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Hi! I know it’s normal that CD singles aren’t really a thing anymore—the industry has changed, and everything is mostly digital these days. I realize I mentioned missing CD singles in two other threads—which probably looks like spam, I know; I only just noticed I’d brought it up twice, haha. I wanted to see if I was the only one who felt this way. It would be amazing if CD singles made a comeback—even if it sounds like a pipe dream. I wanted to take this opportunity—while they’re looking into what kind of merch fans are interested in—to see if anyone else shares my enthusiasm. To me, there’s something irreplaceable and magical about holding your favorite song in your hand in a physical format. Obviously, I’m not demanding anything, but it would be wonderful to see something like that again, even if it were just a limited run in today’s market… let’s see who else is on board.
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Around here, it’s nearly impossible to find albums released after 2013’s “Where You Stand” the last one actually manufactured in Brazil. You have to rely on online imports or special orders through physical stores, which is a bit frustrating for fans who want to get their hands on the material. It would be great to have a local outlet or a partnership to distribute the band’s vinyl and CDs now that they are already in the country.
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I bought the *Idlewild* single from Greece a few days ago; the shipping was incredibly expensive, and on top of that, they stopped being produced after *Everything at Once*. It’s almost impossible to find copies of *Everything at Once* and *Where You Stand*, and *10 Songs* and *L.A. Times* don’t exist at all—it’s sad, but it makes sense.
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I miss tape singles that had actual B sides! Recently I was talking to someone about a Travis B side I loved, and I said something like “well it was on the same side cause it was a CD WHICH ONLY HAS ONE…” All these years we’ve thought Fran was dead deep, he’s just been singing about CDs 😂
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igual seria bueno que vuelvan los singles en cassete, pero tristemente es mas rebuscado, los cd serian eso si segun yo el formato con la posibilidad mas pequeña pero alta entre vinilos y cassetes, por mi me gustaria que volviera todo lo fisico, pero hoy en dia ya es muy dificil :(, aparte si existieran practicamente nadie que no fuera fan de travis lo compraria, sea CD, cassete o vinilo, es triste, pero es la realidad
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I didn’t get the Side reference at first 😅 but yeah, cassette singles would be great, although they’re probably even less likely.
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Haha it was subtle 🤣 Agreed it’s not very likely and I don’t know if they even make cassette players any more! CDs would be nice though
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There definitely is something about holding something in your hand that will give you music. Involving the listeners touch and vision on the lead up to hearing a song is possibly overlooked. I enjoyed going to the record shop and buying the single or album, sitting on the bus, with it on my knee with my forearms laying on top and my fingers clasped over the edge of the album shaped plastic bag on my lap, thinking about the music that would be inside, what the inner art work would look like, thinking about what the band are looking like/what are they wearing this time, then getting home and putting on the kettle, cup of tea, then take it out the bag and cut or in my case rip the cellophane off and slip out the sleeve and see the inner art work, give the record a smell, and it smells like new books or just new and plasticky, then put the record on and listen. The senses were more engaged before everything went digital. It’s a pity but it’s not the be all and end all. I’m glad that gigs are still a similar experience. And buying merch at a show or getting it through the mail is still similar. If a song is still great, all the other stuff around it was the wrapping. That said, I’m glad I got the steamy bus window on a rainy evening with record on lap then cups of tea ceremony.
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Good morning Fran…you made me travel back in time. There weren’t many record shops in my town, so I used to buy from a catalogue, ‘Discoplay’.You could find all sorts of things in it. Just receiving the catalogue was exciting enough, so you can imagine the feeling when I received whatever I ordered… *Sigh
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Thanks a lot for sharing that, Fran. I recently discovered that feeling when I got my first CDs (I’m relatively young) and wanted to share it with the forum. It feels like a much more personal and tangible format—looking at the booklet, listening to the music, holding the actual disc in your hands—as opposed to just “renting” music like we do on Spotify now; you actually own your music. I found myself wondering what a physical release from Travis would be like (I discovered the band around the middle of the *L.A. Times* era, by the way), and I’d love to experience something like that with them… Oh, sorry for the late reply! 😅
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I’m totally obsessed with collecting CDs now, especially for albums I really care about. The lyric booklets always have such thoughtful little design touches. To me, having the physical copy is what makes it feel like a complete artwork. And there’s something about putting on a CD that just feels more special.
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I understand things change and technology moves on but for me there’s nothing better than a physical release. If nothing else, at least you OWN the music and no one’s ever taking it away. Beyond that though, the whole ritual of opening it and looking at the artwork and everything, and the physical ritual every time of playing the record, is something that streaming will never replicate. It’s the whole reason why I still buy vinyl, nothing to do with that whole “it just sounds better” thing. I can’t tell the difference if I’m being honest.
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pienso lo mismo, es irremplazable esa sencasion de tener el formato fisico, es verdad eso de que suena igual, a veces suena hasta un poco mejor en una plataforma de streaming, pero el ser el propio dueño de la musica es maravilloso, no se compara con tenerla en una pantalla
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Yeah, for me it’s always been about holding a physical thing. My record collection is big enough now that I often just spend a few minutes flicking through it and looking at stuff without even necessarily playing anything.
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I love digital downloads and streaming for convenience and space saving, but for me vinyl is the ultimate multisensory format. Nothing compares to it. And this is coming from someone who grew up with mostly cassettes and CDs.
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Completely agree, we used to buy to keep ourselves and hear anytime until the cd was scratched or the cassette was stuck in the Walkman… Missed these times…
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There’s something special about having music in physical format; it feels closer, more real. Sometimes I don’t understand why people started abandoning CDs, cassettes and vinyl just because new technology came along. It might be more expensive, sure, but I think it’s worth it.
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I miss CD singles. I couldn’t wait to buy them and build up a collection of my fave artists. It’s a shame kids today don’t have the experience we had of owning something physical. Listening to B sides was sometimes better than the released single itself. I miss the days of putting on a great CD
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Yeah, it’s definitely a feeling. I’ve been getting into records over the last few years and there’s just something about holding something physical in your hands. The design of the covert art, the inserts, the pictures, the lyrics, the notes from the bands, the details of the production…I used to devour it in cd form back in the day and I’m enjoying doing it again with records. My daughter has been scooping up records for me over the last few years and even though I have the cd version, it’s fun to comb through the record inserts and details. Plus Record Store Day brings back the nostalgic memories of waiting at midnight for cd releases at the shops.
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Singles were great, whether they were vinyl or cd. I do miss b-sides and rare tracks that you could delve into. I still can’t bring myself to have a spotify account!
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I actually miss the b side sessions that
were necessitated by cd singles. Each single had 2 cds and each cd had 2 or 2’e b sides. So that ended up being a lot of songs. The b side sessions were a lot of fun cos the pressure was off a bit and we could let loose and try stuff in the studio that we probably wouldn’t have done for an album. Some of my favourite stuff of ours is hidden away on those b sides. Good memories. Xd-
Travis have an excellent b-side library. Did you guys ever go into the studio intending to make a b-side, but then it ended up being an album track cos it was “too good”? 🤔 I think Blue Flashing Light was sorta like that wasn’t it, curious to know if there were any others?
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I loovee those B sides and hearing you guys talk before the B sides songs
Also the feeling Fran described for records. It is euphoric, I love spending at least 1 or 2 hours in a record shop in every city I visit and first check if theren are any Travis records : ) then I check the bands i love and get out of the store with couple of records so excited to rip the bag off and put it on and lay on my bed and listen to it
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