Mylo Xyloto was released on the 24th October 2011, It is coldplays 5th studio album, it charted at number 1 in 17 countries and in the uk it became their 5th album to debut at number one. The album sold 208,000 units in the UK alone in the first week of being on sale.
The album was supposed to be released at the end of December 2010, however the album was not finished yet because they had been touring, they mentioned in interviews that it would be released the following year.
When the album was released it was released on vinyl and CD, there was a special edition released that includes the cd, a digital copy along with things like studio notes, posters, pop up books and stickers. They said they will release this special edition in December 2011.
The lead singer Chris Martin has said that the titile of the album has no meaning at all.
Why release an album on Vinyl and CD? Whats the advantage these days of doing digital releases?
ReplyDeleteWhy might a band include studio notes, posters, pop up books etc?