Re: What does it mean to you, to "release a record"?

[Jean-Paul De Roover <j.de.roover@gmail.com>]

I'm also a big fan of getting actual album artwork (CD's are better
than mp3's, but not as good as LP's!), as well as getting quality music
files instead of 128 mp3's.  I remember purchasing Radiohead's latest,
and decided to donate 15$ Canadian to their idea, but ended up getting
burned with mp3's that were quite poor.  My own mistake I suppose.

However, I've recently learned of an interesting idea, and I'm
thinking of implementing it on my next album.  Make the mp3's available
through iTunes, CDbaby etc, but then get the album REMIXED into Dolby
5.1.  That way, the person buying the actual album will be getting
something really different and far superior to the mp3, hopefully
meaning that they'll be more likely to purchase the physical album.  

I'm aware of the fact that most albums are being downloaded and
singles are getting the most digital play, but I'm trying to find as
many different ideas to throw into a physical package (my album will be
a CD/DVD double disc with the packaging folding out into a house), in
the hopes that it will not only create a truly distinguishable album,
but that it will help me to sell the physical copies of the uniquely
packaged album instead of having boxes upon boxes in my basement while
instead making $.70 cents per download of a single.

 

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Jean-Paul De Roover
www.jeanpaulderoover.com