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Online Music Shops

  • 11-01-2004 2:22am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭


    I thought it might be an idea to make a list (or possibly even a sticky) of online music shops, because that's what I came here looking for and can't find. I'm sure it would be of benefit to all.

    Here's my 2c in the order of goodness

    www.101cd.com
    www.play.com
    www.cdwow.co.uk
    www.amazon.co.uk


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Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    http://www.musicselection.com .. if it doesn't exist there, then it doesn't exist :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭Lucutus


    Good Idea, Deserves to be stickied.

    Luc


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    www.blackstar.co.uk - for DVD's

    www.cdwow.ie - Prices in Euro.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Originally posted by BrianD
    www.cdwow.ie - Prices in Euro.

    use this very handy currency convertor for foreign currencies


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭honru


    www.deepdiscountcd.com

    American site. Some of you may be familiar with www.deepdiscountdvd.com. Very good selection, but there is a shipping charge for International orders, $6 (€4.70) for an order up to $25. While high, some might benefit from the weak dollar on the already cheap CDs. Plus you may be able to put it to good use if you are visiting the United States (free shipping), or need to order that special US-exclusive CD.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 175 ✭✭vgar


    www.mycokemusic.com

    This is a pretty kool site. It was only launched last month. You can view albums and then just download individual tracks (legally).

    It cost about 99p per track (depending on how many 'credits' you purchase).

    I've been using it for the past couple of weeks and its pretty kool. A fairly good selection as well as a few exclusives before they are released in the shops.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    www.audiolunchbox.com

    Digital music site. All the downloads are DRM free.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7 EsexBoy




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,709 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    How about http://www.roadrecs.com/ for new Irish music?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Okie


    I haven't used it myself, but it comes recommended www.cdjungle.com

    As far as I know it's free delivery (not sure if, it's free to Ireland though, I think it is)

    The price is in £'s Sterling but convert it across and it's still cheap for CD's!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭robbie1876


    Djangos - Great for second hand and rare recordings. I've ordered from them a few times - highly recommended.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 822 ✭✭✭Mutz


    http://www.cdbaby.com - Just Ordered Off them now. Seem good for Independant - non label music. Haven't heard anything about them before. I'll let ye know how I get on. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Cork


    Has anyone any experiences of:

    www.101cd.com


    or

    mvc.co.uk


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    Yes. 101cd have a great back catalogue, and they're damn cheap, but postage generally takes about 2 weeks.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭BolBill


    www.cduniverse.com.

    American site, big selection and affordable because prices are in US$. Delivery is costly but doesnt double with second CD so best to buy a few.
    Takes 10 days to get here. :cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭karlh


    12clicked.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16 neutral


    Any suggestions for sites for legal dowload music?


    I can't get some tracks I want on mycokemusic.com


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 Quangle


    http://www.bleep.com (warp records)
    They seem to have started offering some stuff in flac!
    Pricing
    Site uses frames :-/

    http://www.mindawn.com/
    http://www.magnatune.com/

    (free and) legal music link fest


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭rugbug86


    download itunes and use the music store there, 99cents a song, 9.99 an album. still cheaper than some of those sites and ya have them instantly!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 453 ✭✭dead air


    www.eil.com is good for rarities and hard to find items. I've bought from them before without problem, and they're based in the UK.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭del_boy85


    I think www.bangcd.com are excellent and very cheap for current chart cds. Only 6.99stg and free delivery worldwide. Not much of a back catalogue though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭irishraven




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 Johnner111


    I agree bangcd is very good, there delivery time is speedy, usually two days after shipping, their back catalogue is no good tho, and they suck for anything non-chart really.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭Bottle_of_Smoke


    none of those sites had marilyn manson or black sabbath, not acceptable!

    is there anywhere other thna mycokemusic(wont play on my mp3 player)


  • Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭antod


    checkout hmv digital its about 1.20e a song they have a very good selection or the new download site e-music.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Cork wrote:
    Has anyone any experiences of:

    www.101cd.com


    or

    mvc.co.uk
    I know this was asked a long time ago, but I wanted to express my disappointment with 101CD. I ordered a total of four items from them and after six months, they had managed to deliver two of them. Most of the items weren't even particularly obscure. In fact one of them I ordered because they sent me a promotional email for it! I eventually cancelled the order nine months later and got the item within a week from Ebay. A big let-down and a complete waste of time, in my experience.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,079 ✭✭✭lukin


    What about this site:
    http://www.mp3sugar.com?
    I haven't used it myself yet so I don't know if it's available in Ireland.
    Mods can delete this post if it isn't.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,904 ✭✭✭DeadSkin


    lukin wrote:
    What about this site:
    http://www.mp3sugar.com?
    I haven't used it myself yet so I don't know if it's available in Ireland.
    Mods can delete this post if it isn't.

    Any one here use this site?
    Would like some feedback on it before I hand over any credit card details.
    The tracks I'm looking at are $0.15, this is the cheapest I've seen online.

    EDIT: Just did a bit more diggin' and it's another russian site....will give it a miss.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 593 ✭✭✭McSandwich




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 djdownload


    www.djdownload.com – DJdownload.com is THE place to go for mp3 dance music downloads. Specialising in house, electro, hard dance, techno, progressive, trance, electro, breaks, drum and bass and Leftfield & Electronica.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Neurojazz


    Beatport (US)


    Audiojelly(GB)


    3Beat Digital (GB)


    Trackitdown (GB)


    Juno (GB)

    These are a few that actually pay the artisits a healthy cut - if a track is 15c then the artist is'nt being paid *anything*! ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 413 ✭✭spooydermot


    emusic.com

    theres a heavy amount on the site, beware though, some tracks are not available in Ireland.
    Worth taking a look for lesser known artists.

    some great stuff like Gillian Welch and Erin McKeown on there too


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭lisajane


    www.mp3sparks.com www.lavamus.com

    I use these 2 websites alot. They're good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭Peter Walczak


    Any online shops (like HMV or Amazon) I can buy music using Laser?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    hi guys and gals, can anyone recomend a good site to buy either vinyl or casstte, cant see these formats on the sites that would buy cds off on.

    to help narrow it down the vinyls for my self, new to it, would be starting off with rereleases/rare stuff/specal editions, ie the the joshua tree rerelease, or the new rolling stones back catalouge

    cassette is for xmas pressie for elerdery relative, traditonal irish or country


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭bget


    there is a new site dont know if any one has heard of it but it offers unlimited free legal music dwn loads the only catch is that there will be some advertisements that it may be nesicary to was before you can down load you song. it has been endorsed by sony music and a few other big brands.
    its called www.qtrax.com
    it is up and running in theory but as far as i know they are having some problems but it would be worth keeping and i on.
    note: it is only compatible with mp3's at present not ipods.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 709 ✭✭✭mac123


    lisajane wrote: »
    www.mp3sparks.com www.lavamus.com

    I use these 2 websites alot. They're good.

    Hey, iv been using mp3sparks myself for the last few months. Never had any problems until last week when i went on and was blocked from entering the site. Apparently the servers are blocking the ip address of the site but i got on at the weekend and then i tried again today and couldnt!

    Are you having any trouble with it or have you tried recently?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 605 ✭✭✭aliqueenb


    mp3 rocket, my brother got it and it only cost 40 euro and we have unlimited music downloads now:D...its a mainly american site though so i find it hard to get songs from scouting for girls:mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭gerky


    aliqueenb wrote: »
    mp3 rocket, my brother got it and it only cost 40 euro and we have unlimited music downloads now:D...its a mainly american site though so i find it hard to get songs from scouting for girls:mad:

    That is not a good site its fairly unsafe some spyware/adware and as far as I know would be classed as an illegal file sharing site.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭raindog.promo


    Mutz wrote: »
    http://www.cdbaby.com - Just Ordered Off them now. Seem good for Independant - non label music. Haven't heard anything about them before. I'll let ye know how I get on. :D

    I've used these, had a problem downloading mp3's from them. Wrote them an e-mail letting them know and they got straight back to me and sorted it out.

    So Thumbs up for CDBABY


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭lanod2407


    Has anyone used www.gomusic.ru ?

    It's a Russian site with very cheap downloads - would appreciate some feedback if anyone knows anything about it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Besprechen


    lanod2407 wrote: »
    Has anyone used www.gomusic.ru ?

    It's a Russian site with very cheap downloads - would appreciate some feedback if anyone knows anything about it.

    yep, havent used it in ages but I've been a member for about 3-4 years now. It's perfectly safe (as in my card hasn't been cloned yet!), at first there used to be the occasional glitch with downloads not starting immediately, also they never respond to any email queries, but overall happy enough with the service.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭lanod2407


    Thanks Besprechen - what about file / sound quality? How does it compare with other sites and standard CD quality?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,115 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    7digital.ie - legit downloads, most in non-DRMed MP3 format

    seem pretty cheap - new beck album is there for €7 (even cheaper if you pay in sterling, £5)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Besprechen


    lanod2407 wrote: »
    Thanks Besprechen - what about file / sound quality? How does it compare with other sites and standard CD quality?


    quality is fine but then again I've not got the best headphones in the world, all mine are either VBR or 192kbps. I've not used any other pay sites. You also get a 10% discount for buying complete albums but can buy individual tracks if you wish for usually 10-15 US cents.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭lanod2407


    Logged into gomusic.ru recently and found that all credit card payment methods had been removed and the only way you can pay now is via "a telephone call".
    I emailed to ask how do I pay by credit card and was referred back to the link to the "pay by phone" item as the payment method.

    Removal of credit card services - now looks decidedly dodgy to me ...... anyone else of similar or different opinion?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    I use CDON and EMP Online for most of my CD buying needs.

    I've never had a problem with either of them


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