Paul Andrews wrote:
Bill Nelson wrote:
That an album as widely praised as this has taken just over 7 years to sell only 1,000 copies illustrates how hard it is to sustain a career as a musician in the face of internet piracy and file-sharing.
I agree, up to a point. It depends on the mindset of your fans though. The recent release by Steven Wilson was leaked two months before release and appeared on every torrent and P2P site in the known universe - and possibly beyond.
Nonetheless he managed to sell out a deluxe version of the album that cost in the region of £40 and the album went straight into the UK and US album charts! He's just played the Royal Festival Hall and has now announced a further UK date at The Royal Albert Hall, so I assume he's not doing too badly in the face of internet piracy.
One can only assume his high profile and the support from his record company K-Scope has contributed to this.
I got a copy of that 40 quid deluxe edition of SW's new one (all the discs that are not generally available with the normal release and the big book!). Only because I am on Burning Shed's mailing list and I was informed of the pre-release orders three months prior to the actual release. Paid for in advance and I had great anticipation of it arriving (I wasn't disappointed).
Bill Nelson wrote:
Unfortunately, the 'something for nothing' attitude seems to over-ride decency in many people's minds and the temptation to steal music, rather than pay for it, gets the upper hand. Considering how much music contributes to a 'civilised' society, you would think people would value it, (and its creators,) far more than they do.
There it is. Internet piracy is not good at all but there is no conceivable way of stopping it as many people are amoral when it comes to the internet (look at eBay's profiteering and bootlegs). As for whether society is actually "civilised" (or ever really has been) that is a much deeper question.
As far as a Rosewood goes I occasionally see copies come up on eBay or Discogs. (I am
assuming they are legitimate and not bootlegs/copies).
If they do get listed the lottery is open to all who want to buy them for pleasure... or, unfortunately in some cases, for profit.