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Originally Posted by BTBaboon
Good thing it wasn't exclusive and there was a download option added!
But, this brings up a good point. Vinyl is now the dominate physical media product in the market, but streaming and digital playback is still king. I can only name a handful of things release solely on vinyl by an establish band/artist that had no digital or CD offering. DMB, if they ever decided on a vinyl-only exclusive, would be doing something none of their peers do. Seems like that would be bad management on their end.
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Exactly. Vinyl releases are great, and those that enjoy that medium should want awesome releases on vinyl. But digital is and always will be king. Bands that don't offer digital versions will lose a ton of money. There were many that acquired the Live 25 before it's eventual release on digital and probably didn't buy the $45 digital version when they already had a 95% quality rip for free. I'm not saying that is right, but it's the truth.
If they release Live 25 digitally at the same time as the vinyl I would have instantly purchased a bundle anywhere between $60-$100 depending on what else was offered with it.
The Tom Petty Wildflowers release is a perfect example of this. They have a huge and awesome vinyl release and also offer the same release digitally for slightly less. The vinyl people will happily buy all the product. Those that can't afford or don't use vinyl can still enjoy that historic release and management will make a lot of money.
If DMB does something similar with BTCS I'll buy the most expensive digital bundle offered in a heartbeat. If they don't offer it digitally I'm sure it will be able to be found on Al Gore's internet and I'll partake if I have no other way to listen to something as awesome as the Wildflower release from DMB.