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From: tjackson%peruvian.cs.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (tim jackson)
Subject: Re: BMG - New Account Question
Date: 24 Jan 93 17:12:35 MST
Organization: University of Utah Computer Science

To: parvin1@husc11.harvard.edu
Subject: Re: BMG - New Account Question
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Organization: University of Utah Computer Science
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From: mahone@lds.loral.com (Jerry Mahone)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Looking for Let's Active CD
Date: 22 Jan 93 18:49:03 GMT
Reply-To: mahone@lds.loral.com
Organization: Loral Data Systems

Does anyone know if Let's Active _Big Songs for Everybody_ is still available on
CD?  This may not be the title, but I believe it's close.  I've got it on vinyl,
and it's one of the few I've been unable to replace.  If it's not available, 
could someone out there send me e-mail on possible trades, etc.

Thanks,
Jerry

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From: ash@unislc.uucp (Ashok Sharma)
Subject: What music is ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT??
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:22:27 GMT

Hi netters,

can someone tell me what kind of music does the group Arrested Development
play. The name sounds interesting. Can you also give me the names of their
better albums.
thanks ,
Ashok
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu (Rudolf Daniel Riet)
Subject: Re: Shine On..
Keywords: Pink Floyd
Organization: Agnostic Jihad
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 17:12:03 GMT

As of now, Sony/EMI/Harvest, et al, have no intentions of releasing the
remastered versions of:
	
	A Saucerful Of Secrets
	Meddle
	Dark Side Of The Moon
	Wish You Were Here
	Animals
	The Wall
	A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
	The Pink Floyd Early Singles

as individual discs.  This was, supposedly, a "one-shot" deal, tough the
set should be out again come December.  

Until then, if you wish to get the BEST individual versions of these
albums, look for:

	A Saucerful Of Secrets	(EMI/Harvest, Japan, black label)
	Meddle 			(Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, 20-bit HDCD)
	Dark Side Of The Moon	(MFSL, 20-bit HDCD)
	Wish You Were Here	(EMI/Harvest, Japan, black label)
	Animals			(EMI/Harvest, Japan, black label)
	The Wall		(MFSL, 16-bit, out-of-print)
	A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
				(the same old normally available version)
	The Pink Floyd Early Singles
				(there's no direct companion to this, but
				 look for:
				_A CD Full Of Secrets_ by Westwood One Radio
				_Relics_ from Harvest-Australia, out-of-print
				_Early Singles_, a bootleg from Italy

That's what I know as of now.  I'll keep everybody posted as new news
leaks out!

Ciao!
		
-- 
: Rudi "The Drudi" Riet    "I'll miss Dan Quayle.  He's the only actor  :
: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu     out there where if you give him a line,     :
: rudi.riet@m.cc.utah.edu   it's guaranteed he'll get it wrong"         :
: GrimbleGru@aol.com			  - Tom Barberi, 1/19/93        :
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From: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu (Rudolf Daniel Riet)
Subject: Re: MINI CD's
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center Student Mail Machine
Distribution: world 
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 20:40:11 GMT

The best prices I've seen are:

	Player-only:		$499

	Recorder/Player:	$699

These are at SoundOff in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Still, I go after DCC or DAT if I were you for better-than-tape sound!

Ramble on!

-- 
: Rudi "The Drudi" Riet    "I'll miss Dan Quayle.  He's the only actor  :
: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu     out there where if you give him a line,     :
: rudi.riet@m.cc.utah.edu   it's guaranteed he'll get it wrong"         :
: GrimbleGru@aol.com			  - Tom Barberi, 1/19/93        :
From: ek1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Eugene Kuo)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Diz Diamonds Verve Years
Date: 27 Jan 93 03:56:30 GMT
Organization: Sophomore, English, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Hello!

I was just wondering if BMG has the new Dizzy Gillesppie three disc
compillation on Verve, and if so, what the numbers corresponding to that
selection were?  Incidentally, I'm sorry if this gets posted twice.  I
thought that I had posted this earlier, but it didn't seem to appear. .
..
From: harden@acsu.buffalo.edu (Alex Harden)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Columbia's offer
Date: 28 Jan 93 17:01:12 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: UB

jjmckay@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim McKay) writes:

>Joni Snyder <JSNYDER@auvm.american.edu> writes:

>>In which issue, I went to the library and saw Jan. 21, 1993 and it
>>had the 8 for 6.

>Once again, it' s *some* copies of the Feb 4, 1993 issue with Neneh Cherry
>on the cover.  Between pages 22 & 23.  Be sure to check the particular issue
>you buy as only a third have the 8 for 1/2 offer.  The other 2/3 of the
>issues have variations of the 8 now 6 later offer.

i got this issue from a friend with a subscription and it indeed had the 8 for
1 [or 1/2, i forgot] offer.

can't wait to join!

8)








-- 
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harden@acsu.buffalo.edu--  tomorrow; it's not too late to start today,
harden@cs.buffalo.edu----  better off safe, than sorry."
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From: ek1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Eugene Kuo)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Dizzy Gillesppie The Verve Years
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:27:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.ofN_60200YVXM5jVcW
Organization: Sophomore, English, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Hello!

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the BMG numbers associated with
the new Dizzy Gillesppie three disc box?  I can't remember the exact
name of the set.  Could someone help me?  does BMG even carry it? 
Thanks in advance!

eugene
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From: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu (Rudolf Daniel Riet)
Subject: Re: MD not out until Xmas??
Keywords: MD Recorder
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center Student Mail Machine
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 06:51:47 GMT


The compression scemes for MD and DCC ARE DIFFERENT!

In rough, and basic terms, MD uses a 5:1 compression ratio, whereas DCC
uses a 4:1 compression ratio.  

In practical terms, I've done quite a bit of "field testing" with both MD
and DCC, both with pre-recorded and live-recorded material.  In every test
(audio quality, that is), DCC sounded more natural than MD.  MD sounds
grainy in some parts.

I think that DCC has better reproduction due to its superior compression
scheme.  By selecting only those sounds which are above the threshhold of
hearing, it succeeds in accurate sonic reproduction.  MD, which uses
technology similar to that used in the software stuffers (Stuffit,
AutoDoubler), tends to "approximate" some sounds, leaving complex passages
sounding grainy and lifeless.  

Give me DCC ahead of MD, thanks!
-- 
: Rudi "The Drudi" Riet    "I'll miss Dan Quayle.  He's the only actor  :
: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu     out there where if you give him a line,     :
: rudi.riet@m.cc.utah.edu   it's guaranteed he'll get it wrong"         :
: GrimbleGru@aol.com			  - Tom Barberi, 1/19/93        :
From: dnwangus@flash.LakeheadU.Ca (Dave Angus)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: DCC vs MD: I don't want either
Date: 28 Jan 1993 00:28:30 GMT
Organization: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada


I guess I have to agree, too.  I find that chrome cassettes,
without noise reduction (I prefer noise to Dolby), are 
quite adequate for mobile listening.  DCC appears to be the
sonically superior format of the two, but still, why bother?

I suspect that of the two formats only MD will survive, and 
only if someone starts making data MD drives.  I'd love to
be able to store 120 megs of data on a MD for less than $20.

Anyone remember the Elcaset?



--
Dave Angus                                   "Kundalini wants his hand back"
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From: tron@spica.la.locus.com (Michael Trofimoff)
Subject: Looking for AWB "Cut the Cake" CD
Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Los Angeles, California
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 20:36:40 GMT


Hi All,

Has anybody seen the Average White Band CD "Cut The Cake" anywhere?
I've been trying to find a copy, but without any luck; any info, leads
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

-=< Michael T. >=-

email: tron@locus.com					voice: (310)337-5919
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: jjonsson@alexandria.lib.utah.edu
Subject: Re: Columbia's offer
Organization: Marriott Library, University of Utah
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 07:18:32 GMT

I just got the new Rolling Stone (Neil Young cover) and the Columbia House 
offer is still the eight for six deal. There is a BMG 8 for 1/2 deal in the 
mag. I think someone is pulling everyone's collective leg when they say that 
Columbia House has changed their terms.


Jeff Jonsson
Marriott Library Data Control, University of Utah.
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From: skrul@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Steve Krulewitz)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: New Colombia Member CD Selection
Date: 25 Jan 93 14:22:55 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

When I sign up to become a new member of Colombia House, is my choice
for the 8 free CDs only limited to the ad in the magazine?  Can I pick
anything out of a friends catalogue?

Also, if a friend signed me up, do I get the new deal (8 for 1) or the
same old one?

Thanks@
From: ehouse@Apple.COM (Eric House)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: BMG - New Account Question
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:04:10 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA

In article <parvin1.727911359@husc.harvard.edu> parvin1@husc11.harvard.edu (Douglas Parvin) writes:
>
>Absolutely.  They key is that you buy one at full price.  If you didn't also
>choose another at 50% off, they'd send you a little coupon for a 50% off cd.
>HOWEVER, you will later receice other offers, like 60% off or buy one get two
>free.  These specials, I believe, would NOT fulfill your membership agreement.

You're right that the key is to buy one at full price; hence, if you buy
that one at full price and get two free at the same time, you've now 
fulfilled your membership requirement and can quit after getting the 
additional free three you're entitled to.  I've done it -- and it's one
reason I'm not sure that 8-for-1/2 is a better deal than 8-for-one.  Sure,
the for-1/2 is cheaper per disk, but only nominally so, and there's a certain
hassle factor in each membership you have to start and quit.
-- 
****************************************************************************
Eric House			"My employer doesn't share its opinions with
RAAM in '93?		   	 me, so I can share only mine with you"
From: ralph@isis.CSS.GOV (Ralph Webber)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Benjamin Orr's Solo Career  WAS : Re: DESPERATE (ONCE MORE)
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:58:52 GMT
Organization: ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL

In article <C1Dwy2.E3t@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> kktakaha@cayley.uwaterloo.ca (Kevin Takahashi) writes:
>
>As well, for clarity's sake, Benjamin Orr sang lead vocals on The Cars' hit
>single "DRIVE" off of "HEARTBEAT CITY"

I believe Benjamin Orr sang lead on much more than this song, especially
on songs from the first two Cars albums. In fact, I'd bet he's sung lead
on more of their bigger hits than Ocasek has, though I used to think only
Ocasek sang lead before I bought any of their albums.

-- 
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<   ENSCO, Inc.             melbourne, florida     >
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From: "kevin bull" <kevin.bull@canrem.com>
Subject: queen - crown jewels
Reply-To: "kevin bull" <kevin.bull@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 28 Jan 93 09:10:53 EST

                      Tue  01-26-1993 
Hi!
        Does anyone out there know anything about the Queen Box set,
        that is supposedly being put together? I believe it is to be
        called "The Crown Jewels"

 * OLX 2.1 TD * Wanted: 486DX Fatherboard to have SX with my Motherboard.
--
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World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
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Subject: NEW GROUP PROPOSAL: rec.music.acappella
From: bcimmet@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Date: 21 Jan 93 01:19:28 EST
Organization: Wesleyan University

-- 
	I am posting again with regards to my proposal for a new Newsgroup
concentrating on a cappella music. I have had a lot of positive response, but I
have also had many questions, so I thought I'd try to answer them here.
Apologies if you are reading this more than once... I'm posting it in many
places.
        "a cappella" is a term that loosely means "without accompaniment." It
is Italian and refers to the style of music sung in chapels (cappella)
centuries ago. Works were performed without accompaniment, and today the term
refers to any music without instrumental assistance, and is not specificall
located to the church.
	There are many types of a cappella music. Some of the more common are
madrigals, classics, and religious music. However, there are many a cappella
groups that specialize in jazz, rock, popular, blues, African, Indian,
alternative, etc.
	I would hope that the newsgroup would not focus on one aspect of a
cappella music, but be spread across the field of choices. It can be used as a
bulletin board to advertise traveling groups, as a source of information for
members of groups, and I believe that (as a member and fan), I could spend
hours discussing this stuff with other people.
	I hope that there are many more of you interested in this, and if you
are, spread the word around. I'm going to be trying to get this officially set
up sometime soon, and I will keep everyone posted on the updates. PLEASE send
me any response you might have to my email address below. Don't just post
reactions to the newsgroups, because I don't get to read all of them all the
time, and I don't want to miss your reply. Thank you for your interest!

					- Brian Cimmet

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 ||     Brian "Medford" Cimmet      ||      BCIMMET@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU      ||
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 ||   "Well, of all things, can it be peeling?  No, yes, Ohio! My eye..."   ||
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From: 00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Matthew J. Stum)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: MD not out until Xmas??
Date: 25 Jan 93 13:35:00 GMT
Organization: Widget Enterprises

I called a few local audio stores this weekend asking about the new MiniDisk
player/recorder by Sony...  only one of them really knew anything about it
and said that only the software was out right now and he didn't expect the
units to be available until xmas.  Huh??   Does this match info that you
all have?

-- 
Matt Stum                    Gwydion ap Myrddin       Ball State University
00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu   Shire of Afonlyn, MK     Muncie, IN  USA
From: larry@cs.com (Larry Spence)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Shine On..
Keywords: Pink Floyd
Date: 27 Jan 93 06:40:42 GMT
Organization: Computer Support Corporation,  Dallas,Texas

In article <1993Jan25.171203.11961@fcom.cc.utah.edu> rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu (Rudolf Daniel Riet) writes:
>As of now, Sony/EMI/Harvest, et al, have no intentions of releasing the
>remastered versions of:
>	
>	[boxed set discs]
>
>as individual discs.  This was, supposedly, a "one-shot" deal, tough the
>set should be out again come December.  

Hm, the "limited edition until next Christmas" ploy...

>Until then, if you wish to get the BEST individual versions of these
>albums, look for:
>
>	Meddle 			(Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, 20-bit HDCD)
>	Dark Side Of The Moon	(MFSL, 20-bit HDCD)
                                       ^^^^^^
Gosh, how does your player read the disc, since presumably it only under-
stands a standard 16-bit encoding?  Do you have to get a shorter-wavelength 
laser?  Is the maximum playing time of these discs shorter?

>	Wish You Were Here	(EMI/Harvest, Japan, black label)

How does the Japanese CD compare to the UK EMI CD?  What are the differences?

Has anyone done a decent level-matched comparison of these masterings?  The
levels on the US vs. UK _WYWH_ are different enough to make the US CD sound
"better" to some people if the discs are just swapped in and out with no
level matching.  Are we talking about a "now put in the Japanese one... ah,
much better!" methodology here?  

-- 
Larry Spence
larry@cs.com
uunet!csccat!larry 
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From: garg@marge.cs.wisc.edu (Ritu Garg)
Subject: BMG - New Account Question
Reply-To: garg@marge.cs.wisc.edu (Ritu Garg)
Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Computer Sciences
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 18:15:54 GMT

hi

I recently joined BMG through a friend. He told me that he would also get
4 CD's and I would get 4 CD's free and three more with my first order. I
recently got the BMG Introduction packet with the 4 CD's. They had this offer
that if i order one CD at regular price, I would get another one for 50% off.
Would this one order count towards fulfilling my obligation and entitle me 
to the 3 other free CD's if I also ordered one at 50%. I am quite confused
as to how this works so would appreciate any clarification from the other
members

Thankyou

Ritu Garg
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd,rec.music.misc
From: hudson@eggneb.astro.ucla.edu (David Hudson)
Subject: Re: Cure - "Hello, I Love You"
Organization: UCLA Dept of Astronomy
Distribution: usa
Date: 27 Jan 93 15:10:57 PST

In article <1993Jan27.181905.16775@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> gene@hans.lerc.nasa.gov (Gene Fujikawa) writes:
>
>Does anyone know the name of the CD which has the cover
>version of the Doors classic "Hello I Love You", done by
>the Cure?  I have heard this on radio stations, but have
>never seen it in record stores.
>
>--
	its on the Elektra label tribute to itself entitled
"Rubaiyat" (sp?).  It is a double CD.  New Elektra bands do
covers of old Elektra bands.  it does have a few good
tunes, but overall it's not very good.  I picked it up for  
the covers done by the Pixies, Happy Mondays, Sugarcubes
and Metallica.  

Dave
hudson@eggneb.astro.ucla.edu
From: milliken@scofield.Corp.Sun.COM (Gary Milliken)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: MD not out until Xmas??
Date: 25 Jan 1993 17:40:34 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: scofield.corp.sun.com

In article <1993Jan25.083500.14021@bsu-ucs> 00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Matthew J. Stum) writes:
>I called a few local audio stores this weekend asking about the new MiniDisk
>player/recorder by Sony...  only one of them really knew anything about it
>and said that only the software was out right now and he didn't expect the
>units to be available until xmas.  Huh??   Does this match info that you
>all have?

Although I have yet to lay eyes on one, my nephew (a DJ in Sacramento) told me
that he saw them in a store.  But at $700 he was not about to buy one.  Y'know,
SOMEbody's gonna have to buy them at $700 a pop or they will never survive...
and never come down in price.
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From: gtaylor@vme.heurikon.com (Gregory Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd,rec.music.misc
Subject: Re: Elvis Costello (brief pointer)
Keywords: Elvis wins "without a net" award, stretches. Hoorah.
Date: 28 Jan 93 13:40:17 GMT
Reply-To: gtaylor@vme.heurikon.com (Gregory Taylor)
Organization: Heurikon Corporation, Madison, WI

kennedy@cs.swarthmore.edu (Sean Kennedy) writes:
>	Does anyone know anything about a new Elvis Costello CD?

Yeah. It's a song cycle with a string quartet (the Brodsky quartet)
called "The Juliet Letters." It's Costello in his Cole Porter/Steven
Sondheim mode, and while the writing for quartet isn't groundbreaking,
the lyrics and the whole flow of the thing strikes me as an incredibly
brave thing to try. The view of life, love, and relationships has spun
up much from "Imperial Bedroom" forward (some of the writing here also
reminds me of "Spike"), and that's just fine with me. I fully expect
that a legion of Elvis Costello fans may wind up hating this disc as
badly as EC's first foray with T-Bone Burnette ("too KUNTREE, man...."),
but I'd much rather pick through a courageous failure than bear another
formulaic hit. Costello's really worked hard on his vocal performances,
too.

P.S. The Brodsky Quartet's tone fits the performance perfectly, and it'd
be positively *horrible* IMHO to have handed these texts off to another
voice - particularly one that was more ah...classically trained.


--
I chose the perspectiveless, tall nonsense of God's noise aloft over the jagged
parish, thinking everything else was a dream too lonely for words. It was, but 
just as lonely is praying that all wives return, all dogs live.  Eternity takes
up all the room in the world. You can't drive fast enough./G.Taylor/608-828-3385
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From: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu (Rudolf Daniel Riet)
Subject: Re: Shine On..
Keywords: Pink Floyd
Organization: Agnostic Jihad
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 17:17:07 GMT

It seems that Sony is planning on marketing (and remarketing) the set like
the Led Zep box, but with stricter controls... supposedly.

Price Clubs in the Bay Area may still have a few sets at $110 (?), though
they're mostly sold out, from what I hear.  Sony REACLLED all of the sets
'round New Years, so chances are slim-to-none that ANY mail-order place or
regular retail outlet would have one.

More psycho-babble for your reading torture!
-- 
: Rudi "The Drudi" Riet    "I'll miss Dan Quayle.  He's the only actor  :
: rdr4972@u.cc.utah.edu     out there where if you give him a line,     :
: rudi.riet@m.cc.utah.edu   it's guaranteed he'll get it wrong"         :
: GrimbleGru@aol.com			  - Tom Barberi, 1/19/93        :
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: kennedy@cs.swarthmore.edu (Sean Kennedy)
Subject: Elvis Costello
Organization: Swarthmore College
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:22:59 GMT


	Does anyone know anything about a new Elvis Costello CD?


			Thanks,
			Sean Kennedy
			kennedy@cs.swarthmore.edu
From: dnwangus@flash.LakeheadU.Ca (Dave Angus)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: CD Connection vs buying locally
Date: 28 Jan 1993 00:17:48 GMT
Organization: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada

Well, I ordered 3 CDs from the CD Connection and after about
3 weeks they arrived.  Except they only shipped two of them
since they were out of stock on one of them.  Moral: order 
an extra CD "just in case".  

Anyway, total cost for two CDs (ignoring the long distance
charges) was $51.11 Canadian.  I recently bought a CD
locally which cost $26.43 (including taxes).  So, it looks
like I saved (at most) a whopping 88 cents per CD.

Even if I'd ordered 10 discs, to minimize the fixed costs like
the $8.50 shipping and $5.00 post office handling charges, 
the cost would have been around $19.18 each.  (Assuming the
CDs were priced at $12 US).  So, if you can buy CDs locally for
under $17 Canadian before taxes you're better off doing so.

Now, if you can't get the CDs you want locally, or you live
someplace where the only recorded music is the rack of 
Country Hits cassettes at the local gas station, then the
CD Connection makes a lot of sense.  

By the way, customs duty was 4.7% based on the value of the
discs in $ Canadian, GST was charged on top of that, but no
PST was collected.



--
Dave Angus                                   "Kundalini wants his hand back"
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