What state do you think the jazz record business is in?

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#16 Post by Jerry_Jelinek » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:33 pm

I think Nathan has hit the subject smack dab in the middle.

It is all about sales and profits. The record companies are going to promote and distribute the items which sell the most.

I have always taken the philosophy on my recording collection that if I spy something that I want or like, I better buy it while I can. I may not be able to find it the next time I look for it.

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Re: What state do you think the jazz record business is in?

#17 Post by Haydn » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:56 am

Bob the Builder wrote:We were discussing the difficulty in getting your hands on many jazz cd prints ... There is just so much great jazz that it is so, so difficult to get your hands on. How much vinyl is out there that we will never see re-issued.

What do you think? Is the jazz record business on an up or down?
As other people have commented, it's a business that responds to supply and demand. My feeling is that jazz record shops are suffering. And perhaps some smaller specialist labels are too. But overall, due to the availability of tools to digitally clean up and enhance old recording, and the ease of selling worldwide, using the internet as a marketing and/or distribution avenue, the opportunities for specialist music producers and/or retailers in areas such as 1930s jazz have never been better.

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