Who still buys Cd's?

[Kyle]

Must admit I hoarde cd's. I don't buy owt off iTunes unless I can't get the CD or it's like ultra rare and about £60

I love ripping off the plastic wrapping and slapping it in a CD player and having the physical booklet to flick through while it's on.

[Vanessa]

Must admit I hoarde cd's. I don't buy owt off iTunes unless I can't get the CD or it's like ultra rare and about £60

I love ripping off the plastic wrapping and slapping it in a CD player and having the physical booklet to flick through while it's on.

I do sometimes if i really like the artist. Otherwise i just download it. :hugesmile:

[Kyle]

I do sometimes if i really like the artist. Otherwise i just download it. :hugesmile:

Sometimes I find on amazon the CD is actually cheaper than the download. Like wtf lol

I love how amazon have got that auto rip thing now so you can download it while waiting!

Thanks Amazon you sexy beast :elephant:

[Natalie.]

I get cds still, I love getting cds

[MTVN]

No, although did I purchase a couple of vinyl records at a village fete recently, got myself a good Daniel O'Donnell record on the cheap

[Shaun]

Download everything, only buy CDs that I really like. Usually about 10-15 of a year's releases. I have about 200 altogether atm.

[King Gizzard]

If I like an album that i've downloaded enough I'll pay for it and that means getting a physical copy of it it not a legal download, but CD's are ridiculously expensive these days at most places

[Kyle]

I get cds still, I love getting cds

I have all the smiths albums including hatful of hallow nicely placed on my shelf next to the cure and talk talk :elephant:

[smudgie]

I buy them.

Hubby downloads his musc, then pinches my CDs for the car.:hugesmile:




I can't complain as he a deAf..and needs special equipment.

[Natalie.]

I have all the smiths albums including hatful of hallow nicely placed on my shelf next to the cure and talk talk :elephant:

The Smiths, I could listen to them forever. Good taste :wavey:

[armand.kay]

Yes, I like having hard copy's.

[Kyle]

Yes, I like having hard copy's.

That's what it's all about for me. I love having the CD's.

Just bought the new version of Jeff Wayne's war of the Worlds and I bet it will have a nice chunky booklet for me to have a gander in.

[Saph]

I like having the hard copy as well, I download singles though

[Stu]

What Nathan said.

Tends to be older releases I buy though, with decent artwork. Vinyl mostly. Not because I'm a hipster or anything but because ... well ... I have a vinyl player and I prefer the sound. I can also kinda DJ so I amuse myself by mixing stuff that shouldn't be mixed - like seeing what happens when you bang An Unforgettable Fire up against some Marco V.

It doesn't help the illegal downloading industry that for years now artists have been putting out horrible CD packages with thin inlay booklets and daft "this is me with jewelery on me and paint in the background" style homogenized album covers.

Part of the draw of vinyl in the old days is that you weren't just paying for the music, you were paying for an item of aesthetic pleasure. You had your record, the awesome smell inside the cardboard, nice big liner notes, beautiful artwork.

Now it's just a big face with 'ARTISTS NAME' in sharp font.

[fingers]

All you need to know to burn your own CDs!

> http://www.wikihow.com/Burn-a-CD

Sleeves/Inserts you can download!

[Kyle]

What Nathan said.

Tends to be older releases I buy though, with decent artwork. Vinyl mostly. Not because I'm a hipster or anything but because ... well ... I have a vinyl player and I prefer the sound. I can also kinda DJ so I amuse myself by mixing stuff that shouldn't be mixed - like seeing what happens when you bang An Unforgettable Fire up against some Marco V.

It doesn't help the illegal downloading industry that for years now artists have been putting out horrible CD packages with thin inlay booklets and daft "this is me with jewelery on me and paint in the background" style homogenized album covers.

Part of the draw of vinyl in the old days is that you weren't just paying for the music, you were paying for an item of aesthetic pleasure. You had your record, the awesome smell inside the cardboard, nice big liner notes, beautiful artwork.

Now it's just a big face with 'ARTISTS NAME' in sharp font.

I still find with CDs from groups in the 80's they have decent album artwork and booklets. Talking heads and Level 42's booklets have interested me and I got a big one with the Joy division box set.

[Stu]

I still find with CDs from groups in the 80's they have decent album artwork and booklets. Talking heads and Level 42's booklets have interested me and I got a big one with the Joy division box set.
Factory Records used to put out incredibly lavish presentations even for their singles in the old days. Each Factory release was treated as a piece of high end commodity.

I remember PiL's Metal Box album that came ... in a metal box. I think they actually [I]lost money on the limited run of those things.

[Shaun]

what do they have now stu? katy perry putting seeds in and encouraging us to think about the environment

just bloody wrong

[King Gizzard]

Those cardboard CD cases need to die though.

[Kyle]

Those cardboard CD cases need to die though.

I hate those, they never sit right in the collection.

I can tolerate the cardboard ones with the plastic bit to house the CD like the crystal fighters one.

[Shaun]

I don't mind the cardboard ones, bit thinner and consume less space.

[King Gizzard]

they get tatty and worn very easily and as SM says they never sit right in CD collections, I've got about 4 of the bastards sitting awkwardly on top

[Shaun]

anything david bowie does is OKAY NATHAN

[BigSister]

I like to buy albums by artists and groups that I like but the ones that I cant find or cheaper on itunes I download I also buy NOWS and complimation ones as those I cant fit on my itunes and i can pick and choose those songs

[Princess]

I do and for the OP reasons, I like having actually the thing. I still have yet to download an album, just an occasional single.

[Roy Mars III]

listen to vinyl so you can feel pretentious like me

[Stu]

anything david bowie does is OKAY NATHAN
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Never-Let-Me-Down.jpg

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[arista]

Must admit I hoarde cd's. I don't buy owt off iTunes unless I can't get the CD or it's like ultra rare and about £60

I love ripping off the plastic wrapping and slapping it in a CD player and having the physical booklet to flick through while it's on.



I buy CD's and SACD's 5.1
and DVDA
Also from Japan BluSpec CD's
SHM CD's

[Ammi]

..yeah, I still buy cds, I still play them in my car..I have lots of vinyls as well, original ones but nothing to play them on atm..will have to raid Stu's house and steal his record player...

[Niamh.]

I buy CDs sometimes, more so now that I've fallen out with my iPod

[Kyle]

Just bought Fleetwood Mac album Rumours 3 Disc set at Amazon a tenner with the auto rip too.

iTunes it's 99p more.


Crackers :elephant:

[Kyle]

I buy CD's and SACD's 5.1
and DVDA
Also from Japan BluSpec CD's
SHM CD's

Never bought one of them posh surround sound cd's, they any good Arista?

[Vanessa]

I usually buy them around Christmas, when the sales are on. :laugh:

[Harry!]

I still buy CDs p, I still love browsing HMV and seeing what is in store. For latest albums I nearly always buy the cd version. It feels that you are supporting the artist more.

[Stu]

For latest albums I nearly always buy ten cd version.
I'm not sure should I take this to mean as what I think it to mean.

o_O

[Harry!]

I'm not sure should I take this to mean as what I think it to mean.

o_O

Oops typo! :p

[arista]

Never bought one of them posh surround sound cd's, they any good Arista?


Yes 5.1

Utter Bliss


Marvin Gaye 1982 Sony SACD Multi Sound
Fantastic

[Samm]

I stopped buying CDs ages ago I just downloaded them :idc:

[joeysteele]

I'm always buying CD's, I love seeing my collection grow.