Not a fan of Springsteen, but I am more interested in the technology behind this.

“Devils and Dust,” the Boss’s 19th album, will only be available in the United States in the fledgling CD/DVD hybrid, which represents the first major change in retail music packaging since the compact disc was introduced more than two decades ago.

The format pairs a standard CD on one side with a DVD on the flip side, which offers video and a surround-sound mix of the album for home theaters.

At the current price of CDs I can see this working out very well. However, if they start to hit the $20s then I don’t think there is a chance in hell of this working out.

The DualDisc generally retails at one dollar more than a CD, and the music industry is hoping it will help recoup the slice of the retail market lost to piracy and illegal file-sharing.

When they say “generally” they usually mean that over time the companies will get greedy and raise the prices up to squeeze out more profits. It’s a good use of technology though to give the fans a better experience.

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