Three hundred people in New Jersey are losing their jobs, and it's all our fault. Enough consumers prefer to buy digital downloads (when we buy music at all) that Sony is closing down their Pitman, NJ CD factory at the end of March.
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While it is very unfortunate for these workers, the fact remains it only costs about $5 to make a music CD. Stores then turn around and charge up to $20. Add to that the fact that some of the songs on the CD are merely filler or songs you don't like and it is easy to see why people only want to pony up $.99/per track from an artist.
ReplyDeleteYes, the golden era of the "album" (cover art included) is long gone.
ReplyDeleteVery few truly talented new comers. These "one-hit wonders" fill a CD with quickly written synthesized crap.
Sony once had a cassette facility in Atlanta. Workers there got three years of overtime producing MJ's "Thriller" album alone.
Everything is online I just cant's wait for it to be so we can cut the cable to comcast.
ReplyDeleteSign of the times....I too miss the album cover era
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