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LunarTunes
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The Residents & Ralph Records
Jul 28, 2010, 15:43
Although I am glad that the wide world of torrents exist to allow live, unreleased and/or out-of-print material to circulate, there is no doubt a downside to such activity. For those who may be interested but unaware, Ralph America, the Residents label is closing down on August 15. Here is their official reason:

"As of August 15, Ralph America will be closing due to the general state of the music business and the expanding cost of creating physical products. It's been a great ride. Thanks for all your support over the past 11 years."

Perhaps more telling is the reason given on The Residents blog:

"Ralph America will be closing after 11 years on August 15, 2010. Changes in the music business have made it very difficult for small operations to exist as the world goes download. There are sites where you can download all RA titles for free (RSD ones too) so trying to stay in business no longer works very well."

Unfortunately, they only seem to sell mp3's through their digital store. One hopes they would start selling lossless digital versions of all their music. I reckon they'd make more money that way...

Anyway, there's still a couple of weeks left before they're gone:

www.ralphamerica.com

Peace.
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