Comments on: Trend: Walt Disney Hopes to Encourage CD Purchases By Offering New CD Format

By: Bart Nijssen

Bart Nijssen — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:28:08 +0000

Enhanced cd’s are sooooooooooo 1999

I don’t care about enhanced cd’s; what I care about are bonus-discs (dvd’s for example) and cool artwork/packaging. Not an enhanced video in bad computer-resolution….

By: cartel

cartel — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:04:29 +0000

If they want to add enhancements to a standard cd.. that’s one thing.. but if they charge more for providing those enhancements, then it’s doomed to failure.

Give us more value for the same money.. and don’t say it’s an “enhanced cd”… let people know exactly want they’re getting.

I think the labels have done a poor job of promoting such features which is why they’ve never really made a difference.

How about an awareness campaign to let the average user know about “enhanced cds” because while those of us posting here do, it still seems the average person does not!

By: AJ-KOAR

AJ-KOAR — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:50:30 +0000

If the music ain’t enough to what? Sell physical copies of cds? Come on Larry…you’re not new here. You KNOW it’s not enough. If it were, we wouldn’t be having 90% of the discussions that take place on this site.

By: larry anderson

larry anderson — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:02:18 +0000

come on guys…if the music ain’t enough ?
do any of us still read the back of the cereal box?

By: Bart Nijssen

Bart Nijssen — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:56:19 +0000

“Artwork is extremely important as well.”

Something some bands really understand. Tool is a good example, but I also liked the ‘book’-version including a dvd of The Used’s “Lies For The Liars” a lot.

By: Veken Gueyikian

Veken Gueyikian — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:42:41 +0000

well.. I wasn’t suggesting anyone stop selling CDs.. Obviously a lot of people are still buying them and they should still be sold. I’m sure Disney will make a lot of money selling these. Coolfer actually has a good take on this. http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2007/07/new_format_same.php

But when talking about new trends that will have an impact, I don’t think CDVU+, like enhanced CDs or DualDiscs before them, are going to make much difference.

By: AJ-KOAR

AJ-KOAR — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:26:13 +0000

I agree with Dean. The physical product isn’t dead, as can be seen with the recent post about vinyl sales increasing. Consumers can get ‘disposable’ music online…so why would they buy a physical copy of something just as disposable?

I’ve said it before, and here it is again- sell it digitally…make it readily available to everyone, but don’t cut out the physical side. Reformat CDs so they’re worth purchasing. Offer exclusives and things you can’t get digitally. Artwork is extremely important as well. Like Dean said, people buy CD’s from artists they BELIEVE in. They aren’t buying the cd just to hear the songs. Chances are they’ve already heard all the songs by the time they get to the store/merch table. They’re buying it to support the band, so give them more.

I don’t think this new CD format will ’save’ Disney sales…of course they don’t really need any help since all their kids albums still go platinum. But as far as being an example for other labels, I would actually suggest they take it even further than Disney has. Enhanced CDs are nothing new, and they haven’t really proven effective. But the IDEA…the idea is gold. Offer more and allow fans to really get in there and be a part of the experience.

By: KOAR Staff

KOAR Staff — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:31:37 +0000

I disagree with the above comments. Meaning, it may be a doomed attempt but CD still accounts for 80% of album purchases. I never got the ‘Roll Over and Die’ Mentality.

You still have millions of people that want a CD. So why not cater to them? Nickelback is reaching the 7 Million Mark. Thats 3 million away from Diamond. Those are great #’s. If every music label had one Nickelback doing those numbers the complaints would stop.

I have an ipod, iTunes, yet I still buy CD’s only from artists that i believe in. Alot of consumers have the same buying bahavior as i do.

By: larry anderson

larry anderson — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:40:48 +0000

MAJOR LABEL,how about an internet rock video channel that a fan could click on the video and then purchase the bands song and have it charged to their phone line and that way they could buy all the music they want and no one gets ripped.and the money for the music purchase would be collected when people pay their phone bill.

KOAR,check out this band
http://www.myspace.com/thepanderers

By: Veken Gueyikian

Veken Gueyikian — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:37:48 +0000

Yawn.. It’s good to know these guys still think its 1995… before we had band websites, myspace, and youtube.

This is not a trend, this is doomed attempt to charge more money for CDs before the CD dies.