iTunes Essentials

MacRumors · Dec 18, 2003, 02:17 PM

Apple has started organizing compilations on the iTunes Music Store. A new feature called "iTunes Essentials" takes advantage of the flexibility of the single-song-sales by creating make-shift compilation albums.

Apple offers 41 'iTunes Essentials' compilations at the moment. A few examples:

iTunes Essentials: Christmas Classics
iTunes Essentials: One Hit Wonders
iTunes Essentials: Broadway Hits
iTunes Essentials: Road Tripping
iTunes Essentials: Classic Hip-Hop

JohnGillilan · Dec 18, 2003, 02:22 PM

This seems awfully reminiscent of such classic albums as "Starbucks Essential Christmas" and "NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 13."

Dippo · Dec 18, 2003, 02:31 PM

It would be nice if they gave a discount for buying the entire complication.

iChan · Dec 18, 2003, 02:31 PM

this is cool, it looks apple is really starting to provide kind of a "family store" kind of feel... by that i mean a very close communicative relationship with its customers

iChan · Dec 18, 2003, 02:34 PM

it's freakin' great to see Hanson relegated to to the annals of history as a one hit wonder... yay, good day for all of us...

Gymnut · Dec 18, 2003, 02:35 PM

mmmBop.

JohnGillilan · Dec 18, 2003, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dippo
It would be nice if they gave a discount for buying the entire complication.

That might get too complicated.

Stelliform · Dec 18, 2003, 02:41 PM

I wonder how the record industry feels about this? They are losing more control with this move from Apple. (I do however like the idea!) I just wonder what the RIAA thinks...

JohnGillilan · Dec 18, 2003, 02:43 PM

Do you suppose Apple is putting together these compilations, or are these artist's labels paying a fee for this extra advertising?

ColoJohnBoy · Dec 18, 2003, 02:45 PM

Yay! I just bought the theme from "To Kill A Mockingbird"!

I don't think the RIAA or the labels will care how Apple sells the songs, puts them together, or whatever, so long as they and the artists get their money.

iChan · Dec 18, 2003, 02:54 PM

these are hugely exciting times for Apple...

Oirectine · Dec 18, 2003, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iChan
these are hugely exciting times for Apple...

lol, that made me laugh. Were you joking?

Moonlight · Dec 18, 2003, 03:01 PM

I think they need to offer a discount if you buy the whole record. They also should offer "essentials" on types of music most people don't listen to, like electronic, world music, etc... But still a good idea

Phelark · Dec 18, 2003, 03:07 PM

This is what I've been hoping they would do since day one of the store. That combined with the AOL synchronization and the iTMS in a new window (Actually a HUGE improvement), I'm just glad to have stock in Apple.

That and they allowed me to redownload my songs that were lost in a freak hard drive accident. Good times indeed.

jcshas · Dec 18, 2003, 03:09 PM

I really like this idea. Much more interested in this vs. the celebrity playlists. You'd think they would have given a small price break though. Then again I might come close to puting the same playlist together using my own CD's, give or take a song or two.

settledown · Dec 18, 2003, 03:18 PM

does this make apple a record label?

and does it mean that they are REALLY going to have a hard time with the Apple Corp. lawsuit?

nagromme · Dec 18, 2003, 03:23 PM

It's not another way to lead people to music to try, like Also Bought and the celebrity playlists. Why not?

BTW Apple has said they don't take payment from labels to promote music--not even in the banner "ads." Apple decides what to promote. (Of course, popularity is a big factor there, so it's not like Apple's editors are striking out on their own tangent either.)

Sonofhaig · Dec 18, 2003, 03:45 PM

"Make-Out" Essentials! Now that is clever and funny!

Sonofhaig · Dec 18, 2003, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Moonlight
I think they need to offer a discount if you buy the whole record. They also should offer "essentials" on types of music most people don't listen to, like electronic, world music, etc... But still a good idea

Give it time big boy. They just made it happen..... I'm sure we'll be seeing stuff like that soon.

k2k koos · Dec 18, 2003, 03:48 PM

iTunes is great i love it, but please apple hurry up, if you want the same market share in Europe as the US, otherwise others will be the first in europe, try to catch up then....
I don't want that to happen, you don't ant that to happen, so lets not have it happen, iTunes, europe, now! not tomorrow!!!!

The wait has been far too long already, I am getting very frustrated here!

Moonlight · Dec 18, 2003, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sonofhaig
Give it time big boy. They just made it happen..... I'm sure we'll be seeing stuff like that soon.

Big Boy ?? hahaha

lmalave · Dec 18, 2003, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sonofhaig
"Make-Out" Essentials! Now that is clever and funny!

Yeah, baybeee! Shagadelic.

By the end of that playlist you'll be in like Flynn, knowwhatimsayin'

FlamDrag · Dec 18, 2003, 04:22 PM

Other than the fact that it's one more way for me to find songs to spend 99c on, I love it.

Generally, I like to browse and buy vs. going to the store with a specific list of songs I'd like to get. For shoppers who shop as I shop, this is a good thing.

jayscheuerle · Dec 18, 2003, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gymnut
mmmBop.

or

mmmm... Bop.

as Homer Simpson would say.

FlamDrag · Dec 18, 2003, 04:49 PM

OK, how can you have road-trip essentials and leave out Born to be Wild ?

I was expecting to see this thread full of complainers about this, that or the other being left off an "essentials" and I was fully prepared to tell them to get over it. But c'mon...

"Get your motor runnin'...
Head out on the highway...
Looking for adventure...
In whatever comes our way..."

Can you sum up a road trip any better than that? <sigh>

Dec 18, 2003, 02:17 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iTunes Essentials Apple has started organizing compilations on the iTunes Music Store. A new feature called "iTunes Essentials" takes advantage of the flexibility of the single-song-sales by creating make-shift compilation albums. Apple offers 41 'iTunes Essentials' compilations at the moment. A few examples: iTunes Essentials: Christmas Classics iTunes Essentials: One Hit Wonders iTunes Essentials: Broadway Hits iTunes Essentials: Road Tripping iTunes Essentials: Classic Hip-Hop

Dec 18, 2003, 02:22 PM	#2
JohnGillilan macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles	This seems awfully reminiscent of such classic albums as "Starbucks Essential Christmas" and "NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 13." __________________ "If you've got beef, eat a porkchop." -- Coolio

Dec 18, 2003, 02:31 PM	#3
Dippo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC	It would be nice if they gave a discount for buying the entire complication. __________________ FAVS - Super Monkey Ball Labyrinth

Dec 18, 2003, 02:41 PM	#8
Stelliform macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2002	I wonder how the record industry feels about this? They are losing more control with this move from Apple. (I do however like the idea!) I just wonder what the RIAA thinks... __________________ Obi-Wan - "Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."

Dec 18, 2003, 02:43 PM	#9
JohnGillilan macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles	Do you suppose Apple is putting together these compilations, or are these artist's labels paying a fee for this extra advertising? __________________ "If you've got beef, eat a porkchop." -- Coolio

Dec 18, 2003, 02:31 PM	#4
iChan macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland.	this is cool, it looks apple is really starting to provide kind of a "family store" kind of feel... by that i mean a very close communicative relationship with its customers

Dec 18, 2003, 02:34 PM	#5
iChan macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland.	it's freakin' great to see Hanson relegated to to the annals of history as a one hit wonder... yay, good day for all of us...

Dec 18, 2003, 02:35 PM	#6
Gymnut macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hawaii	mmmBop.

Dec 18, 2003, 02:45 PM	#10
ColoJohnBoy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado	Yay! I just bought the theme from "To Kill A Mockingbird"! I don't think the RIAA or the labels will care how Apple sells the songs, puts them together, or whatever, so long as they and the artists get their money. __________________ "I'm very inappropriate." Whack the Bastard

Dec 18, 2003, 02:54 PM	#11
iChan macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland.	these are hugely exciting times for Apple...

Dec 18, 2003, 03:01 PM	#13
Moonlight macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles	Good, not great I think they need to offer a discount if you buy the whole record. They also should offer "essentials" on types of music most people don't listen to, like electronic, world music, etc... But still a good idea __________________ The Torment Of Existence Weighed Against The Horror Of Nonbeing

Dec 18, 2003, 03:07 PM	#14
Phelark macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Twisting Nether.	Brilliance This is what I've been hoping they would do since day one of the store. That combined with the AOL synchronization and the iTMS in a new window (Actually a HUGE improvement), I'm just glad to have stock in Apple. That and they allowed me to redownload my songs that were lost in a freak hard drive accident. Good times indeed. __________________ Computer- iMac DV SE 400 MHz Remember, Microsoft: It's not stupid, it's ADVANNNNNCED!

Dec 18, 2003, 03:09 PM	#15
jcshas macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	I really like this idea. Much more interested in this vs. the celebrity playlists. You'd think they would have given a small price break though. Then again I might come close to puting the same playlist together using my own CD's, give or take a song or two.

Dec 18, 2003, 03:18 PM	#16
settledown macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: pittsburgh	does this make apple a record label? and does it mean that they are REALLY going to have a hard time with the Apple Corp. lawsuit?

Dec 18, 2003, 03:23 PM	#17
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	It's not another way to lead people to music to try, like Also Bought and the celebrity playlists. Why not? BTW Apple has said they don't take payment from labels to promote music--not even in the banner "ads." Apple decides what to promote. (Of course, popularity is a big factor there, so it's not like Apple's editors are striking out on their own tangent either.) __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

Dec 18, 2003, 03:45 PM	#18
Sonofhaig macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Greenvale, NY	"Make-Out" Essentials! Now that is clever and funny! __________________

Dec 18, 2003, 03:48 PM	#20
k2k koos macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Somewhere between yesterday and tomorrow	iTUNES in EUROPE, NOW PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! iTunes is great i love it, but please apple hurry up, if you want the same market share in Europe as the US, otherwise others will be the first in europe, try to catch up then.... I don't want that to happen, you don't ant that to happen, so lets not have it happen, iTunes, europe, now! not tomorrow!!!! The wait has been far too long already, I am getting very frustrated here! __________________ The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Dec 18, 2003, 04:22 PM	#23
FlamDrag macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Western Hemisphere	Other than the fact that it's one more way for me to find songs to spend 99c on, I love it. Generally, I like to browse and buy vs. going to the store with a specific list of songs I'd like to get. For shoppers who shop as I shop, this is a good thing. __________________ Hook 'em Horns! - Who am I kidding? Boomer Sooner!

Dec 18, 2003, 04:49 PM	#25
FlamDrag macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Western Hemisphere	OK, how can you have road-trip essentials and leave out Born to be Wild ? I was expecting to see this thread full of complainers about this, that or the other being left off an "essentials" and I was fully prepared to tell them to get over it. But c'mon... "Get your motor runnin'... Head out on the highway... Looking for adventure... In whatever comes our way..." Can you sum up a road trip any better than that? <sigh> __________________ Hook 'em Horns! - Who am I kidding? Boomer Sooner!

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