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Estelle removed from iTunes

London singer suffers chart fall after the move

Mon 01 Sep, 2008

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I think ALL methods of legal distribution should be encouraged and allowed to co-exist. Be they, converntional record/music stores, mail order, or online. As long as they don't ruin one or the other - I say, educate people as to WHAT they're buying then, give them the choice.Perhaps, Apple/iTunes cut of the sale is too high for Warner on this project? They may have to respect the fact that, depsite the lack of great audio quality, most music customers are happy to buy mp3s (instead of cds), these days. Sadly, they either don't relaise it's of a lesser quality or, if they do, they'd rather have convenience (portability) over sound quality. Ironic, considering the advancement in audio technology, since the cd came along 23 years ago. DVD-A, SA-CD, Blu-Ray are all more than capable of handling high quality audio. Even the recording industry are using higher bit-rates - 24/32 bit / 96Khz (to record) then downgrading to 16bit / 44.1Khz (for cd), then squishing it down further for mp3/aac/wma.My girlfriend has only just realised that the music she buys from iTunes is NOT the same quality as a cd! However, she was pleased to learn (albeit belatedly) that junodownload etc offered the option to buy .wav files. I doubt most could a) hear the difference, b) care, c) willing to pay 50p/25cents more for a .wav file. Then there's broadband speeds/isp download allowances to contend with - that's another hurdle entirely!Final though for Estelle...Richard Branson (Virgin) and Chris Blackwell (Island) would sell records and tapes out of the back of their cars. I dare her to ask the CEO of Warner Music if they'd do the same for her and other artists?!

Mon 01 Sep, 2008

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