Do Digital Download releases coincide with Vinyl Releases?

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Posted by CosmoKid on Mar-30-2005 18:00:

Do Digital Download releases coincide with Vinyl Releases?

I am trying to balance my digital download purchases and my vinyl purchases. There are certain songs that I want, but I don't want to spend the $11+ on. There are certain vinyls that I want but dont want anything else from that specific online store, and I dont want to spend $11 + $15 shipped from the UK.

I would like to purchase some of these as a digital download.

Problem is, I can never find any of the newer releases on digital downloads. And it also seems that certain labels are on certain web sites, and not others, so I end up searching for hours on 10 different sites to locate a track.

I dont know what I am really asking then. I am just frustrated that I cant get tunes lately.

Anyone figure out these digital download sites? Release dates? Are there any tricks or anything?

Posted by TranceSpeeder on Mar-30-2005 18:07:

im having a hard time as well, thats why ive just been buying vynil as of late.

Posted by RJT on Mar-30-2005 18:20:

I have found a lot of DD's to be well behind the vinyl release, plus some of the more obscure tracks are hard to find DD's for and so you pretty much have to go vinyl...

I will be very excited if Border Community makes a deal with beatport...

EDIT: I should also mention that in some instances the converse is true, and some tracks are ONLY available as DD's... I find that to be the problem far less frequently though...

RJT

Posted by Zild on Mar-30-2005 21:01:

As a general rule you can get tracks on vinyl way before you can get them as a digital download. Sometimes the opposite is true. If you know anyone producers or you produce yourself you're going to get the Digital version of the file first before it gets mastered and pressed to vinyl but most DJs aren't that well connected.

Posted by r5a on Mar-30-2005 21:41:

Just buy the vinyl and rip it to your PC? Problem solved.

Posted by CosmoKid on Mar-30-2005 21:55:

quote:
Originally posted by r5a
Just buy the vinyl and rip it to your PC? Problem solved.

i am trying to decrease the number of vinyls i buy. there are certain tracks that i have to have on vinyl, others that i want, but dont want to purchase on vinyl, and i would rather not illegally download them. buying the digital download is cheaper.

Posted by Psiweaver on Mar-31-2005 05:34:

the place where you'll see them fastest will be on the labels sites.

Posted by benoitfan on Mar-31-2005 18:22:

quote:
Originally posted by rturn214
I will be very excited if Border Community makes a deal with
RJT

dunno if you know mate but BC is available for digital download @ 3beat's digital section (www.3beat.co.uk). It's not beatport (damn expensive) but maybe if you're just looking for one particular track on each release..

Posted by RJT on Mar-31-2005 20:01:

I can only find the BC releases on Vinyl, no DD...

I'm specifically looking for Petter's "Six Songs EP"

Tone Diary is sooo sick...

RJT

Posted by benoitfan on Mar-31-2005 20:11:

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Posted by benoitfan on Mar-31-2005 20:11:

quote:
Originally posted by rturn214
I can only find the BC releases on Vinyl, no DD...

I'm specifically looking for Petter's "Six Songs EP"

Tone Diary is sooo sick...

RJT

go here then for DD

http://www.3beatrecords.co.uk/digit...ls2.php?label=3

Posted by RJT on Mar-31-2005 20:34:

Thanks a ton Benoitfan!

Posted by benoitfan on Apr-01-2005 00:59:

quote:
Originally posted by rturn214
Thanks a ton Benoitfan!

ur welcome!

Posted by Nemesis44 on Apr-02-2005 10:21:

With the release dates it varies so much. I find that these days some tracks are available as Download before the vinyl release, it just means you have to look around basically.

Same is it ever was but you just don't have to leave your house to do it.
I myself have been crossing over into the digital realm more lately and I have found that it has improved the freshnes of my sets. Bottom line is that if I want something I can get it even if it's five minutes before I'm do to go and spin.

It's a brave new world out there and I think we have to embrace it or we are going to get swallowed up.

Cheers
Nem