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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Charts For 5-14-08

CIMS FIRST DAY SALES FOR TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008

1 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE NARROW STAIRS
2 10 YEARS DIVISION
3 OLD 97'S BLAME IT ON GRAVITY
4 BLACK ANGELS DIRECTIONS TO SEE A GHOST
5 DUFFY ROCKFERRY
6 MRAZ,JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN
7 LOCAL H 12 ANGRY MONTHS
8 BOONDOX KRIMSON CREEK
9 BURNETT,T-BONE TOOTH OF CRIME
10 FILTER ANTHEMS FOR THE DAMNED

Click below for the rest of the CIMS First Day Sales Chart, Vinyl Chart and Top 200 Chart.

eMusic Yanks Rolling Stones ABKCO Catalog

Just week's after trumpeting the addition of early Rolling Stone's catalog titles to its subsription service, eMusic is being forced to take the titles down. From the eMusic forums:

" Before posting the ABKCO catalogue on eMusic at the beginning of April, we pursued every level of due diligence possible. We triple and quadruple-checked with every possible party at both ABKCO and Universal Music Group, which distributes the label, and the word was unanimous: let's do this...ABKCO and UMG were both incredibly impressed by both the treatment and the sales: the catalogue (even stuff beyond the Stones) generated a huge number of downloads."

"But this was not enough. Due to events outside of our control, we are being forced to remove the entire ABKCO catalogue from eMusic effective tomorrow morning. (May3) We hope to get them back at some point, but for now, we have no choice"

Out Of Print CD's Get New Life Via Amazon On Demand

THE CD LIVES AND THE LONG TAIL GROWS

Amazon has made deals with Sony BMG, EMI and other labels to bring  hundreds of out-of-print albums to CD using their CreateSpace “Disc on Demand” system. Titles include the “Hatari Soundtrack” by Henry Mancini, “Earthquake Weather” by Joe Strummer and “Motorcade of Generosity” by Cake as well as albums from Blue Note such as “Telepathy” by Bill Stewart, “Foreign Intrigue” by Tony Williams and “Carryin’ On” by Grant Green. The new CDs will be manufactured on-demand and shipped when customers place an order.

In addition to reviving out-of-print music titles...

eMusic Grabs 2 Earthlink Execs. Joins Caravan Project.

Just days after their move into Canada, eMusic is beefing up its marketing department by naming former Earthlink marketing VP Kip Morgan as Chief Marketing Officer. To support those efforts former Earthlink VP Anna Punsal has joined the music subscription service as VP of Customer Customer Relationship Management. (more)

eMusic's audio book division has also joined the Caravan Project, a partnership designed to boost sales non-profit publishers, as the first digital audio retailer of Caravan Books. Approximately 60 Caravan titles from distinguished non-fiction publishers including Yale University Press, Harvard University Press and The University of North Carolina Press will be available on eMusic in the US and EU within the next few months. (more)

eMusic Launches In Canada

eMusic launches its subscription music and audio book service in Canada today. The company's catalog of 3.5 million tracks includes such Canadian indie labels as Nettwerk, Arts & Crafts, Justin Time, Secret City, Mint and Paper Bag.

Canadian pricing is a bit higher than in the US. After 50 free downloads and 2 free audio book at sign-up:

Music

• eMusic Basic  -  30 downloads $11.99
• eMusic Plus  -  50 downloads $17.99
• eMusic Premium  -  70 downloads $23.99 

iTunes Turns 6 - Much To Celebrate, But Danger Ahead

iTunes celebrates its 6th birthday today.  With an estimated 70% of the worldwide music download market, Steve Jobs & Co. have much to be proud of. A new InStat survey predicts that 25% of the overall worldwide music market for iTunes by 2012. But to maintain its dominant position, iTunes has much work to do and some tricky competitive waters to navigate.

Six month after Amazon began offering DRM free downloads from all four major labels and thousands of indies, the majority of music sold on iTunes still carries Apple's proprietary DRM that tethers downloads to Apple created products. The labels may or may not be to blame, but its hard to imagine that Jobs could not move the DRM-free forward if he chose to.

As DRM free music spreads to more stores and new services, iTunes will find that it has more than just Amazon to compete with. MySpace Music, Nokia's Comes With Music, imeem, WE7, SpiralFrog, Rhapsody and Napster, niche players and services not yet imagined each have the potential to whittle away at Itune's market share.

Then there's the slow rate of digital music adoption. 85% or more of music is still sold via physical formats. Some consumers are unwilling to give up their home stereos and their autos don't have compatible docks. So, for many, the CD still feels like a more portable product.  RIAA lawsuits, label embedded copy-protection and Apple's insistence on its own proprietary DRM have all led to consumer confusion and among younger buyers deep cynicism.

Congratulations iTunes, on your 6th Birthday. But look over your shoulder; there are a bunch of kids chasing you.

POLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK ITUNES' MARKET SHARE WILL BE BY 2012?  VOTE HERE.

Only 42% Of Music Consumed In US Is Paid

NPD Group via NY Times

Today Is Record Store Day

GET OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDIE RECORD STORE

Today, Saturday April 19th, hundreds of U.S. independent record stores will join together on for National Record Store Day. The Coalition of Independent Music Stores, The Alliance of Independent Media Stores, Newbury Comics, the Value Music Concept stores and The Music Monitor Network as well as other independent music stores will participate.

"On this day, all of these stores will simultaneously link and act as one with the purpose of celebrating the culture and unique place that they occupy both in their local communities and nationally."

Music, video and gaming will all take center stage with each store  doing something different to celebrate including sales, in store performances,  demonstrations, swap meets or an "afternoon at a record store" promotion, as well as, provide info on new formats and releases. The goal is to showcase everything that makes an indie store unique.

Learn more @ RecordStoreDay.com and visit your local indie records store today.

National Record Store Day This Sat. April 19th

This Saturday April 19th, hundreds of U.S. independent record stores will join together on for National Record Store Day. The Coalition of Independent Music Stores, The Alliance of Independent Media Stores, Newbury Comics, the Value Music Concept stores and The Music Monitor Network as well as other independent music stores will participate.

"On this day, all of these stores will simultaneously link and act as one with the purpose of celebrating the culture and unique place that they occupy both in their local communities and nationally."

Music, video and gaming will all take center stage with each store  doing something different to celebrate including sales, in store performances,  demonstrations, swap meets or an "afternoon at a record store" promotion, as well as, provide info on new formats and releases. The goal is to showcase everything that makes an indie store unique.

Learn more @ RecordStoreDay.com and visit your local indie records store this Saturday.

CIMS Charts For 4-13-08

CIMS Top 25 Debuts for April 15, 2008
1 MCMURTRY,JAMES    JUST US KIDS
2 CAREY,MARIAH  E=MC2
3 M83  SATURDAYS=YOUTH
4 THRICE  VOL. 3-4-ALCHEMY INDEX
5 DESTROY THE RUNNER  I LUCIFER
6 KOOKS  KONK
7 RUSH  SNAKES & ARROWS LIVE
8 PRETTYMAN,TRISTAN  HELLO
9 CHILDREN OF BODOM  BLOODDRUNK
10 PLASTIC CONSTELLATIONS  WE APPRECIATE YOU

Read the rest of the CIMS Debut chart as well as the Vinyl  and Top 200 Charts after the jump.