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Written by:Stephen McNulty
10/1/2007 6:45 AM 

 

Isn't it quite outstanding news? A new Radiohead album, called In Rainbows, due out in 10 days in digital format... and it's free! Or extremely expensive. It's up to you, faithful music lover.  If a digital download doesn't float your boat, you can fork out 40 quid for a hardbook package with 2 CDs and a Vinyl album too and wait until early December for delivery.

Just bizarre! The Guardian have, conveniently, listed the known tunes with some quite dubious YouTube links.

1. 15 Step

2. Bodysnatchers

3. Nude

4. Weird Fishes/Arpegii

5. All I Need

6. Faust Arp

7. Reckoner

8. House of Cards

9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place

10. Videotape

So how much will you lot all fork out for the digital release?

I won't pay full price on the general principle that MP3s are an inferior product. But for the sheer audacity of this idea (and the fact that it might influence some of the more far-sighted record companies), I'm willing to stump up a few euros. Check out the site - it's lovely.

Isn't it great to be just bloody excited about music again?!

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2 comment(s) so far...

Re: Radiohead - how much are they worth?!

50 cents (not pence!) a track for me is what I consider a fair price. On the assumption that the downloads are DRM-free MP3s, and of a high bit rate (minimum 256 kbs) a confirmation of which I could not find on the site (could anyone find any reference to the format of the downloads?) If it's DRM protected (or less than 256 kbs) I'd pay the minimum possible.

By eoghan on   10/2/2007 4:54 AM

Re: Radiohead - how much are they worth?!

I couldn't worry less about Radiohead (although I like the bleak and alternatingly aggressive and dreary sound of some of their earlier works), but apparently it turned out to be simpler and quicker to get a download from a reliable server rather than from the official one. Price is the same (free - in fact, some people might be double paying for the reliable server infrastructure), so is it still copyright infringement?

JMs

By jsmall on   11/7/2007 6:59 AM