Friday, October 04, 2013

Welcome back Nipper?

Interesting to see that HMV, which went into administration earlier this year, has been "rescued" by one of those restructuring companies which specialise in that sort of thing, and has now re-opened it's original Oxford Street store.  I sincerely wish them all the best, but wonder whether there really is much of a market these days for musical recordings in a physical form.  I have a pretty large collection of cassette tapes and CDs which I rarely listen to - and yes, I have some vinyl records too, though no longer any record player.  If I want to listen to music today, I use YouTube or Spotify - they give me access to a far more extensive library than I could ever own myself, and it's quick and easy to find whatever I'm looking for.  So like I say, I see little point in even considering buying recordings these days - but, thinking about it, perhaps HMV are aiming more for the games market, where you do still need a physical disk or cassette.  Mind you, there's a lot of competition there.

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