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klikger
= Cult of Ray =
693 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2004 : 02:50:32
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If you sign up at emusic.com, you can get 50 free downloads and then cancel your subscription without paying anything. Yes, you have to have a credit card, but it won't be billed as long as you cancel your trial subscription. They currently have Oddballs, FB&tC, Show Me Your Tears, Pistolero, Black Letter Days, Dog in the Sand, and Devil's Workshop. I downloaded 4 albums off this site and didn't have to pay a penny. |
Edited by - klikger on 04/09/2004 02:52:19 |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2004 : 13:43:50
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I think that's how I got Oddballs in the first place...a while ago, when it first came out, someone had a promo code or something that they informed the AbstractPlain about and we all got Oddballs. Good deal, back then it was like, 1 free album or something.
"Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window." |
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1615 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2004 : 14:26:18
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quote: Originally posted by El Barto
I think that's how I got Oddballs in the first place...a while ago, when it first came out, someone had a promo code or something that they informed the AbstractPlain about and we all got Oddballs. Good deal, back then it was like, 1 free album or something.
"Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window."
I remember this, you could download the album twice or something and after I downloaded it once I gave someone on the Plain my password so they could download it too.
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
Edited by - Thomas on 04/09/2004 14:29:15 |
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holidaysong
- FB Fan -
Ireland
164 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2004 : 17:09:47
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thanks for the tip ! |
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klikger
= Cult of Ray =
693 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2004 : 22:18:45
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My pleasure. Oh yeah, I think that Frank Black was actually the first artist who had music distributed through emusic.com . |
Edited by - klikger on 04/09/2004 22:19:53 |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2004 : 22:38:51
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Is there some reason you guys can't purchase Oddballs, either as a CD or from the website?
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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klikger
= Cult of Ray =
693 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2004 : 01:26:31
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Well, I could go out and pay cash for the CD, but it's also nice to get stuff for free, especially as a broke college student. Emusic.com uses these free downloads as an incentive to join their service. Frank will receive the same compensation per download that he would if i continued my subscription to the service. And he'll also receive a portion of the money which I paid for 13 of his regular CD's, all 15 of the live North American reunion CD's, and tickets to several of his shows this year. |
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 04/11/2004 : 19:20:29
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you bought 15 of the live cds??? Wowzers, that extreme.
"I joined the Cult of Popeye / The CoF required my good eye" |
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holidaysong
- FB Fan -
Ireland
164 Posts |
Posted - 04/12/2004 : 16:23:04
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hmm..emusic is missing three of the oddballs tracks at the moment! |
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skeleton man1
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 04/15/2004 : 19:01:03
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quote: Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Is there some reason you guys can't purchase Oddballs, either as a CD or from the website?
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
you can purchase oddballs from his label at www.spinartrecords.com |
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prozacrat
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1186 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 18:58:32
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And you can find it in some stores, too. I was at Cheapo Discs in St. Paul last week and I found SIX copies of Oddballs there. I wanted to get an extra, but was saving up for the first two Pixies gigs. But I suggest checking some of the obscure places like that.
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klikger
= Cult of Ray =
693 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 23:23:24
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Weird. That's a lot. |
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the thing
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
313 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 06:47:38
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emusic say they sometimes have to remove songs for technical reasons (problems with mp3 quality??)
I just started using the service (thanks to this thread) and have to say I thought it was excellent, this is the sort of thing which should give iTunes $0.99 downloads a run for there money!
My head was feeling scared, but my heart was feeling free |
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klikger
= Cult of Ray =
693 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 11:33:18
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Definitely. When I get some money I can spend, I think I'll re-subscribe. |
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