Tuesday, August 25th 2009

When did you last buy a CD?

When was the last time you went out and bought a CD?

I cannot remember the last CD I purchased, but I think it was over 2 years ago! I now download all of my music online straight onto my iPod. This is easier for me as all I then need to do is transfer the songs into my iTunes and update my iPod which takes 1 minute or 2 whereas to put a CD on to my iPod may take considerably longer.

In January 2007 the Official UK Charts Company allowed all downloads to be counted in the charts, therefore now the charts consists of physical CD sales and downloads sales. The question is now, how long will it be until CDs are no longer being made? I imagine in a few years that most music will just be in one format – one that you can download online. Downloads can be much cheaper than buying a CD too, with a song being priced as little as 29p on Amazon! You can also hear a preview of the song before you buy it, something you can not really do in a shop. Some artists and bands, such as Radiohead, are now offering fans free downloads of their songs to encourage them to buy the rest of the album or go see their latest tour.

With mp3 downloads being so cheap and accessible – as long as you have the internet you can buy your songs 24 hours a day – and with many different online stores for you to buy your music from, including Tesco, what will happen to the CD, will there still be a demand for them?

Please share the last CD you got and what it was!

Posted by Sally on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 at 10:55am

Tags: Music and marketing

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Only By the Night - Kings Of Leon. I don't have an ipod cos I'm poor :0(

Posted by Darren on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 at 11:17am

It was Timbalada - a Brazilian band surprisingly that you can't buy on iTunes :(
But once the Spotify app is approved for the iPhone I'll buy music again

Posted by Tasha on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 at 11:42am

I think I had a HMV voucher so I got a bulk load of CDs including Lily Allen, The Fratellis, Jay Z and Kasabian! I think this was about 2 or 3 years ago though!

Posted by Sally on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 at 11:58am

Last week I bought The Prodigy album of hit singles (to get up to speed for the Leeds Festival) and Counting Crows (who I have been meaning to get for years) - it was 2 for a tenner at HMV. I prefer cds, I don’t own an ipod or mp3 player and I like to look at and read the cd sleeves.

Posted by Maria on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 at 12:10pm

Buy them??? I actually sold my whole collection about 3 years ago. Now all comes directly from the net.

Posted by Fonz on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 at 1:16pm

I'm a wee bit addicted to buying really cheap CDs off Amazon new and used. You can get an entire album for the 79p you'd spend on buying one track off itunes! Plus I like having the booklet with all the artwork/lyrics/credits in...

Posted by Haley on Wednesday 26th of August 2009 at 1:17pm

Scouring the charity shops is also good for buying obscure music you wouldn't normally pay full price for. I have no shame in buying the whole back-catalogue of En-Vogue if I know my money is going to a worthy cause!

Posted by Richard on Wednesday 26th of August 2009 at 4:12pm

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