Tag: download
The Upturn in Music Downloads and the Downturn in Record Shops
May 16th, 2011, No Comments
When Here in my Heart by Al Martino became the UK’s first ever number 1 single on November 14th 1952, the United Kingdom Singles Chart was officially born. Back in the fifties and sixties, when you bought music it was in the form of a 7 inch single or a 12 inch record (LP). Decades [...]
Napster: The Internet’s Gift to Music Fans
May 18th, 2010, No Comments
Napster, the same business that started as just a vehicle for peer-to-peer music exchanges, has transformed itself into the holder of the largest music catalog on the entire Internet–over seven million titles and still growing. It is still a terrific bargain, even though it is no longer free in the days when it was in [...]
