Half the problem is that the record companies sell albums with crappy filler tracks and expect the customer to pay for all the tracks at £13.99 (at least it's that price in the UK). We need more CD singles, priced fairly and not fleecing us. Personally, as soon as I get a CD, I rip it into mp3's just for the convenience of playing a track without having to hunt around for the disc. Music fans will still support their bands by going to concerts, buying merchandise etc.
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Half the problem is that the record companies sell albums with crappy filler tracks and expect the customer to pay for all the tracks at £13.99 (at least it's that price in the UK). We need more CD singles, priced fairly and not fleecing us. Personally, as soon as I get a CD, I rip it into mp3's just for the convenience of playing a track without having to hunt around for the disc. Music fans will still support their bands by going to concerts, buying merchandise etc.