I received an email from The Chemical Brothers telling me Swoon is out now but when I visit Amazon.co.uk the search turns up zero results.

I think they forgot to mention that the only physical copies of Swoon are promos which kind of sucks...

What happened to the cool days when the DIA single came out with Clip Kiss and No Need, etc?

I like collecting all the Chems stuff, but not having a physical single for Swoon makes my collection a little bit unfulfilled. It's going to be a tough find for the promo.

yeah its a digital download only

also the euro price is a bit high, €1.29 for a one track single. seeing as single tracks from albums are only 99cent i dont see why theres an increase for a single....

its available from iTunes and amazon digital

::sigh::

No physical releases make me sad.

yep me too. im sorry i'm not going to help swoon, one of the best chems singles ever to chart. i'm not going to support this release. i'm not interested in buying a single track radio edit. if i want to hear it that bad i'll use spotify.

i think the cd single is dying. i thought i heard a while back download sales account for 98% off all sales of the singles chart in the uk. you can see why it is going this way but i dont feel that excited about embrassing the future of downloading music.

i hope their will be another physical relase, be it single, ep or remix package to support further.

sneaker:beater, on 11 May 2010 - 12:52 PM, said:

i was hopeing for a vinyl release

sneaker:beater, on 11 May 2010 - 10:52 AM, said:

tarka, on 11 May 2010 - 11:18 AM, said:

I feel exactly the same way on both counts. I'm currently enjoying finding little rare bits and pieces on vinyl and even cassette but as they are bringing out new material I also want to be able to collect as new. I've still downloaded a copy to my Phone so I can at least listen to it on the go.

have to agree with sneaker on this one, its such a pity theres no physical release, i absolutely hate digital only releases. i can see where labels and artists come from, its a hell of a lot cheaper to do digi only releases, but its still a bit of a kick in the arse for fans who collect.

hopefuly further makes up for it by having some nice physical formats, ill be off looking for the swoon promo if any one is looking for me!

maybe this is what its like to be old, i dont like change! ha

sneaker:beater, on 11 May 2010 - 06:48 PM, said:

back when music only came on tape and vinyl....

imagine theres kids somewhere that dont own any cd's even! i remember someone telling me they had a huge chems collection, it turned out they were all mp3's

chemdup, on 11 May 2010 - 07:59 PM, said:

Does it even count as a collection if it's in a folder on a hard disk? I know a few people who don't buy CD's anymore but at least they understand the reason I do hunt down particular items. The next generation won't get it at all i don't think, then CD's and vinyl will cost that bit more to produce, they'll be real collectors' items.

its not a collection unless it takes up too much space in your house, as soon as it starts encrouching on your living space, then it is a true collection!

I'm home from work feeling a big under the weather, I'll purchase Swoon in my jammies, under my blanky from the comfort of my couch - and support this release if it means my itty bitty contribution will help get this song some recognition.

It's hard to get excited about a digital only release, especially when going by past singles releases it meant we got our tangibles. But it is what it is, and the digital only release is an understandable move, definitely.

At my last job I was in charge of displaying the billboard charts in strategic, eye catching locations in the store I worked at. One chart I had to display was the top howevermany digital downloads of the week and the whole concept still seemed so new, like it was gaining ground but not quite there yet. I haven't bothered looking at a billboard mag in a few years so I don't know how much they've changed - but record stores like the one I used to work at having gone the way of the dinosaur is a pretty good indication the industry has shifted. And change is here to stay.

One thing that is a constant is there will always be collectors and those who seek out their tangible goods. There's a market for it, though it's a niche market so it's not all that lucrative. So the hunt for collectibles will be more competitive. Which is fine by me... The joy of collecting isn't limited to staring at your prizes sitting on your shelf - part of collecting (IMO) is the thrill of the hunt.

Here-here Chemdup! I stopped collecting stuff after things fell apart about a year and a half ago and am only getting back into it recently. I've just now set up an account with eBay and as handy and thrilling as it can be to be in a bidding war, nothing beats the months of wandering around record stores looking for that one single/special edition/ltd ed then one day you see..is that....is it....is that it!??!?! YEEEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!! And all the embarrassment that goes with it for shouting in the store during the quiet bit between two songs on the store stereo!

So yes, it really is in the thrill of the hunt......AND getting home to put it with it's friends. I'm definitely going to be one of those who seek out the tangible goods, very often saying "Goodbye pretty pennies, fly, fly!"

Hope you're feeling better soon Whirly!

Chists said:

I'll see you in the bid war my friend!
I started collecting again around a year ago and got back on Ebay as well. But the job for scouting chem stuff is always an adventure!
These days, when you ask a kid 'Where's your collection', they show you this....



The very last physical CD that I bought from the Chems was 'Do it again'
So I guess it ends there..

...OR DOES IT!

FOR FUCK SAKE!

I'm not too fussed that its only a digital release. That's the way its going, wouldn't mind a B-Side though!!

I still have a very powerful CD collection which takes up a lot of the living room space. I've spend a lot of money on them but I guess that makes sense 'cos you always spend the most money on the things you love...

Record companies probably don't care if we want to collect singles anymore. Its faster and cheaper to do digital and if most of the sales are digital anyway why bother?!!

As long as I can still purchase physical LP's and the odd Vinyl or two I'll be happy. It will be truly sad the day everything can only be purchased on Itunes.

BTW where the hell is the edit and delete buttons?? I wouldn't mind fixing up my own double post!!

I fixed for you, kwiddle.

My functions look a bit different than yours but I'm sure the edit button is below your post. I don't think you have the ability to delete posts.