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    Posted: August 09 2005 at 15:45
What's the best value you've ever gotten for a prog cd?

For me it would need to be The Muffins' Manna/Mirage, the american Canterbury/RIO classic which I bought at a Newbury Comics in North Attleboro Massachusetts for TWO DOLLARS AND 99 CENTS!!!
 
For the benefit of our non-american friends, most cds I buy are between 9.99 and 17.99
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Points: 3839 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 15:49

Most of my prog I buy these days is on vinyl, which you can get for usually $1 to $5.  It's a great (and legal) way to vastly expand your collection with very little cash.  Yesterday, for instance I paid $8 for 5 LP's.
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 15:49
My father (accidently) dissapeared and I enherited his legacy and his prog albums...Again,by accident...

Just a morbid joke,God forbid...

The Cheapest would be 4 or 3 $...
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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 15:58

I buy vinyl too - mostly I can pick up prog albums for £1. The best deal I ever had was a first pressing of "Saucerful of Secrets" for £20. It typically goes on eBay for £100-500.

Close second is a copy of Glastonbury Fayre, with all the booklets and the plastic sleeve. Again, this tends to go for around £500, but I got it for £40.
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Points: 21206 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 16:02

I got Mike Keneally - Nonkertompf for €12, currently it's priced around €40. And just recently I bought Ron Thal - Hermit on Ebay for €6, and it's normally priced around €100.
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Points: 3047 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 16:02
hmmm my Derek Shulman autographed copy of Interview cost $10.99
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Points: 382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 16:12
I bought 'And Then There Were Three...' and 'Love Over Gold' for £1...and 'Trick Of The Tail' and 'ELP: Works 2' for £6. not bad really...
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Points: 382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 16:13
I was in a record shop the other day too, they were selling 45s for £5 A pop!  And they had a copy of DSOTM labelled: 'Double Album £10' WTF!?
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Points: 1059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 18:28
I bought a live Gentle Giant album called "Experience" for £3. Unfortunately i'm not sure of which year the recording was made
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Points: 1422 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 18:29
eBay - 15 Rush album for £20.  Plus, Yessongs for £1.
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 asia is about 2 dollars brand new http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/B000000OXH/qi d=1123633871/sr=8-4/ref=pd_bbs_4a//104-4233977-8516751?condi tion=all
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Points: 117 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 21:26
I've never found any GREAT deals, but all of Rush's remastered albums are a little less than 15 (CAN), including tax.

also, I found a used copy of Marillion's "Brave" (in good condition) for 9$ (CAN) (didn't have 9$, though )

but I'd say the best deal I ever had was when I bought a Special Edition Office Of Strategic Influence album NEW for only 45$!!! I know that I was ripped off...
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Points: 116 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2005 at 22:11
I was in new york visiting family and i went into a place called the house of guitars and found the flowerkings special addition 2 cd 2 dvd for 15 bucks brand new.
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The best deal on any music I've ever had was a great contition vinyl copy of ELP's Welcome Back My Friends for 50 cents (I love thrift stores).

Also, the last time I was in my local used vinyl shop, the guy was trying to get rid of classical box sets to make room and said I could take all I could carry for $10. I didn't have the money, but if I did I might have considered it.

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Points: 1422 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2005 at 04:24

Originally posted by Chris88 Chris88 wrote:

 asia is about 2 dollars brand new http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/B000000OXH/qi d=1123633871/sr=8-4/ref=pd_bbs_4a//104-4233977-8516751?condi tion=all

I got it for 50p at a record fair.  the seller stiffed me for sure!!
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Points: 1239 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2005 at 09:23

50p for Yes' 'Going for the One' in a bargain bin many, many, many moons ago

The best purchase ever, it was the start of a 25-year relationship with that wonderful music
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Points: 110 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2005 at 09:39
The cheapest was... over 200 vinyls my dad doesn't listen to anymore, so they're now mine.
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