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Originally Posted by BTBaboon
But if we're thinking practically about this, and assuming the goal is profit maximization, how does this release achieve that?
Relatively niche format, high price point, low demand, limited retail locations, etc.
For the bold, that seems like a huge logical leap. Longevity =/= marketing success in the case of a predominant live act. Their live shows have been the driving machine behind this, and as those live shows have faltered, so have their ticket sales.
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I agree that if this is only being released as a record store day release, it's a poor choice. A lot of different releases would be more profitable.
I'm assuming this will be also released for download and on CD (and possibly as a non-limited vinyl version) and that the band's management's sales data shows that releasing this show is more likely to maximize profit than releasing a different show at this exact moment.
It might be that the sales data shows that when shopping for Christmas gifts, people are more likely to buy a recent show for a DMB fan they know than an old show.
It might be that there are plans to release an old show in the spring, and they've found that when two "old" shows are released consecutively, sales fall.
We don't know; all we can do is state uninformed opinions loudly and arrogantly.
But management has the sales data and their decisions are surely based on that data.