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Raleigh, NC
April-May 2008
Vol. 13, No. 2
CDs Still Significant In A Digital World
Availability And Quality Of Downloadable Music Still An Issue
elcome to the April edition of Guitar Nine Records' on-line magazine. Guitarists and bands around the world continue to churn out releases in the CD format, realizing the sound quality of downloaded songs is still not up to the standards of a discriminating guitar music lover who listens on something other than earbuds. To illustrate, we've just added a total of 34 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Eric Wollman, Cyril Achard Trio, Livio Lamonea, Paul Speer, John Westmoreland, 7for4, Peter Williams, Ottmar Liebert, Mimmo Langella, Cuthead, Steve Langemo, Ciro Manna, Ben Kuzay, Michael Landau, Adrian Galysh, Carlos Lichman, George Bellas, Marco Sfogli, Alberto Rigoni, Joshua Walker, Beck/Abercrombie, Matt Rae, Technical Info, Tony Flores, Jim Stubblefield, Electromagnets, Bill Hart, Ino Kang, Keith Miller, Matt Cafissi and Joe Satriani. You can now listen to and order
1940 instrumental releases by 1143 different artists.
Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. If you've released an instrumental project, get all the details about merchandising through Guitar Nine Records, and decide if it's right for your music (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).
Yes, people will sell them on Ebay for decades - 25%
Yes, its higher sound quality and its physical nature make it a collectible - 24%
No, CDs will be forgotten - 22%
Yes, prices for vintage CDs will be higher than a new CD is now - 12%
No, vintage CDs have no value - 10%
No, people dislike storing physical items - 7%
elcome to the April edition of Guitar Nine Records' on-line magazine. Guitarists and bands around the world continue to churn out releases in the CD format, realizing the sound quality of downloaded songs is still not up to the standards of a discriminating guitar music lover who listens on something other than earbuds. To illustrate, we've just added a total of 34 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Eric Wollman, Cyril Achard Trio, Livio Lamonea, Paul Speer, John Westmoreland, 7for4, Peter Williams, Ottmar Liebert, Mimmo Langella, Cuthead, Steve Langemo, Ciro Manna, Ben Kuzay, Michael Landau, Adrian Galysh, Carlos Lichman, George Bellas, Marco Sfogli, Alberto Rigoni, Joshua Walker, Beck/Abercrombie, Matt Rae, Technical Info, Tony Flores, Jim Stubblefield, Electromagnets, Bill Hart, Ino Kang, Keith Miller, Matt Cafissi and Joe Satriani. You can now 
