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Old 11-25-2010, 09:26 AM
purlieu
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Re: Bungalow with Stairs album
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Originally Posted by big screen satellite View Post
that said it doesn't mean i haven't got a 'virtual' copy of this album... i'm still a fan and still want to hear the output
That's it, though, this kind of release actively encourages pirating if anything. I just really hate the limited edition exclusive 'for people with money coming out of their ears only' bollocks releases. Fans ARE going to download the disc and listen to it, so why not offer a digital version through the site or a stripped down CD version. Lots of people in this thread alone have said they'd buy it. There's no option, though. There's no stripped down version, there's nothing for people who are struggling, financially (and there are a lot of us about at the moment) or people who were away for a few days. I just think it's a shame, really, as they could provide a nice version of it for cheaper, a thousand more copies in a slimline jewelcase with a link to some images from the gallery online would cost them a few hundred pounds. Sell them for a fiver a pop and they've made a few thousand profit, fans have got a physical copy of a potentially excellent disc... I dunno, that option just seems to benefit everyone.