Starting this summer, albums will come out on Fridays

[Jay 42,523]

As American record nerds know, albums currently come out in the U.S. on Tuesdays, but drop in Europe a day earlier on Monday. (Dates in other regions can vary dramatically as well.) Now, in a decision made by the somewhat mysterious-sounding International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry, all records everywhere around the world will come out on Fridays.

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Thoughts?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,950]

None

[Jay 42,523]

I liked New Music Tuesdays. Fridays already have their own things - the start of the weekend, and when new films open. Why do they get new music now too?

I like the idea of having the same drop-date world-wide, but that day should have been Monday or Tuesday, not Friday.

[BloodBoal 7,544]

I never noticed albums always came out on Mondays, so I guess I don't care at all about the day changing.

[KK 3,310]

I never noticed albums always came out on Mondays, so I guess I don't care at all about the day changing.

[RedBard 71]

Maybe it's a ploy to get people to listen to new music over the weekends.

[Marian Schedenig 10,177]

I only know the days on which the Labels release their stuff.

[Jay 42,523]

Yea, Tuesdays

(OK, it's Monday for Kritzerland and Varese, but Tuesday for Intrada and LLL)

[Jilal 628]

I don't care at all. I order all my CD's online, however, but I don't think I'd care if I'd go to a record store to buy them either.

[RedBard 71]

Pre-ordering doesn't mean much to begin with, anyway.

[Marian Schedenig 10,177]

Yea, Tuesdays

(OK, it's Monday for Kritzerland and Varese, but Tuesday for Intrada and LLL)

Mainly, it's (in my timezone) Tuesday between 12:00am and 2:00 am when Intrada do their announcements.