What ever happened to BMG and Columbia house

polktiger
polktiger Posts: 556
edited March 2009 in The Clubhouse
I had a big part of a CD collection stolen about 7 -8 years ago by an old roommate, and I never replaced most of the CDs.

Well I wanted to start replacing those disks. I got most of them through the BMG/Columbia house CD clubs. You know the old 10 for a penny + shipping, buy 3 at regular price deals.

Looks like those services are long gone. I guess being replaced by mp3 download services. Not only are those mp3 generally inferior to the original CD, I can't even find mp3s for some groups - Tool being the biggest omission. Google searches just seem to bring up Mp3 downloads.

Any suggestions?
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    yep theyre gone! and with huge record companies closing down like Tower Records it will get harder and harder to find non mp3 format. Best buy here still has a nice collection of cd's and are getting in more and more records as well.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,771
    edited March 2009
    BMG is still around, but no longer accepting new member.
    http://www.bmgmusic.com/

    They have a new service now.
    http://www.yourmusic.com/enroll/enroll_200608_incentive.html

    Columbia house was bought out by BMG, and is also yourmusic.com
    http://www.columbiahouse.com/ch/common/public/about_clubs.html;jsessionid=F57F0ABA9E0BA075E96F831C630BD7A6.jboss_131
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    Wow, I thought they folded like all the others. Well certainly the day of ordering 12 cd's and then never talking to them again are over.:rolleyes:
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  • polktiger
    polktiger Posts: 556
    edited March 2009
    I looked at yourmusic, at least the selection they let you see without being a member is pretty poor for what I am looking for. No Tool, only 1 Korn, no Rage Against the Machine, heck even Billy Idol they only have a couple.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    polktiger wrote: »
    I looked at yourmusic, at least the selection they let you see without being a member is pretty poor for what I am looking for. No Tool, only 1 Korn, no Rage Against the Machine, heck even Billy Idol they only have a couple.

    which Tool, Korn and Rage are you looking for?
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited March 2009
    Columbia House ripped me off 2 months ago, (said they had shipped me movies and it never came, i asked my USPS mailman and he said never delivered any package for me except amazon.)

    I kept calling them for refund, they kept giving me excuses, this week is the last week im gonna call and ask for refund. If not, Im going to call the visa company where i used it to order few blu-ray at columbia house.

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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,771
    edited March 2009
    polktiger wrote: »
    I looked at yourmusic, at least the selection they let you see without being a member is pretty poor for what I am looking for. No Tool, only 1 Korn, no Rage Against the Machine, heck even Billy Idol they only have a couple.

    I always thought the selection from both services was lousy. Even back in the early 80's, once I chose my free discs, I always had a hard time finding enough discs I actually wanted to fulfill the contract.

    Amazon has a better selection than just about anyone.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited March 2009
    Check used. There are book/cd/movie trade in places all over.
    I bought all my Tool cds used.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited March 2009
    Your music sucks now! They hardly have anything other than Top 40 artists. Try searching for Ac/Dc; Metallica; Led Zeppelin; Fleetwood Mac; etc. they have nothing.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited March 2009
    Half.com is a decent place. Just watch for iffy "condition" ratings.

    As for Yourmusic.com, I love that site. Get almost all my CD's from them. The thing you have to keep in mind is that they are new, but constantly adding artists to their site. So try to be patient with their artist selection.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited March 2009
    Ender wrote: »
    As for Yourmusic.com, I love that site. Get almost all my CD's from them. The thing you have to keep in mind is that they are new, but constantly adding artists to their site. So try to be patient with their artist selection.

    Sorry to say but Yourmusic.com has been around for at least 7 years and they used to have a GREAT selection. Their selection in the past 24 months or so has steadily declined. It's mostly very popular top 40 stuff and when it falls out of rotation they dump it as well.

    I'd say they have 50% less titles than just 2-3 years ago. I remember when it was $4.99 a cd
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited March 2009
    BMG/YourMusic has gone to crap now. I have been a member for almost 15 years. In the last 6 months EVERY SINGLE ORDER has a title or two that is "currently out of stock" after I place the order. Funny thing...they still have it as available on the web site and have it available on YourMusic. It's typically one of the more popular titles or a SACD. They will tell me it is on back order for a month or two and then tell me it is no longer available even though it's still on the website.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,771
    edited March 2009
    I forgot to mention www.cduniverse.com , they also have a very large selection. Prices are still better at Amazon, but they do have some good deals occasionally.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2009
    with so many people downloading music.. you would think the price of CD's would actually drop.. but no... they still are over $12 usually.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,474
    edited March 2009
    Yourmusic has a good selection of jazz these days. They seem to have worked out some licensing with Verve, Blue Note, and Impulse, maybe others. For example, they have 23 selections available today by John Coltrane. They are hit and miss with back catalog popular/classic rock music, but they always have been. More so lately than when I joined. If something is available there, I'll get it there, else I go to other sources like Amazon that usually cost more.
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  • chef-nick
    chef-nick Posts: 40
    edited March 2009
    i also have used cduniverse and find their selection and service top notch.
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited March 2009
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Sorry to say but Yourmusic.com has been around for at least 7 years and they used to have a GREAT selection. Their selection in the past 24 months or so has steadily declined. It's mostly very popular top 40 stuff and when it falls out of rotation they dump it as well.

    I'd say they have 50% less titles than just 2-3 years ago. I remember when it was $4.99 a cd

    Wuuuut? At least 7 years? Wow, I didn't know. Damn, they need to get their act together. Honestly, after getting some decent albums like Norah Jones and Coldplay's latest and such, there was nothing else to buy. But they keep sending me emails stating that they were adding artists, so I thought they were still kinda new and adding people...
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