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deasy
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Why Japan first!? Oct 9, 2011 7:01:21 GMT -5

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Post by deasy on Oct 9, 2011 7:01:21 GMT -5

Oct 9, 2011 5:03:53 GMT -5 mossy said:

I completely disagree with anyone who thinks that leaks help an artists sales. Case in point (and I'm probably going to be crucified by some members of this forum for this but hey, it's the truth) - as a big oasis fan I fully intended to buy DGSS on the day of release until I heard it and thought, meh I'll pick it up for £3 in a HMV sale...

If Noel's album leaks and turns out to be shit I'll do exactly the same.

So you still bought it then. That didn't affect sales at all....just effected the date of sale

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Why Japan first!? Oct 9, 2011 10:53:32 GMT -5

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Post by mossy on Oct 9, 2011 10:53:32 GMT -5

No I still haven't bought it yet. I kinda still half intend to but every time I'm on Amazon or in HMV I see something better for that few quid.

And besides, even if I do buy it at some point in the future, businesses depend on cash flow. See the number of indie labels who were crippled due to the couple of months of lost sales due to stock losses in the recent riot fires...

Sorry Deasy but unless you can point me to some concrete evidence that states otherwise, I really dont believe that leaks don't do anything but reduce sales. Music sales overall are down from 10 years ago that is a fact. There's even evidence that there are less live music venues now - smaller pub venues are closing. And the people who think that record labels deliberately leak albums to create hype are just wrong. 99% of the time they come from journalists who got promo copies or people who work somewhere in the manufacturing chain and got an early copy.

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Why Japan first!? Oct 9, 2011 10:58:27 GMT -5

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Post by deasy on Oct 9, 2011 10:58:27 GMT -5

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What you are saying is correct but isn't on topic. Illegal downloading has resulted in the reduction of album sales. Leaks don't reduce album sales. A great album leaking will increase it's sales and a terrible album leaking will reduce its sales, leaking does not merely reduce sales.

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Why Japan first!? Oct 9, 2011 11:10:39 GMT -5

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Post by mossy on Oct 9, 2011 11:10:39 GMT -5

OK, that was slightly off topic but you still haven't provided me with evidence to back up your point that a leak increases sales of a good album :-)

I can only draw from personal experience and give you another example of where a leak of a good album didn't increase its sales: Velociraptor, great album, by a band I really like... but I still haven't got round to buying it.

(And I'm a big music fan who, I suspect, pays for far more music than the average joe public)

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