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"Prince will release not one, but three albums in the new year. He's in
final
negotiations with "a major retailer" to distribute the music in physical
form, and a highly interactive website will also provide an opportunity to
buy."
While I'm excited at the prospect of three new albums this year, am I the
only one who is fed up with artists releasing albums available only at one
retailer? These retailers are usually either Target or Walmart. I rarely
shop at Target and never shop at Walmart because I have issues with some of
their business practices. I would dread the thought of Prince going
exclusive with Walmart, and despite them being the largest retailer in the
U.S., there are areas of the country where Walmart is not easily accessible.
Take NYC for example, which doesn't have a single Walmart. I think Prince
would be much better off going with an online retailer like Amazon.
As far as this website where fans will also be able to buy, call me old
fashioned but I prefer physical copies of my media. I hope he at least
offers lossless files on this website. I've spent way too much on my audio
equipment to be using it to listen to files encoded at 128kbps. Although I
do have a lot of stuff at lower bit rates, when it comes to official studio
recordings, I want the highest quality possible.
Tom
<Moderator: The retailer hasn't been confirmed and he has probably burned
all the bridges with Major labels. I am more concerned if we going to get 3
good albums or 3 crappy albums that are configured just like "Planet Earth"
-Derek>
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