Free MP3s when you buy the vinyl

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As reported on Boing Boing in November, indie labels are offering a great incentive to buy your music on vinyl - free MP3s. Pitchfork reported on Merge doing this. Saddle Creek is doing it too. And like EFF says, it's "Quite a stark contrast to the likes of EMI and Sony-BMG, whose copy-protected CDs are stopping music fans from getting their CDs into their iPods."

Saddle Creek's Two Gallants LP page says, "Each LP comes with a code allowing you to download the full record one time only, so you can enjoy your LP on your portable MP3 player!"

posted at 12:34 PM on February 10, 2006 in music | Comments (4)

Comments (4)

That's the best idea I've ever heard.

Posted by Fllllllllynn | February 10, 2006 12:53 PM

Here's an article about this phenomenon:
http://www.bigtakeover.com/news/digital-vinyl-an-ideal-marriage-of-the-past-and-the-future

Personally I think it's a great idea, too. It saves one the trouble of ripping the vinyl to mp3.

Posted by Matt Berlyant | February 10, 2006 1:05 PM

i think you can do this with the new belle and sebastian record.

Posted by joshua | February 10, 2006 2:34 PM

Does anyone know the bit rate of of the mp3s?

Posted by Dylan | February 11, 2006 12:20 PM

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