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Piracy fears sidelined as Brits rediscover love for the CD
 
August 23 2004
by Jo Best
 
And pretty much every other music format you can think of
 
While record execs are quick to trumpet music piracy as being the apocalypse of the industry as we know it, it seems UK music buyers are quietly rediscovering their love for the CD. 
 
Trade association the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has discovered that sales of CD singles have shown their first rise in five years, while albums are also showing some upward movement. Sales of CD singles rose by over 15 per cent in the second quarter, with the top seller being F*** It, by R&B expletive-fan Eamon. Album sales were up by nearly four per cent in the second quarter.

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The general good news for music even extended its reach to the infant format of music DVDs. DVDs now make up around four per cent of all music sales compared to under two per cent a year ago - with Guns N' Roses' tenth anniversary collection Welcome to the Videos shifting most units.

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/jarmo

 

Haha, that's great.

Coupled with the news that the Greatest Hits was one of the best selling albums of this year for Universal, this is decidedly good  : ok:

Probably one day all the albums will be on DVD only and the bands will have to make videos for all the songs on an album.

Hope not, I like listening to music, not watching it

I just bought the "WTTV" DVD for $6.99 at Meijer's.? Said I wasn't gonna get it 'cause I bought the VHS back in '98 but was like "what the hell".? Anyone want to buy the old tape for $0.75?? :hihi:

If Axl decides to move his ass and to release "Chinese Democracy", Guns n' Roses could become again the biggest Rock n' Roll band in the world pretty easily. Even if it's not the original band, Guns n' Roses 2.0 is a great band and the name is still here (that's important for the general public and for record sales). They can rule the world, no doubt on it. The potencial is really here, the time seems to be perfect so why doesn't Axl move his ass NOW?

Its good to see that the DVD is doing so well. This week in the Times over here in the UK Welcome to the Videos is listed as number 3 in the music DVD chart. Wierd thing is Columbia are listed as the distributors, must be an error on their part. Geffen and Interscope must be making huge amounts of profit on something they threw together out of an old VHS that was put out years ago. Worrying in a way, the sucess of the Greatest Hits and this DVD could make Geffen and Interscope realise that whatever Axl puts out is going to be extremily successful, hence they will back off and give him all the time he needs to finish his masterpiece.

Jonx

Last year more CD's were sold in the UK then ever before, i guess us Brits are just an honest bunch at heart that don't feel the need to steal our music......

good good

Yeah,me too! I think a good song allways sounds better than it looks. Videos like Estranged or NR are great,but when I watch them,my imagination doesn't work,I don't FEEL the song.