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Last post 09-28-2008, 10:59 AM by Mr. Shadow. 67 replies.
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  •  04-20-2007, 2:38 AM 8464

    Downloads are Here

    The Concert Vault download service has launched today (you may have noticed our not-so-subtle box at the top of the home page). We have been hard at work building out this functionality and getting these concerts ready for download. 52 shows are available for purchase at a standard price of $9.98. The download list includes some shows that are currently up for streaming as well as others from the Vault that had yet to see the light of day. We will post new shows as they become available and add the "Buy" button to indicate that you can then download a given concert.

    A handful of details for you:

    °Performer royalties – performers and publishers are paid a royalty fee for every show you purchase.
    °Standard price of $9.98 – we felt this was an attractive and fair price and we like the simplicity of one standard rate. This may change over time but it made sense to us at launch.
    °File quality – initially, all shows will be downloaded as 256Kbps mp3 files. We intend to offer the option of lossless in the future.
    °DRM – as we’ve discussed before, we think that DRM is a mistake and puts restrictions on you, the consumer, that don’t make any sense. Obviously, we are adamantly opposed to illegal file sharing but feel that you have purchased the right to play your music where and when you wish.

    We've been streaming concerts for over six months for free to the public but at a substantial cost to us. We hope you will support our efforts, and the artists, by purchasing a few concerts. By the way, we hope you like the new features and layout. Please let us know what you think.

    Cheers!

    Wolfgang

  •  04-20-2007, 4:53 AM 8465 in reply to 8464

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    Thank you Wolfgang. I love this site.
    Steve
  •  04-20-2007, 7:24 AM 8466 in reply to 8464

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    Thank you - awesome website, and $9.98 per concert is a fair price.

    *Where/when are the big guns going to be available for download, i.e. no Hendrix, no Allman Brothers, no Zeppelin, no Bob Marley, no Crosby, Stills, Nash, etc. the vault has multiple shows for each of these artists, and I would love to download some their shows. Please make these artists available for download sooner rather than later.

    Thanks again, and keep up the good work!

    Vince

     

  •  04-20-2007, 7:35 AM 8467 in reply to 8464

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    THANK YOU. This is amazing, I will purchase some concerts. Please make the headliners avaliable soon. Thanks again for this great service.
  •  04-20-2007, 12:13 PM 8473 in reply to 8467

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    This is a great step Wolfgang... but you get ten years after, csny, and the allmans available to download... and I will empty my wallet.
  •  04-20-2007, 12:17 PM 8474 in reply to 8464

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    I couldn't be happier.  From the first time I checked out your website and saw the amazing library of concerts, I was praying for the day they would be available for download.  Please, please, get as many up for download as possible.  Good job!
  •  04-20-2007, 12:56 PM 8475 in reply to 8464

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    Some comments, some questions, some thanks.

         Great to see the downloads finally arrive with, to say the least, an eclectic opening salvo.  Foghat, Humble Pie, and Uriah Heep all played an important part in my misspent youth back in the early seventies, and it was a kick to see them all listed this week.  I saw Uriah Heep back in '73 or '74, when they headlined a show featuring ZZ Top and Earth Wind and Fire (talk about eclectic) and, despite the odd assortment of styles represented by the three bands, the show was one of the more entertaining (and, believe me, loudest) I've ever seen.  By the way, any EW&F or ZZ Top (both pre and post MTV) you have hanging around would be welcome additions to your site.

         Questions:  Will more downloads be added on a weekly basis, and will all your shows eventually be available?  If requests will get certain concerts available quicker, please know that I will definitely purchase, among others, the Dead New Years Eve show from '88, Patti Smith from CBGBs, Traffic's '73 Winterland show, the '75 Rod Stewart and the Faces, the Stones from Detroit, Petty and the Heartbreakers from London, and, last but not least, the U2 show from Boston (I was there for that one) as soon as they're available.  Also, selections from a '73 show by Springsteen held at, I believe, the Berkely Community Theatre used to be played on the old Wolfgang's Radio, and I would love to hear the whole thing.  I saw Springsteen for the first time that year, at a free show, where he opened for Cold Blood and It's a Beautiful Day, and it was obvious at the very beginning that he was going to be someone special.

         Finally, many many thanks for all that you guys are doing.  Some of the music offered on your site is historical, some of it is absolutely incredible, and every single bit of it is an awful lot of fun.  Here's hoping that you keep on truckin' for many years to come.

                                                    Thanks again,     Paul

     

     

  •  04-20-2007, 5:14 PM 8480 in reply to 8475

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    Well, congratulations on putting up the downloads! Unfortunately there's nothing I would buy even if they were lossless. The good side is that I'll only buy lossless. The progress is looking up!
  •  04-20-2007, 5:36 PM 8481 in reply to 8464

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    Great that the downloads are here, and the format and price are fine but.... disappointed with the initial roster of shows for sale. Some decent stuff but mostly obscure or, frankly, B-list by most standards. Does this mean that most of the more well known acts won't let you sell their shows (Hendrix, Who, Airplane, and on and on), and you will be selling only the more obscure artists material? Some of this stuff will be good, no doubt (just downloaded Entwhistle), but if this is a preview of things to come its disappointing in comparison to my expectations. ..promised filet and got round steak, you know, something like that. J.
  •  04-20-2007, 7:10 PM 8482 in reply to 8464

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    Glad to see the downloads up and running.

    Now let's see some Guns N' Roses concerts!

  •  04-21-2007, 4:51 AM 8494 in reply to 8464

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    I have just one question. While I am in total agreement with the price of an hour and twenty minute concert being $9.98 (a VERY resonable price), I have to wonder whether $9.98 is a fair price for a thirty-five minute concert. Otherwise, I love this site and look forward to a more comprehensive list of downloads in the future.
  •  04-21-2007, 5:22 AM 8496 in reply to 8494

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    Good job but please '60s music!

    I'll buy every Jefferson Airplane,Allman Brothers,Who,Quicksilver Messenger Service........and particularly rare bands like:

    The Velvet Underground at Fillmore '66

    13th Floor Elevators

    Frumious Bandersnatch

    Pink Floyd(with Syd Barrett)

    and The United States of America,Kaleidoscope....

     

  •  04-21-2007, 6:04 AM 8498 in reply to 8464

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    Well I'm glad to hear you will offer lossless. When i read "Quality Mp3's" I have to laugh at this oxymoron. So for now your offering shows with a dynamic range less then my 1955 reel to reel. Amazing. Half a century later and we still can't beat it. I would be embarrassed to offer mp3's. Forget lossless, what about DVD audio quality. Where's everybody been? 24 bit please...

     

  •  04-21-2007, 10:49 AM 8503 in reply to 8464

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    This is great!!!! Do I have to buy a whole show or can I do selected cuts!

    When will see SAVOY BROWN.

    Keep it up.

  •  04-21-2007, 11:00 AM 8504 in reply to 8464

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    wolfgang,  I would love to  buy some concerts, but for people that don't rely on charging to a credit card, Paypal would be a good alternative.  Please consider and thanks for great website.  Pat
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