Wishing Backspacer vinyl came with a digital copy

DF691DF691 Posts: 12
edited September 2009 in The Porch
i really would love to have the Backspacer vinyl in my collection but i'm also keen on having it in the car, on my iPod, etc. i really wish PJ would include a digital download copy with the vinyl.
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  • I'm not sure it won't. Almost every new LP I see for sale says it includes a digital copy. Dischord et al.
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  • benjsbenjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,226
    I'm not sure it won't. Almost every new LP I see for sale says it includes a digital copy. Dischord et al.
    Did the band announce the digital download at the time of the album pre-order for Avocado? I can't recall.
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  • FatalFatal Posts: 821
    I wish they would include digital copies with all their vinyl releases (including Christmas single).

    The collector in me buys the vinyl, but i don't even own a record player.
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  • I'm not sure it won't. Almost every new LP I see for sale says it includes a digital copy. Dischord et al.

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  • DB41DB41 Posts: 539
    I'm not sure it won't. Almost every new LP I see for sale says it includes a digital copy. Dischord et al.

    I believed this for a while... but am finding it less and less true. Ben Harper's new record didn't. The Black Crowes didn't. Those are only two examples off the top of my head, but it's definitely not standard.
  • So my question is... if you buy a vinyl copy that doesn't offer a digital one, should you feel guilty about downloading it via bit torrent? You did pay for it once...
  • Mcam55Mcam55 Posts: 1,407
    jps176 wrote:
    So my question is... if you buy a vinyl copy that doesn't offer a digital one, should you feel guilty about downloading it via bit torrent? You did pay for it once...

    No you shouldnt feel guilty.
  • DF691DF691 Posts: 12
    i will be purchasing through my local record store. i'll check out the vinyl version first, if there's no indication of an accompanying download code i'll likely walk out with the CD copy.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    the DITP vinyl came with a digital download code

    rem's "accelerate" and liam finn's "i'll be lightening" vinyl came with cds
  • dpmaydpmay Posts: 643
    yeah, vinyl with download codes is the best way to get music. but it's hit and miss - a lot of the subpop releases i've bought on vinyl lately come with download codes, but some haven't. and, sometimes you get a cd with the vinyl too, like someone mentioned, but this seems to be pretty rare...

    i personally DO NOT expect the vinyl backspacer to come with any digital downloads - nothing we've seen has said it would, and i think they'd be advertising that.
  • jps176 wrote:
    So my question is... if you buy a vinyl copy that doesn't offer a digital one, should you feel guilty about downloading it via bit torrent? You did pay for it once...

    Seriously?

    Absolutely not!

    As an owner of a legit copy in any format, you are entitled to digital "backup" verisons regardless of the legality of the source.
  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    I'm not sure it won't. Almost every new LP I see for sale says it includes a digital copy. Dischord et al.

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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Deebs41 wrote:
    I'm not sure it won't. Almost every new LP I see for sale says it includes a digital copy. Dischord et al.

    I believed this for a while... but am finding it less and less true. Ben Harper's new record didn't. The Black Crowes didn't. Those are only two examples off the top of my head, but it's definitely not standard.

    Yeah, dl codes are few and far between. Maybe 25% have a code OR the cd.

    All of MMJ's releases come with a cd. Several of the "BackToBlack" vinyl reissues have em as well, but not all, which I thought was strange.
  • jps176 wrote:
    So my question is... if you buy a vinyl copy that doesn't offer a digital one, should you feel guilty about downloading it via bit torrent? You did pay for it once...

    Seriously?

    Absolutely not!

    As an owner of a legit copy in any format, you are entitled to digital "backup" verisons regardless of the legality of the source.

    I work in legal with a particular focus on copyright. Your response isn't entirely correct. While it is true you are allowed a digital "backup" it is only a backup you create yourself, not one you obtain from another source. If you bought the cd, then you are allowed to rip a backup using iTunes or other software. If you buy the vinyl, you can create a digital copy from that vinyl, if you have the means, but you are not allowed to download it from another source. The source of your backup must be from the copy you purchased.
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