[Xiode]

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Originally Posted by congqin Like someone said yourmusic.com is a really great place to look at. I had experience of it, but just too long to waiting for their shipping.

How long does it usually take?

 

[Blooze]

I second Acoustic Sounds for new LP's.

I've had good luck with Earthwave Records for used LP's. Our local used music shop has good selection on CD's, but nothing except junk LP's.

Need to try TTVJ sometime. I've heard nothing but good about his business.

 

[Xiode]

Well, just made my first album purchase in years. I bought 6 albums, most of which I haven't tried yet. However, I'm extremely satisfied with the ones I have listened to. I'll definately be purchasing hard copies of them!

I especially like Coldplay X&Y (which I thought I wouldn't like) and Relient K.

 

[Helter Skelter]

Most popular music I just walk down to my local Barnes & Noble and buy, or order from Amazon. I recently ordered some electronica (Hallucinogen - In Dub and Shpongle - Nothing Lasts) from Psyshop, and am quite pleased with their service.

As for purchasing downloadable music online, I recently signed up at eMusic. They have a pretty good selection of smaller labels (including a lot of electronica), and have excellent prices ($10/month for 40 tracks). Their downloads are in non-protected MP3 (usually encoded with LAME at --alt-preset standard, so quality is pretty good). I'm very pleased with them.

 

[-Paolo-]

Does yourmusic.com ship to Canada?
Are there any clubs that ship to Canada with a good price?

 

[congqin]

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Originally Posted by Xiode How long does it usually take?

At least two weeks for me. I have no idea why they take these long. But it's worth for the price point

 

[socrates63]

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Originally Posted by Wmcmanus Of course, there ie eBay, half.com, amazon, deepdiscountcd, and a bunch more.

With the exception of amazon, you listed all of my primary sources for CD purchases. Because I live in Washington state, Amazon charges sales tax so I try to avoid Amazon.

For a family guy like me with two little kids, online shopping is the way to go. I'd love to browse through the local shops but I just don't have the time. Not lately, but in the past, I've used P2P to demo songs.

EDIT: wow, how come I never heard of yourmusic.com before? I used to be a member fo BMG. This looks awesome.

 

[Xiode]

How is BMG music? Does that 12 CD's for the price of 1 work?

 

[congqin]

I have to see for the pric point, yourmusic.com is better that BMG music service. They are same company.

 

[congqin]

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Originally Posted by -Paolo- Does yourmusic.com ship to Canada? Are there any clubs that ship to Canada with a good price?

I don't know if they ship there or not. But if do, I'm sure it's not free.

 

[zachary80]

My last shipment from amazon.com arrived when I expected it to, but two of the CD jewel cases were cracked. I contacted them via their customer service email, and within a couple of hours they responded:
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Thanks for contacting us at Amazon.com. I am sorry to hear about the problem you experienced with your shipment. I have placed a new order for the item. There is no charge for this replacement. Here are the details of the new order: Order Number : Order(# Shipping Speed : Two-day shipping Estimated Delivery Date: July 18, - July 20, 2005

 

[Xiode]

It's always great to hear of or experience great customer service such as that.

 

[john_jcb]

In addition to those already mentioned I get vinyl and Cd's from:

http://www.amusicdirect.com/

and

http://www.towerrecords.com/Default.aspx

Another source is Barnes and Noble, we belong to their frequent reader program and get a discount on everything purchased there. It pays for itself many times over during the year.

http://barnesandnoble.com/

 

[socrates63]

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Originally Posted by Xiode How is BMG music? Does that 12 CD's for the price of 1 work?

What do you mean?

I don't know what kind of deal is being offered at the moment, but if you sign up, yes, they will send you all the CDs that you indicate for the price of 1. Usually, you have to buy a few more CDs for regular price within a year or two.

I quit my membership long ago because I got tired of having to reply to their monthly selection mail form. If you don't reply, you would receive that month's CD selection automatically. Of course, you had the option of returning the CD on the club's dime but it was a pain.

 

[Bunnyears]

Does anyone know if there are any clubs for the purchase of music from the universal music group similar to the bmg clubs?