Why is so hard to find these..
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Topic: Why is so hard to find these..
Posted By: BleedingGum
Subject: Why is so hard to find these..
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 11:21
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Here in Calgary, it is hard to find any of these: IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Arena, Glass Hammer. I went to HMV, ABSound, Music World, Best Buy, even second-hand CD-Store like TRAMPS. Do you guys have similar difficulties to find those CDs in your home town? Thanks.   ------------- ...this is called....BleedingGum ... ! |
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 11:29
| I found my IQ Dark matter at a Best Buy, but I haven't found any of those you listed above. If I did, I would have bought them. I find it usually the case of finding that needle in a haystack bit. I found Porcupine Tree Deadwing the other day at the music store...not under Porcupine Tree....but under other bands starting with the letter P section. Prog is difficult to find unless you order it online.....otherwise I suggest you just scour the cd selection at stores with a fine toothed comb and leave nothing unturned......while it takes me a half hour or more to find something good but in the end I always find something interesting. |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 11:52
| The local HMV has a decent selection, even a copy of peppers ghost by arena. But in downtown ottawa there is a little place called record runner, HEAVEN. they have a great porcupine tree selection, among many other prog bands, and the cheapest prices in the city. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 11:55
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Why don't you start at the end than, it would save time
Can't find anything in the local shops also, I was lucky to find Arena and pendragon by sheer chance and coincidence (and the comb-method as described by Gdub). Ordering online is the only sure way to succes ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
gdub411 wrote:
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 11:59
smartass. actually it reminds me of that stupid saying "It was in the last place we looked"....of course it was....why would you keep searching for it once ya found it? |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 12:11
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http://synphonic.8m.com/ - http://synphonic.8m.com/
greg has a massive collection of Prog from around the world, including the ones you mentioned.He ships things ULTRA quick and to save on postage will post w/out jewel cases ...I've never had a problem.
Also try Will Mackie @ http://www.caerllysimusic.co.uk/ - http://www.caerllysimusic.co.uk/ ... also see his EBAY store - CAERLLYSI
If you don't mind shopping online there's plenty of places to find what you want ... thread http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=485&KW=+stores - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=485&am p;am p;KW=+stores +
GOOD LUCK ... THE BANDS YOU MENTIONED ARE TOO GOOD TO MISS ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: Cluster One
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 12:46
1. BleedingGum, Promise to thank me later  2. Go check out "Hotwax" (it's in the Kensington area of Cowgary) I scored 6-7 decent Prog CD's there just a few weeks ago (Gabriel, King Crimson, Kansas, Nektar) They have a decent vinyl collection as well downstairs... 3. Next go to "Recordland" in the Inglewood area of town. If you don't already know this place, prepare to be blown away as this is probably the BEST kept secret in Canada. I have visited dozens of second hand record stores across the Great White North. Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, and even that bastion of musical genius known as Montreal has NOTHING on this shop in Calgary. They have tonnes (and I really mean tonnes) of CDs from floor to ceiling, as well as old 45's, 8-tracks, Boxsets, VHS, DVD's and an absolutely MASSIVE room dedicated solely to old vinyl. All their vinyl is kept in plastic, and is quite cheap. If you're into 'older prog' this is the place to go. I can't guarantee that you'll find IQ, Glass hammer or the like there, but personally I've dropped hundreds of dollars in this wonder of all wonders. Not only does my wife NO LONGER allow me to go visit "Recordland", she won't even allow me to go to that part of Calgary, lest I be tempted to drop this goldmine a visit. 4. If all else fails, just order your prog through ProgArchives' links to CDuniverse.com or Amazon.com ------------- Marmalade...I like marmalade. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 12:52
| I buy all my cd's on the Internet |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:00
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As a matter of course, the "major" CD stores (in the NYC area and most of the U.S., that would include Tower, Virgin, etc.) do not carry the more "obscure" prog bands. The closest they come is bands like Flower Kings, Marillion, Spock's Beard, The Church, maybe Porcupine Tree, since those groups (among others) "broke into" the "mainstream" at some point, so they are better known (and promoted...) When I want CDs from the more obscure prog bands - and IQ, Pendragon, Arena and Glass Hammer are, from the pointm of view of "major" stores, obscure - I either go to Dowtown Music Gallery (in NYC), where they have a pretty good selection of stuff, or can order stuff for me. Or I contact kalifonia records in Italy, which has one of the most extensive rare and OOP prog catalogues I have found. Good luck! |
Posted By: BleedingGum
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:11
Felona, Thanks for the link, I bookmarked them already. 
Cluster One,  I am thanking you now for the info. Hotwax is near my office. I never thought of Hotwax. Let me walk down there while I have lunch break. Never heard of Recordland, I definitely check this out after work. I think it will be worth it, based on your info here. I am not sure if I will thank you, if my wife will do the same thing like what your wife did it to you by NOT ALLOWING me doing the PROG stuff here.  . Just joking.... of course I will appreciate it and I promise to thank you. I will follow-up on this topic for you. Like everybody's opinions... the last resort has to be online-purchase. :) Thanks. ------------- ...this is called....BleedingGum ... ! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:16
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I guess I'm sort of lucky. The Best Buy where I live is filled to the brim with Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, and of all things they even have Ayreon... Unfortunately, I cannot find any IQ or Marillion (Fish Era) ANYWHERE, so I have to order those on the net. ------------- 
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Posted By: joe S
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:35
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I use the following site to buy a lot of my music - http://www.mp3search.ru/ - http://www.mp3search.ru/ Granted, it doesn't have everything, but at .10 per download it's probably worth a look. You can review their catalog before registering....
------------- jjs |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 16:30
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http://synphonic.8m.com/ - http://synphonic.8m.com/ Impressive place! Really cheap prices. I shall be gracing them with my custom. ------------- 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 19:54
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I live in Maryland and we have a chain of 12 stores in this state called Record & Tape Traders.Very cool,small,hole in the wall type stores.If they don't have it,you tell them what you want and they will order it for no extra charge,and it usually arrives in like a week.That is where and how I have aquired most of my prog cds. -------------  |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 20:51
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It's not like you're missing out on anything.... Best Buy has IQ last time I checked. Virgin Megastore has pretty much all of those, except the prices are way jacked up. |
Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 02:50
ah another calgary dude .. i'm from strathmore, bout 20 minutes from you. i have the same problem, espcially at A&B, because all of the prog cds are mixed in with everything else, and prog covers so many different styles its spread EVERYWHERE. I can usually find the big names but when it comes to smaller bands i usually order off of amazon. ------------- 
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Posted By: dolina vila
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:25
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I,m from Houston Tx, and i can,t finde anything of prog- Rock music, becouse local shops sell only hip-hop, rap, techno dance and another piles of sh*t. Thay belive only in dollars, not in art. Thay are most primitive and misery motherf**kers. Everybody in this world know we( USA resident) live in jaws of big companys, one non -democracy world. My friends from Europe make copys and send to me. |