When I clicked the “Buy” link on a radio stations playlist page, why did I get a page on ArkivMusic telling me the recording is out of print?
ArkivMusic works with radio stations across the country to make it easy for listeners to purchase the music they hear on the radio. Unfortunately, many of the CDs heard on classical radio stations (about half of what is played) are out of print, because record labels continually delete titles from their catalogs that radio stations continue to play from their libraries. Out-of-print recordings are constantly being reissued, however, often with different packaging, catalog numbers, and couplings. Most radio stations place a “Buy CD” button next to every entry on their playlists. We try to link each playlist entry to a relevant CD available on ArkivMusic, including linking out-of-print titles to available reissues of the same recordings. Alas, some out-of-print recordings remain unavailable, with no purchasable CD to link to, causing the “out-of-print” message to appear.
