Monty Montgomery wrote: >> I wonder why no one would've seen something like this coming though? >> >> Was it just a bunch of suits saying, "Yeah, let's sell some cds!" while the >> original mastering guy prepared to cringe come "Digital Release Date"? (1 >> day later?) >> > > > It took a long time to sort out the mess that the rush caused, and the > reputation of the CD suffered for a really long time. But they made a > *ton* of money. The late 80s and early 90s were the music industry's > version of the housing bubble. oh boo hoo sales are down recently-- > sales had never been so incredibly inflated as during the great > vinyl->CD switchover when just about everyone replaced their > collections at $16 a pop. Some had to do it twice after things were > finally properly remastered. > > Not only that, but the per unit cost of manufacturing a CD is much cheaper. If you still charge the same amount for an LP length recording, the change in format instantly increases the label's margin significantly. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
