And concentrate on albums...

 

Cult indie label Fierce Panda is to stop releasing its legendary 7” singles this summer. The label has helped launch the careers of a plethora of top bands with its one off single releases including the likes of Coldplay and Keane.

 

Other bands that have featured on its books include iLiKETRAiNS, Art Brut, Battle, Shitdisco and Boy Kill Boy. According to the BBC founder Simon Williams says that the label now wants to concentrate on albums and developing the company further. The final release will be Dead Disco’s ‘Automatic’ on August 14.

 

Source: http://gigwise.com

hmmm I guess thats score one for http://www.eMusic.com.

it is?

It's a sign of the times. I'm surprised it hadn't happened long before now.

CD singles might survive, but only if they feature video content.

^ I agree.

 

there's an influx of indie labels now offering up their artists on mp3 form. The single is no longer needed unless they offer up some special content and such.

 

I can't remember the last single I bought... oh wait.. yes I do! It was Coldplay's Speed of Sound!!! :stunned: --I get most of my singles on iTunes.. eMusic is probably more afordable for the downloader addict. But, you see where I am going with this.. right?

Does the internet no render any special content on discs pointless. liek if they stick a video on the CD, why not just put out a link to it online like this

 

I think although as a medium for getting the music from the musician to the listener the 7" has been surpassed. Its still pretty neat. I bought a 7" today. These things are statements now.

 

You can download a hundred tunes just browsing the net, but buying a 7", that means something

The main problem if vinyls is that you can't really put a vinyl onto your iPod

But you've already downloaded the song you can put that on your iPod. The the record, the 7" vinyl, thats like a certificate saying that you respect the band, that you like them. And also you get much better sound quality off vinyl than on MP3