Re: [ARSCLIST] A Change in CD marketing?

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ArchivMusic was written about in Stereophile a couple months ago.

This is a very good idea, if they can make money at that price point. EMI and BMG/Sony have smartly 
decided that it's better to sell a few dozen from the archives than none from the archives per 
quarter. Since most of these digital masters were probably made previously, with the CD's now out of 
print, it's a dirt-cheap way to get a small but steady revenue stream.

My experience with one-off CD's is they are fine if they're done by a reputable place, but best 
practice is to make a copy and keep the original somewhere safe.

-- Tom Fine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Stephens" <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] A Change in CD marketing?


> I just got an email from Arhiv entitled,
>
> > EMI Joins the ArkivCD Program at ArkivMusic
>
> I'm not trying to sell any of the CDs mentioned, but I thought the way they're now reissuing 
> "albums" with liner notes, etc. and such  is pretty good plus it looks they are now burning 
> individual CD on request.   Here are some of the quotes:
>
> > A big part of ArkivMusic <http://www.arkivmusic.com/home>'s mission is to reissue thousands of 
> > out-of-
> > print classical recordings, and it continues apace with today's
> > announcement welcoming the legendary EMI Classics <http://www.arkivmusic.com/EMIClassics0507> 
> > label to the
> > ArkivCD <http://www.arkivmusic.com/EMIClassics0507ArkivCD>* catalog.
>
> > The vaults of EMI are filled with treasures representing some of the
> > greatest artists and performances ever recorded. We're thrilled to
> > present the first 200 releases from EMI <http://www.arkivmusic.com/EMIClassics0507EMI> and Virgin 
> > Classics <http://www.arkivmusic.com/EMIClassics0507Virgin>, available
> > once again, including long-unavailable titles from such artists as Sir
> > Adrian Boult, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leopold Stokowski, Beverly Sills,
> > Kiri Te Kanawa, Itzhak Perlman, and some especially rare titles from
> > the ever-popular King's Singers <http://www.arkivmusic.com/EMIClassics0507KingsSinger>.
>
> > Of course, with so many more titles available and to come, we are
> > barely scratching the surface.
> >
> > Also noteworthy is that many of the latest ArkivCD titles now come
> > (by popular demand!) with liner notes and disc artwork. These discs
> > do take more time to produce, however, so please allow 2-3 days after
> > an order is placed for shipment to occur.
>
> > *An ArkivCD is a reissue of an out-of-print or otherwise generally
> > unavailable recording. It is produced by ArkivMusic and fully
> > authorized by the original record label. The music on the disc is
> > exactly the same as the original and has not been processed or altered
> > in any way. The cover art, spine, and back cover are faithfully reproduced
> > though slightly modified. All ArkivCDs are made from high-quality CD-R
> > media that will play in most modern CD players.