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Pretty Girls Make Graves: Digital Single. Download it Here.

sean by Sean Adams [Edit this content] ▾ 8 comments 10:18 August 12th, 2003
Pretty Girls Make Graves Digi Single
Drowned in Sound have joined the Beggars Group Download Network thingyameebob, which basically is an online singles club and kicks off in style...

Right, for two english quids, you get the new Pretty Girls Make Graves single 'This Is Our Emergency' (hear a sample stream of it here), backed by 'All Medicated Geniuses'. Plus they through in the sleeve and cd artwork to print off to accompany your legally burnt cd single. It's available in both Windows & Mac formats. You can cough up using SMS, phone, credit/debit card, Paypal, and a few other means.

CLICK HERE TO BUY AND DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE

The single is taken from their blinding new old-skool-meets-new-school punka rocka album 'The New Romance' which is out on September 8th. PGMG hit the road with The Blood Brothers this month, as previously reported.

Forthcoming Digital Singles from Beggars Banquet
18th August Biffy Clyro - live tracks
25th August Mojave 3 Mixes by Minotaur Shock and Manitoba
1st Sept Peaches Operate and Shake Yer Dix
1st Sept Oceansize - Remember where you are
8th Sept (tbc)
8th Sept Wisdom Of Harry - Crash Helmet
22nd Sept (tbc)

DiScuss: This new single format is great for the label and the acts, but will this new single set-up catch on with you? What will it take to insure value to downloads for you? Is £2 good value? Is the MP3 'problem' comparable with the Glastonbury Fence Jumping Situation or Illegal Raves? What do you reckon to the PGMG single?

Pretty Girls Make Graves
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Pretty Girls Make Graves: Digital Single. Download it Here.

Since most CD singles retail at £2, come in a nice plastic case with artwork printed on high quality paper and [usually] have a video thrown in for good measure, I personally think this is a little on the wrong side of over-priced.
I would happily pay a £1 for two songs in digital format but what I think record companies need to realise is that since downloading music is essentially done through convenience rather that choice, some sort of balance needs to be struck between the two: i.e. downloaded singles should be cheaper. This should be facilitated by the reduced cost involved in online distribution/no more fancy cases inserts CD etcetera (as you pointed out).

That's the way I see it, anyway.
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 12 Aug '03, 13:08 | X | Reply

Re: Pretty Girls Make Graves: Digital Single. Down

Couldn't have put it better.

That's the right idea lad.

Re: Pretty Girls Make Graves: Digital Single. Download it Here.

I think that until a lot of people are downloading singles in this format (the Muse one wouldn't have got anywhere near the Top 40 if the sales counted in the real charts), the price isn't likely to change because it does cost to have the facilities in place, and a fair amount of cash has been invested in the framework.
natts @Old_Anonymous_Comments | 12 Aug '03, 23:37 | X | Reply

Re: Pretty Girls Make Graves: Digital Single. Download it Here.

buying mp3's is a ridiculous concept ithink. If i wanted a single that was pay-4-mp3 and saw it on a peer to peer i wouldnt think twice in saving myself a pint at the pub.
The industry can work with mp3, maybe putting low quality downloads on the site's etc.... If you want something badly enough, you buy it, and unless cds start giving more appeal ie, price and maybe more relevant and useful bonus cds,(not a wanky 'dvd' thats got 1 live performance and a 'photo gallary' including 3 promo shots in it) then the suits can stick it up their arses.
STUMBELEINE01 @natts | 13 Aug '03, 00:20 | X | Reply

Re: Pretty Girls Make Graves: Digital Single. Download it Here.

£1/pint? Which pub is this?!?!

But by the way, MP3s aren't being sold in this case. They are protected Windows Media files.

If you want MP3s for cheap, try emusic.com. $9.99/month for access to an archive of about 300,000 tracks, all above board, that you can download and keep forever.
natts @STUMBELEINE01 | 13 Aug '03, 18:04 | X | Reply

Re: Pretty Girls Make Graves: Digital Single. Download it Here.

iwas under the impression that it was £1 per track and there was 2 of them. Ican use soulseek or mirc and save my money. I already fork out £30 a month on broadband and cash on cds i buy at hmv. Why the hell id want to pay for an mp3 is beyond me. And its used to be pound a pint in the wetherspoons in dudley, so there! Thurs nights .:P
STUMBELEINE01 @natts | 13 Aug '03, 19:13 | X | Reply

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