles chart. In March 1958, the BBC increased their averaged singles chart, to a top 20. Also, in March 1978, Tom Browne quit the BBC sunday chart countdown. So, March is turning into a random Spring clean! Is there a good side to the end of the single? Could mean the finish for, Westlife and the like, in never getting in the top 3, ever again!
March 21, 200817 yr Is there a good side to the end of the single? Could mean the finish for, Westlife and the like, in never getting in the top 3, ever again! That makes this news slightly easier to hear. It might mean Leona will be less successful though, which I wouldn't like to see. I wonder if this will affect the X Factor winners chances of reaching #1 this year, or will that be classed as a "special occasion" where they will stock singles.
March 21, 200817 yr I was in HMV in Oxford Street the other day and they have a huge collection there of back catalogue singles as well as new releases...most branches now only sell new releases and perhaps 5 or 10 other singles... The only singles I buy now are; Girls Aloud singles or singles where it is worths spending the money, for example I bought H 'Two' O as I wanted the video so on iTunes the vid is £1.89 or for £1.10 more I can have the video plus six tracks...
March 21, 200817 yr Aw this is terrible, i only ever download a track when im buying the cd single as well, ,like the recent westlife single i would have downloaded it too. But would always buy the cd when a single is released cause i like to have and feel as though i have acutally purchased something. Even though im against it i will only download illegally if the cd single is definitely finished.
March 21, 200817 yr this is getting stupid bring back physical buying i like downloads but their getting all messy this could mean loads of artists will flop more often and big star will start flopping its a joke really i you think about it :(
March 21, 200817 yr i think the 'singles chart' needs alot more rules to organise it alot more, as it looks like a big mess at the minute with all these old tracks etc.
March 21, 200817 yr Zavvi are focusing more on games and DVD's so it's not a huge surprise but still one less place to go to buy them :( I only ever buy singles for Leona and Girls Aloud at the moment :wub: I don't like downloads as you don't get artwork, and all the info on the tracks on the sleeve, no case to feel :lol: etc. I just wait for albums to come out, listen to a few samples on websites, then decide whether or not to take the plunge. Worked well for me the past few years :lol: Think the last single I bought that wasn't Girls Aloud / Leona was Nelly Furtado - All Good Things Come To An End :o
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