eMusic home stretch

[redsock]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 
 
 and if you act quickly a couple UK labels as they may soon be unavailable to the US are there.
 

What's happening with these labels? Why will they soon not be available?

[Vas Deferens]

Labels come and go on emusic without notice. Rykodisc, for example. The Frank Zappa albums (30+) disappeared without notice a couple months ago. I'm really surprised that Warp is there now...it could be a mistake?? At any rate, download them quick, hehehe.
 
 Oh, Domino used to have a lot of albums available for UK subscribers...and they quickly disappeared too...but it looks like there are some albums on Domino that just got available for US subscribers...
 
   

Originally posted by redsock:
     

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 
 
 and if you act quickly a couple UK labels as they may soon be unavailable to the US are there.
 

What's happening with these labels? Why will they soon not be available? [/b]

[kosmo vinyl]

eMusic has had for several years albums which could only be downloaded in the US due to restriction placed by who owned the publishing rights.  a couple  months ago the service was divided into a US vs European site and a number of albums were available in the UK at that point.  However, errors have been known to occur allowing  downloading regardless of location, which could have happened in the case of WARP and Domino.  The WARP stuff was released in the US via Matador so it's possible that why it's available for download now.
 
 I think the Rykodisc stuff will be available again at some point.  Ryko was bought out by a major which lead to speculation it's catalog would disappear and it did. But, the reason given was that Ryko was in the process of changing it's electronic distribution, so it would be back.
 
 Contracts with labels expire and not renewed, but Victory Records went away and returned.

[saco]

And its always enjoyable to read folks from outside the US bitching about this in the album review section...
 
 

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  eMusic has had for several years albums which could only be downloaded in the US due to restriction placed by who owned the publishing rights.  

[El Jefe Design]

The new Aimee Mann holiday cd is also out and the new Evens is really good as well. For anyone interested in joining emusic, the quantity that you get per month is going to drop on the 21st so sign up before that.

[Darth Ed]

What is it dropping from and to? If you sign up before the 21st, are you grandfathered in at the old level indefinitely?

[kosmo vinyl]

Current plan
 
 Music Basic
 40 downloads per month
 $9.99 per month
 becomes to 30 downloads
 
 eMusic Plus
 65 downloads per month
 $14.99 per month
 becomes 50 downloads
 
 eMusic Premium Best Value
 90 downloads per month
 $19.99 per month
 becomes 75 downloads
 
 you get a 20% discount for paying for a years subscription and 25% for two years.
 
 regarding future rollover
 If you are happy with your current monthly or annual rollover plan, simply do nothing. Your selected plan will be guaranteed as long as you keep your account active and in good standing. However, if you wish to lock in a new rollover plan, you must do so before November 21st, 2006.
 
  We recommend that you review and set your rollover plan now to lock in at the lowest price per download available After Nov 21st, if you want to upgrade, you'll no longer be able to upgrade into the older plans. All the more reason to upgrade now!

[kosmo vinyl]

and if you need an emusic invite several of us are dying for free downloads... primarily ME!!!!!

[Vas Deferens]

Warp and Domino are GONE. I guess they weren't supposed to be there in the first place.

[Tom Servo]

Thanks.  I was at that black cat gig and enjoyed it. They were polished, both live and on the short EP I picked up.  I'll check out the full album.  
 
 Good suggestions all.  
 
 

Originally posted by Bartelby:
  I've enjoyed your critques of bands here, and I think I know your tastes a bit.  If it's available, I'd highly recommend Driveblind's new cd - released about two weeks ago.  Power pop/great vocals.  Played both Black Cat and 930 club this year and are just as good live as in the studio. One of my top five picks out of 65 bands I heard at SXSW this year.

[kosmo vinyl]

eMusic has just added 35 titles from the Scat Records Catalog w/ Guided by Voices, Cobra Verde, My Dad is Dead, The Styrenes, etc. Sounds like the pre-punk Cleveland music scene was very interesting.  It being the scene that spawned DEVO, The Dead Boys and Pere Ubu.  Lots of shared influences and sounds, just not widely known outside of the area.
 
 This looks very promising  Those Were Different Times - Cleveland 1972-1976
 
 Also being added more titles from Sundaze and new titles from Norton Records,two premiere Garage Rock specialists labels.

[eltee]

Curious if most get their downloads from eMusic?

[vansmack]

Originally posted by El Tee:
  Curious if most get their downloads from eMusic?

I get nearly all of my "legal" downloads from eMusic, but I wouldn't say that I get most of my total downloads from eMusic.

[eltee]

Supplement with iTunes then? (Yep, Santa brought me an iPod. The cost of this thing is what Barbie is for kids.)

Mary J.Bilge