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Last Post 12/16/2007 8:46 AM by  twisted
Free album downloads - the consensus?
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12/9/2007 4:01 PM
    What does everyone make of the 'free download' phenomenon that's going on at the moment?

    Obviously it worked for Radiohead as they're established & got massive PR...but how will new, unknown indie acts benefit from this?

    Incidentally, Dubliner Chris Singleton's just made his record available as a free download at http://www.singletonmusic.com/freedownload2/
    if anyone's interested.
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    12/10/2007 9:38 AM
    There's a funny taste off this thread.. It reminds me of something.. hmm, what is it? Oh yeah, Spam - that's it.
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    12/10/2007 3:21 PM
    Ah I knew some wit would think that. And he/she/it would have a slight point. That said I am genuinely interested in it. I wonder how it's going to work.
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    12/11/2007 3:21 AM
    Same as they benefit from sticking free downloads up on MySpace.. it's free promotion with no financial gain.

    Oh & incidentally, you can get Star Belgrade's music for free from

    www.sonicbids.com/starbelgrade
    www.myspace.com/starbelgrade

    (spam by any other name tastes of spam)
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    12/11/2007 4:23 AM
    Think it works a bit better if you can collect data as you give the music away - that's the way the Chris Singleton download works. You get the album if you join the mailing list.
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    12/11/2007 5:39 AM
    Anyone who joins my mailing list gets free spam!
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    12/11/2007 12:02 PM
    You might get a bit of that on the Singleton one too...

    But then again you asked for it!
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    12/12/2007 7:32 AM
    Posted By twisted on 11 Dec 2007 4:23 AM
    You get the album if you join the mailing list.




    This is what free yahoo/hotmail accounts that you never ever check are for
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    12/16/2007 8:46 AM
    This is true!
    But not everybody's that clever ;-)
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