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Arsillus 
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 Topic: Where do you get your music?
Posted: September 01 2005 at 23:10 |
Syn-Phonic
Amazon
Half-Price Books
CD Warehouse
Best Buy
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Petra
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Posted: August 31 2005 at 15:14 |
Record Fairs are a good place to buy prog or any music, I could spend hours perusing cds at them, in southern England they have them about once a month in the large towns.
I dont find Amazon that expensive..Soulseek is even cheaper though 
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chopper
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Posted: August 31 2005 at 08:03 |
 el böthy wrote:
You really shouldn´t complain! I live in Argentina, were for some reason, you dont get many prog albums...and why is that? Well there isn´t a wide market here,there are not so many people (now) that like or even know of prog. Let me put it like this...I dont have 2112 from Rush...and not because I dont want to, I dont have Octopus from Gentle Giant ...and not because I dont want to, I dont heve The Power to believe from King Crimson ( in fact I dont own any `90-`00 Crimson album)...and not because I dont want to. The big stores dont have many only one or NONE Crimson album. The only bands you can bet your ass that are everywere are Pink Floyd ( who ironicaly sells big time here...), Yes and Genesis.
But you can get prog, if you look for it. For example I buy vinyls! I got Starles and bible black ( which I later found in cd...and also bought) and Larks tongue in aspic ( which I also found on cd but didnt bought) from KC, Close to the edge from Yes ( which can easyly be found in cd...I also have the cd...but bought the vynil first because I wanted the classic format as well), Free Hand from Gentle Giant and finally Rushs Hemispheres and Permanent Waves...
I could buy albums on line...but the dollar here is a little expensive, so every album would cost me three times more.
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That's a real shame, there's only one thing to do - emigrate for the sake of your prog collection!
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el böthy
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 21:21 |
You really shouldn´t complain! I live in Argentina, were for some reason, you dont get many prog albums...and why is that? Well there isn´t a wide market here,there are not so many people (now) that like or even know of prog. Let me put it like this...I dont have 2112 from Rush...and not because I dont want to, I dont have Octopus from Gentle Giant ...and not because I dont want to, I dont heve The Power to believe from King Crimson ( in fact I dont own any `90-`00 Crimson album)...and not because I dont want to. The big stores dont have many only one or NONE Crimson album. The only bands you can bet your ass that are everywere are Pink Floyd ( who ironicaly sells big time here...), Yes and Genesis.
But you can get prog, if you look for it. For example I buy vinyls! I got Starles and bible black ( which I later found in cd...and also bought) and Larks tongue in aspic ( which I also found on cd but didnt bought) from KC, Close to the edge from Yes ( which can easyly be found in cd...I also have the cd...but bought the vynil first because I wanted the classic format as well), Free Hand from Gentle Giant and finally Rushs Hemispheres and Permanent Waves...
I could buy albums on line...but the dollar here is a little expensive, so every album would cost me three times more.
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bobthesalesman
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 16:32 |
Used Record stores and Soulseek 
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chopper
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 16:30 |
Sit Ubu Sit wrote:
http://www.mp3search.ru/
Pretty good site for mp3 downloads for only .10/song.
Their prog selection is somewhat limited - you can check out their catalog before joining.. |
I have used this site as they have a reasonable selection of prog. I
wasn't sure of the legality of this site but I have it from a reliable
source (Pendragon's Nick Barrett) that it's illegal.
Try www.caerllysimusic.co.uk.
Edited by chopper
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stripthesoul
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 13:32 |
Trouserpress wrote:
Phil wrote:
Call me old-fashioned, but I just like visiting a record store, looking
through & picking up an album, and buying it - there's something
very tactile and satisfying about it; I suppose it reminds me of the
excitement of going out to buy a new release on vinyl "when I were a
lad..."
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I like nothing better, but it's so rare for me to find a CD of genuine interest in a real store.
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In Montreal, there used to be a great store that specialized in prog
and metal albums. It was an amazing place; one of the few actual
physical stores where I could walk in and browse and find stuff I
wanted to buy. Unfortunately, I haven't been to that city in a
while, so I have no idea if it's still there. I have a feeling it
might not be; it didn't look terribly prosperous the last time I was
there. *sigh* Prog is such a niche market.
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The Hemulen
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 11:10 |
Phil wrote:
Call me old-fashioned, but I just like visiting a record store, looking
through & picking up an album, and buying it - there's something
very tactile and satisfying about it; I suppose it reminds me of the
excitement of going out to buy a new release on vinyl "when I were a
lad..."
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I like nothing better, but it's so rare for me to find a CD of genuine interest in a real store.
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Phil
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 11:09 |
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Call me old-fashioned, but I just like visiting a record store, looking
through & picking up an album, and buying it - there's something
very tactile and satisfying about it; I suppose it reminds me of the
excitement of going out to buy a new release on vinyl "when I were a
lad..."
These days I guess internet sites like Amazon etc are cheaper but its
just not as much fun - only exception is if there's a rare CD, then the
internet sites are often better at cheaply sourcing especially from the
USA (I'm in the UK!)
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gabbel ratchett
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 11:00 |
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Ebay & ebay's Half.com are places that I have found lots of good buys at. The shipping at Half.com is usually very reasonable, credit cards or paypal for most transactions.
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dead things don't talk too well, they've got a shaky sense of diction.
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Sit Ubu Sit
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 09:56 |
http://www.mp3search.ru/
Pretty good site for mp3 downloads for only .10/song.
Their prog selection is somewhat limited - you can check out their catalog before joining..
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felona
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 08:39 |
Tanuki wrote:
i can't believe ppl buy from amazon. they're twice the price most places.
the laser's edge is good, but i mostly use bigballoonmusic.com. the range isn't alway's huge but when they have a sale they go down to $11 US. Cd Baby was good when i wanted to get Echolyn related stuff too.
insideout should set up a US shop. the prices on the european one are obscene!.
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well actually you can sometimes get some good deals from the amazon *shops* - or whatever they're called - used/nearly new/new stuff from independent traders using amazon to advertise etc
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I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
The Church "After Everything Now This"
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Tanuki
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 08:33 |
i can't believe ppl buy from amazon. they're twice the price most places.
the laser's edge is good, but i mostly use bigballoonmusic.com. the range isn't alway's huge but when they have a sale they go down to $11 US. Cd Baby was good when i wanted to get Echolyn related stuff too.
insideout should set up a US shop. the prices on the european one are obscene!.
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felona
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 08:09 |
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I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
The Church "After Everything Now This"
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Snow Dog
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 08:05 |
felona wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
How do you pay in $'s? |
just use your credit card as normal - they'll work out the conversion automatically - i have an Aus and a UK credit card and have no problem paying in $$$ ... more's the pity for my bank balance!!
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Thanks Felona....you're so sweet..
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felona
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 08:03 |
Snow Dog wrote:
How do you pay in $'s? |
just use your credit card as normal - they'll work out the conversion automatically - i have an Aus and a UK credit card and have no problem paying in $$$ ... more's the pity for my bank balance!!
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I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
The Church "After Everything Now This"
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chopper
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 08:01 |
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I too have recently discovered how little prog there is available in the major UK retailers (see my recent "HMV and Prog" thread). I did find IQ's Dark Matter in Virgin recently but have resorted to mail order recently, either from Amazon or the artist's own web site.
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Jools
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 08:00 |
Try these, from the mainstream to the very obscure of prog:
http://www.gft-cyclops.co.uk/
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S Lang
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 07:48 |
How do you pay in $'s?
I'd say, use your Credit Card, pay attention to the fine print, including postal charges charged and take on board the recommendations about decent businesses, most of which are also Prog lovers...
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Sekkyoku
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 07:10 |
Great swedish prog-webstore:
www.missingpiece.net
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