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Album & Movie Sales after the Apple Tablet

Erik Rostad — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:19:00 +0000

Read what Jerry del Colliano has to say about album sales and movie sales:

http://insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-music-industry-is-about-to-change.html

I was very interested to read what Jerry had to say about the potential game-changing aspects of the upcoming Apple Tablet. Could it really take out Blockbuster and Netflix? And can Warner and other companies really be helping this trend along? It will be fascinating to watch.

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Erik
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Pearl Jam Bundle

Erik Rostad — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:03:00 +0000

Pearl Jam has found a creative way to sell their new album by bundling it together with a ticket sale at the point of purchase. Pearl Jam will roll this out for their upcoming Australian tour. They will offer the following two option in addition to the price of the ticket:

$15 Australian ($12.36) – New album with one live bonus track.
$31 Australian ($25.54) – New album, live track, albums from tour openers (Ben Harper, Relentless 7, and Liam Finn).

It will be interesting to see how many albums Pearl Jam can sell. It is a smart move to offer auxiliary products at the point of sale.

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John Mayer at Target

Erik Rostad — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:46:00 +0000

I went to Target this past weekend to purchase John Mayer’s new live cd, “Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles.” Now I know, it’s a little outdated to go buy a physical cd in a retail store. But this was to be a gift for my father, and he prefers cd’s.

But to my surprise, the new Mayer cd was unavailable at Target. In fact, they did not have any John Mayer cd’s. When I inquired, they said that this particular cd had been discontinued from Target (although it is available at Target.com).

To date, Mayer’s live cd has sold 258,359 copies. That’s a sizable number and Target just doesn’t even carry it. I ended up purchasing the cd at Wal*Mart, and even they only had one copy.

This is the first physical cd I’ve purchased in a while, so I guess it came as a surprise that retail store space dedicated to cd’s has decreased so rapidly and that they wouldn’t have a relatively popular album available for sale.

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Pearl Jam & Target

Erik Rostad — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:21:00 +0000

Pearl Jam will be releasing a new album this September at Target stores. I’ve never connected Target with grunge, but hey, the music scene is changing. Bands are searching for new revenue streams.

This will be Pearl Jam’s first album that will not be on their Sony-affiliated label. This album will not have a label, but will include a number of partners, with Target being one of those partners.

Pearl Jam, one of the top Seattle grunge bands from the 90′s will release their album at Target, some smaller record stores, and on their website.

I think it will be interesting to see how this album sells at Target. Recently, bands such as the Eagles and AC|DC have released albums at big box retailers, and these albums have sold relatively well. Pearl Jam seems to be one of the first bands to do an exclusive release that was from the 90′s. Most Pearl Jam listeners have made the transition from physical to digital. Will Pearl Jam fans flock to Target to buy this album? Not likely. We’ll see.

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