The Death Of The Album Has Been Exaggerated

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 15:30

The common wisdom you hear these days is that the concept of the "album" is dying thanks mainly to the ability to obtain single songs (whether through legal means or not).

However, some are beginning to challenge that thinking. Bandcamp, a fantastic service for musicians we've discussed before notes that their sales data bucks the trend : full albums outsell single song downloads on the site.

There are a few reasons why:

  • Most Bandcamp artists are indie and...


 

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