John Atkinson wrote:
Arny Krueger wrote:
"John Atkinson" wrote
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wrote:
Well, I remember reading this in Stereophile...several
years ago! From what I've heard, the RIAA has made a
better effort in logging those other sales in the last
couple of years.
They still don't track sales through independent
mail-order stores, like Acoustic Sounds, Music Direct,
etc, I am told, which is why SACD and LP sales tend
to be under-reported.
Proof by hearsay! I love it.
Good for you, Mr. Krueger. But it's hardly hearsay if I talk to
the retailers. My point is that they sell a lot of vinyl and
SACDs but do not believe those sales are included in the
RIAA statistics. Which mail-order LP retailers have _you_
discussed the issue with?
And I fail to understand why you are obsessing about this
matter.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
Well, it's pretty obvious why he's obsessing about it...you said it.
I've been pretty underwhelmed by the RIAA tracking for years. It
doesn't account for specialized retailers, such as high-end stereo
stores that sell vinyl on the side, or most mail-order retailers. It
also doesn't account for all of the new vinyl sales on e-Bay, which for
years has been a hotbed of LP activity.
Boon