Originally posted by Herbert the turbot:
I do think digital downloads is the way forward where unreleased tracks are concerned. Were the new tracks offered for download through Townsend, I’d happily pay 79p for each one, making John an extra fiver or so out of those of us who can’t see the point of buying the CDs. But as it stands, paying £22 for 6 unreleased tracks just doesn’t come across as good value for me.
That was my original point (hidden somewhere in all the moaning); I'd buy all those tracks right now, if they were available. The albums in themselves are excellent value for money in general (especially for those just discovering the album or John's work), but as you say, £22 for 6 "new" tracks, simply isn't worth, at least for us lot!
The way I listen to music has changed over the years, and sadly, it's very rare that I actually
play a CD in one of those stereo things.
Sometimes a CD will go in the car, or maybe in the background if I'm spending a lot of time in the kitchen cooking up some vast concoction. But in general, it's iPod every day on the way to work and back, and when out and about - and iTunes when working, either at work or at home in my office.
One day I might actually get round to getting a small stereo for my office, but I'm perfectly happy with iTunes for that, and it takes up less room than having an abundance of actual CDs everywhere. They live in cabinets downstairs. Almost like an archive. I buy an album, import it, look at the booklet, then in it goes until who knows when.
