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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: SPARX on September 03, 2003, 06:22:00 pm
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, World's Largest Music Company, DRAMATICALLY REDUCES CD PRICES
UMG Institutes a $12.98 Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price on Virtually all Top Line CDs
New York, NY and Santa Monica, California September 3, 2003 - Universal Music Group (UMG) announced today an aggressive plan to significantly reduce the cost consumers pay for CDs by decreasing its wholesale prices and by instituting a $12.98 Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) on virtually all top line CDs in the U.S..
UMG will introduce a new pricing policy with the aim of bringing music fans back into retail stores and driving music sales. The program, which will begin in the fourth quarter of 2003, will eliminate $16.98, $17.98 and $18.98 equivalent MSRPs. UMG believes retailers will begin offering the lower priced CDs to consumers as soon as October 1, 2003.
As part of this new policy, UMG's labels plan to significantly increase
their direct-to-consum! er advertising to raise music fans' awareness of
the artists and their music.
Concurrently, UMG will also reduce its wholesale price on cassettes so
its MSRP for top line releases will be $8.98.
UMG's roster includes such renowned artists as Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, blink-182, Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Enrique Iglesias, India.Arie, Elton John, Diana Krall, Nelly, No Doubt, Puddle of Mudd, Reba McEntire, Stevie Wonder, Sting, t.A.T.u., Texas, Shania Twain and U2. The new pricing policy will also apply to UMG's historic catalog of recordings which includes artists such as ABBA, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Patsy Cline, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bob Marley, Nirvana, The Police, Rod Stewart, The Who, Hank Williams and the Motown catalog, which includes The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and The Jackson Five.
"Our new pricing policy will! allow us to take the initiative in making music the best entertainment value and most compelling option for consumers," said Doug Morris, Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Group. "UMG is responsible for almost 30% of all album sales in the U.S. so we are uniquely positioned to try this new strategy. We strongly believe that when the prices are dramatically reduced on so many titles, we will drive consumers back to stores and significantly bolster music sales."
"Music fans will benefit from the price reductions we are announcing today," said Jim Urie, President, Universal Music & Video Distribution. "Our new pricing model will enable U.S. retailers to offer music at a much more appealing price point in comparison to other entertainment products. We are confident this pricing approach will drive music fans back into retail stores."
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unfortunately I don't buy any of those artists. oh well
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Originally posted by Samantha:
unfortunately I don't buy any of those artists. oh well
Yep,but it's a start in the right direction.
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that is really awesome... maybe it will start a new trend of price lowering... i sure hope so!! finally!! the record labels understand how poor everyone is.
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there are a number of good ones you should have. everybody should have a billie holiday album.
Originally posted by Samantha:
unfortunately I don't buy any of those artists. oh well
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
[QB] there are a number of good ones you should have. everybody should have a billie holiday album.
Don't forget Patsy and Hank.
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Hello..... ELLA!
But, alas, I have all the Ella a girl needs.
Still, it's a great step from a major major. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
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Jeez, it's friggin' WWIII out there and all you've gotta worry about is the price of cruddy CDs!?
What about GW? What about phreakin' Afghanistan?
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Originally posted by ¿+H? ?ömþæÿ Ððør§?:
Jeez, it's friggin' WWIII out there and all you've gotta worry about is the price of cruddy CDs!?
What about GW? What about phreakin' Afghanistan?
That's on another board, my friend. Don't even get me started on GW. If he were a Democrat, he'd be impeached by now for lying about WMD (although I realize the Reps actually care more about blow jobs than substantiated reasons for war, 'cuz after all, we're the U.S., who needs a stinking reason!).
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Just reminds me that I could buy the DVD for the movie "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" for less than the soundtrack! That to me was the problem with CDs, they are easy to copy and they cost more than DVDs.
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Originally posted by bags:
Don't even get me started on GW. If he were a Democrat, he'd be impeached by now for lying about WMD (although I realize the Reps actually care more about blow jobs than substantiated reasons for war, 'cuz after all, we're the U.S., who needs a stinking reason!). [/QUOTE]
But you DO agree on the WWIII pronouncement? Islam against the West? Who do you reckon will emerge victorious, then? The hardscrabble Moslems or the weak-kneed West?
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Those fascists are bound to lose.
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Clearly, if you all read Nostradamus's predictions you would know that this was going to happen.
Since the UK is involved, can we call this The Crusades? Please?
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I just read in the latest NEWSWEAK würds along the lines of,
"Those Iraqi holdouts are as tough as a buncha towel-headed R.Lee Ermys! More hardcase even than the North Vietnamese army!"
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Originally posted by thirsty moore:
Clearly, if you all read Nostradamus's predictions you would know that this was going to happen.
Since the UK is involved, can we call this The Crusades? Please?
this my friend is why we keep you around these parts, i'm just glad i wasn't drinking something at the time :D
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agreed...I just didn't have the time to cut and paste all the essentials into the post, so i just picked one!
Originally posted by SPARX:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
[QB] there are a number of good ones you should have. everybody should have a billie holiday album.
Don't forget Patsy and Hank. [/b]
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Originally posted by bags:
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That's on another board, my friend. Don't even get me started on GW. If he were a Democrat, he'd be impeached by now for lying about WMD (although I realize the Reps actually care more about blow jobs than substantiated reasons for war, 'cuz after all, we're the U.S., who needs a stinking reason!). [/QB][/QUOTE] I know what your sayin Bags,I too try to refrain from political discussion for obvious reasons.however,couldn't resist puttin this up: Subject: George W Bush's Resume
George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
I ran for congress and lost.
I produced a Hollywood "slasher" B movie.
I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas; company went
bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.
I changed pollution laws for power and oil companies and made Texas the most
polluted state in the Union.
I replaced Los Angeles with Houston as the most smog-ridden city in America.
I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas government to the tune of billions in
borrowed money. Set record for most executions by any Governor in American
history.
I became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes, with
the help of my fathers appointmets to the Supreme Court.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
I attacked and took over two countries.
I spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury.
I shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.
I set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12 month
period.
I set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
I am the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
I am the first president in US history to enter office with a criminal
record.
In my first year in office, I set the all-time record for most days on
vacation by any president in US history.
After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, I presided over
the worst security failure in US history.
I set the record for most campaign fundraising trips of any president in US
history.
In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their jobs.
I cut unemployment benefits for more out of work Americans than any
president in US history.
I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
I appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any
president in US history.
I set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any
president since the advent of television.
I signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any
president in US history.
I presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to
intervene when corruption was revealed.
I presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to use
the national reserves as past presidents have.
I cut healthcare benefits for war veterans.
I set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take
to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for
protest against any person in the history of mankind.
I dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.
Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history.
(The 'poorest' multimillionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker
named after her).
I presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market in
any country in the history of the world.
I am the first president in US history to order a US attack and military
occupation of a sovereign nation, and I did so against the will of the
United Nations and the world community.
I created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of
the United States.
I set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more
than any president in US history.
I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the
US from the human rights commission.
I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the
US from the elections monitoring board.
I removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of
congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.
I rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.
I withdrew from the International Criminal Court.
I refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default
no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
I am the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 US elections).
I am the all-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign
donations.
My biggest lifetime campaign contributor, who is also one of my best
friends, presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in
world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).
I spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US
history.
I am the first president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and
then lied, saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1).
I am the first US president to establish a secret shadow government.
I took the biggest world sympathy for the US after 9/11, and in less than a
year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the
biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).
I, with a policy of 'disengagement,' created the most hostile
Israeli-Palestine relations in at least 30 years.
I am the first US president in history to have a majority of the people of
Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and
stability.
I am the first US president in history to have the people of South Korea
more threatened by the US than their immediate neighbor, North Korea.
I changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government
contracts.
I set all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated
US law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding for
government contracts.
I failed to fulfill my pledge to get Osama Bin Laden 'dead or alive'.
I failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of
our country at the United States Capitol building. After 18 months I have no
leads and zero suspects.
In the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks I have successfully prevented
any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of
the United States.
I removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other
president in US history.
In a little over two years I created the most divided country in decades,
possibly the most divided the US has ever been since the civil war.
I entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than
two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.
RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
I have at least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving
record has been erased and is not available).
I was AWOL from National Guard and deserted the military during a time of
war.
I refuse to take a drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.
All records of my tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away to my
father's library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt
companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All minutes of meetings for any public corporation for which I served on the
board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
Any records or minutes from meetings I (or my VP) attended regarding public
energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.
For personal references please speak to my father or James Baker. (They can
be reached at their offices of the Carlyle Group for war profiteering.)
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That's really interesting and all...
<img src="http://www.themanwhofellasleep.com/bush_COMIC.jpg" alt=" - " />
But what can you say bad about Bush?
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So they're lowering the price of CD's because people weren't buying them at the higher price....hmmmm! How many times has the mank made the comment, "stop paying the high prices and they'll come down" when you've all been bitching about tickets, cd's etc???
It's hard to be humble sometimes!