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I reckon in a few years 2 come, record companies will b obsolete!!!

About time, those greedy assed MFers lost out!!!!!

I seriously doubt that record stores will be obselete. I do believe that
in the near future there will be cd's that are the size of a 50 cent piece.
The sound quality you can get from a traveling cd' player that can contain
two-packs in it's holder, would be favorable to this third party. Music
coming through your computer is lame. T

If they don't do something about the Prices, they will be obsolete real soon, they're really ridiculous!

Tame said:

They won't be obsolete at all. Come on, they still do the majority of the distribution and manufacturing. They may not own masters, but they still make money.

wlcm2thdwn said:

I honestly wish that we don't lose albums in CD format. I mean there's nothing like going to a wrecka stow (FYE/Best Buy/Borders, etc.) with the anticipation of picking up something new. Online, u can pretty much find anything. Where's the thrill in that?
But I will have to go online for the rest of my collection.
And I don't own an iPOD, so that would complicate things 4 me.

Most CD's are ridiculously priced. Like a new one could cost up to 18.99 at FYE and I go to Target for a cheaper price.
But as far as Prince is concerned, the most I ever paid for an album was, I think close to 19/20 bucks on 3121... and TGE for $17.99 (USED). But most of my finds have been pretty reasonable, around 13-16 bucks for new copies... and the less popular ones are even cheaper... the lowest price I ever paid was 7.99 for ATWIAD & Rave, both used.

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

I don't believe that they will stop making cds. They may not sell as many as they used to, but people still buy cds.

I agree with you about the pricing. In my area, the most I see a cd going for is around $14 (not on sale). That is at Best Buy, Circuit City, and even small chain stores.

Now, when u r talking about how much has been spent on a Prince cd, the most I can say I have paid is around $40 for a Madhouse cd. I felt like a fool after doing that, but was happy with the product.