As the value of the CD as an artistic format began to decline, the tracks quickly found refuge elsewhere. Although today it is only a crutch for online editions, it has its advantages, especially in limited editions and special covers. But the Internet is the holy ruler, and most recently the biggest music release in history raised a lot of dust when a U2 album landed on the iTunes of 500 million iPhone users.
Although they are an album Songs of Innocence (why not iNnocence), users iTunes (also Slovenian) received for free, but it seems that with this move, the Irish group is U2 made more enemies than new fans. Many called the move "trash". But we will not get into this debate here, but rather look at other examples unique editions albums.
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We might sound like broken disc, but also the battle in the music market is relentless, that's why musicians within the given framework, they look for added value, difference, etc. Unfortunately, good music is often not enough anymore, at least not today, when they are ours appetites on steroids. It's true that neither CD he hasn't said the last word yet. Last but not least, U2's last album October 13 it also moves to the shelves.
1. Kanye Wets, Yeezus album
Controversial rapper and producer Kany West is in the summer of the year 1998 dumped into the Indian Ocean 750 thousand copies of their album, which were packed in vacuum bags. They started to wash up on the shore 15 years later, and the action received great approval from both fans and critics.
2. Haim, Days Are Gone album
It's good music food by the ears, which this group of women took quite literally, at least as far as food was concerned. That's why she didn't distribute her debut album through music stores, but entered into a partnership with a fast food chain Burger King, and offered it together with a sandwich Whopper, somewhere between grilled beef, onion rings, salad and cheddar. Well, a good run or listening.
3. Radiohead, album Rainbows
British rock band Radiohead's rainbow album of the year 2007 offered to the world by the publishing house, v online version and for any sum. With this, she began to plow their online fallow land and helped shape the price of such products, which was formed at approx. 4.5 euros.
4. Adele, album 19
The British Adele also has her own debut album at first she did not send it to the shelves. The album was scattered in a rather old-fashioned way, not e.g. via peer-to-peer networks as might be expected in the year 2008, but physically, door to door. The work was done by an older man men, who was pretending to be Adele, even though he more than clearly wasn't. But who would have known that then.
5. Beyoncé, The Beyoncé Album
Usually the albums come with a big boom, through the front door, but Beyoncé is with her self-titled album from the year 2013 came through last and thus prepared for the fans a surprise. Her album ended up in the online store overnight iTunes and was one of the few "heavyweights" that year, which was not previously leaked to the public. With this move, Beyoncé caught many on the left foot in particular intermediaries, who usually cut off a (too) large piece of the cake for such releases.
6. Dr. Dre, Detox album
Los Angeles rapper, producer and until recently owner of headphones Beats by Dre, held his fans for so long in uncertainty regarding the release of his third album, that after more than decade of moving into the future then at all never betrayedl. Given that he discovered Eminem, but they probably didn't blame him too much.
7. Siddhartha, album Rh-
His own third studio album Rh- was released by the Slovenian rock band Siddharta in Slovenian and English. The latter version was printed in a limited edition and with an award-winning cover in the form transfusion bags.
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