The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 Got some spam from Amazon UK this morning to say that they'd added a number of downloads to a thing called 'my cloud player' (fuckin' 'ell!) which were the contents of CDs I've bought from them (not sellers) over the past few years. So I downloaded the ones I hadn't already ripped to my HD and found that two of the downloads contained bonus tracks not on the originals!!!! Wow! Thought you'd like to know, folks MG Quote
erwbol Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Wow, MP3 bonus tracks! Yabadabadoo!!!! http://youtu.be/2s13X66BFd8 Edited September 20, 2013 by erwbol Quote
Clunky Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 My amazon cloud "copy" of Kenny Dorham Showboat sounds very bad, probably very low bit-rate MP3 which sounds unlistenable even on a humble iPod. Otherwise quite a neat service but you'd wonder about the added pressure this puts on smaller labels such as Chuck's. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Posted September 20, 2013 They're free. I bought the CDs a few years ago, so now I don't have to buy a new version of the CDs. I like MP3s anyway. Can't be asked to cart a load of CDs around when I'm out. MG My amazon cloud "copy" of Kenny Dorham Showboat sounds very bad, probably very low bit-rate MP3 which sounds unlistenable even on a humble iPod. Otherwise quite a neat service but you'd wonder about the added pressure this puts on smaller labels such as Chuck's. Not sure about that. One of the albums with bonus cuts was on Rogue; probably no bigger than Nessa. They're unissued cuts from a 1990 session and almost enough for a separate LP, which they could have issued then. Listening to the Concha Buika now and it sounds fine. MG Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Posted September 20, 2013 Of course, it should go without saying that I've always been a lo-fi fanatic MG Quote
BillF Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 Thanks for the tip, MG. No message from Amazon.uk, but just accessed the Cloud Player for the first time and saw the 20 MP3 albums I'd bought in recent times increase to 61 as some of my purchased CDs were added while I watched. As there are 754 "songs", I just can't be bothered to scroll through to see if any are new additions, but it's nice to know they are there, just in case some jazz-crazed burglar makes off with my CDs. Come to think of it, most of those songs - together with a million others - are available for listening for the price of my £9.99 monthly payment to Spotify. It's all a bit overwhelming when you think how long we had to save up to buy an LP in our youth! Quote
erwbol Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Come to think of it, most of those songs - together with a million others - are available for listening for the price of my £9.99 monthly payment to Spotify. It's all a bit overwhelming when you think how long we had to save up to buy an LP in our youth! Isn't it a bit ironic that now that the adult you can afford to buy all that music in physical form you wax lyrical about subscription on demand AM radio. Edited September 20, 2013 by erwbol Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Posted September 20, 2013 Come to think of it, most of those songs - together with a million others - are available for listening for the price of my £9.99 monthly payment to Spotify. It's all a bit overwhelming when you think how long we had to save up to buy an LP in our youth! Isn't it a bit ironic that now that the adult you can afford to buy all that music in physical form you wax lyrical about subscription on demand AM radio. I can't afford to buy everything I want, by any means. Afford in terms of cash, time to listen and space. And when I have to be taken into the old folks' home because I keep wetting the bed or something, and I say, 'where can I put these thousands of LPs, CDs and K7s?' I can well imagine the short reply I'll get, and I'll be glad a substantial proportion of them are on my hard drives. MG Quote
erwbol Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 Come to think of it, most of those songs - together with a million others - are available for listening for the price of my £9.99 monthly payment to Spotify. It's all a bit overwhelming when you think how long we had to save up to buy an LP in our youth! Isn't it a bit ironic that now that the adult you can afford to buy all that music in physical form you wax lyrical about subscription on demand AM radio. I can't afford to buy everything I want, by any means. Afford in terms of cash, time to listen and space. And when I have to be taken into the old folks' home because I keep wetting the bed or something, and I say, 'where can I put these thousands of LPs, CDs and K7s?' I can well imagine the short reply I'll get, and I'll be glad a substantial proportion of them are on my hard drives. MG In The Netherlands chances of getting into an old folks home have been reduced to zero due to the neoliberal solutions to the crisis. They want you to stay at home and prefer the neighborhood and family to help you out. Else they'll try to take as much of your savings as they can. Our happy new 'participation society'. At least they won't confiscate your LP/CD collection. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Posted September 20, 2013 Come to think of it, most of those songs - together with a million others - are available for listening for the price of my £9.99 monthly payment to Spotify. It's all a bit overwhelming when you think how long we had to save up to buy an LP in our youth! Isn't it a bit ironic that now that the adult you can afford to buy all that music in physical form you wax lyrical about subscription on demand AM radio. I can't afford to buy everything I want, by any means. Afford in terms of cash, time to listen and space. And when I have to be taken into the old folks' home because I keep wetting the bed or something, and I say, 'where can I put these thousands of LPs, CDs and K7s?' I can well imagine the short reply I'll get, and I'll be glad a substantial proportion of them are on my hard drives. MG In The Netherlands chances of getting into an old folks home have been reduced to zero due to the neoliberal solutions to the crisis. They want you to stay at home and prefer the neighborhood and family to help you out. Else they'll try to take as much of your savings as they can. Our happy new 'participation society'. At least they won't confiscate your LP/CD collection. Oh, you think my cassettes are in danger? MG Quote
erwbol Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 Come to think of it, most of those songs - together with a million others - are available for listening for the price of my £9.99 monthly payment to Spotify. It's all a bit overwhelming when you think how long we had to save up to buy an LP in our youth! Isn't it a bit ironic that now that the adult you can afford to buy all that music in physical form you wax lyrical about subscription on demand AM radio. I can't afford to buy everything I want, by any means. Afford in terms of cash, time to listen and space. And when I have to be taken into the old folks' home because I keep wetting the bed or something, and I say, 'where can I put these thousands of LPs, CDs and K7s?' I can well imagine the short reply I'll get, and I'll be glad a substantial proportion of them are on my hard drives. MG In The Netherlands chances of getting into an old folks home have been reduced to zero due to the neoliberal solutions to the crisis. They want you to stay at home and prefer the neighborhood and family to help you out. Else they'll try to take as much of your savings as they can. Our happy new 'participation society'. At least they won't confiscate your LP/CD collection. Oh, you think my cassettes are in danger? MG They need those to fix the uneven table legs of the civil servants's desks. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Posted September 20, 2013 Come to think of it, most of those songs - together with a million others - are available for listening for the price of my £9.99 monthly payment to Spotify. It's all a bit overwhelming when you think how long we had to save up to buy an LP in our youth! Isn't it a bit ironic that now that the adult you can afford to buy all that music in physical form you wax lyrical about subscription on demand AM radio. I can't afford to buy everything I want, by any means. Afford in terms of cash, time to listen and space. And when I have to be taken into the old folks' home because I keep wetting the bed or something, and I say, 'where can I put these thousands of LPs, CDs and K7s?' I can well imagine the short reply I'll get, and I'll be glad a substantial proportion of them are on my hard drives. MG In The Netherlands chances of getting into an old folks home have been reduced to zero due to the neoliberal solutions to the crisis. They want you to stay at home and prefer the neighborhood and family to help you out. Else they'll try to take as much of your savings as they can. Our happy new 'participation society'. At least they won't confiscate your LP/CD collection. Oh, you think my cassettes are in danger? MG They need those to fix the uneven table legs of the civil servants's desks. MG Quote
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