Do you still buy physical albums?

Kaimon · 09-05-2010, 05:44 PM

If I download them, it's only in FLAC.

And if I can't find it, I go buy it.

Zer0 · 09-05-2010, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homesick.alien

If they sold all albums for say 4 or 5 dollars aussie I'd totally buy them all on physical cd's. ****ing greedy system

If you look around you might find some second-hand cds dirt cheap. I can sometimes find second-hand albums for only 3 or 4 euro (whatever that is in aussie dollars) and some places even have buy 2 get 1 free deals. And if you look hard enough you can even find albums that haven't been released long.
I love trawling though second-hand record shops

homesick.alien · 09-08-2010, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zero1986

If you look around you might find some second-hand cds dirt cheap. I can sometimes find second-hand albums for only 3 or 4 euro (whatever that is in aussie dollars) and some places even have buy 2 get 1 free deals. And if you look hard enough you can even find albums that haven't been released long.
I love trawling though second-hand record shops

mmhmm, I discovered one the other day in the city, i was like, totes exited

Goblin Tears · 09-08-2010, 04:09 PM

When I love an album, owning a physical copy is a must. Itunes and illegal downloading have a soulless quality attached, the music tastes better when you buy it in the THIRD DIMESNSION.

TyrantSong · 09-08-2010, 04:15 PM

I buy them just for the fact that my electronics have an uncanny habit of dying all the time. CERTAINLY NOT DUE TO USER ERROR, THAT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS.

That being, I'm only buying once that I will constant listen too, and they are usually on vinyl or such. Car doesn't have a working CD player, so CD's are basically useless to me.

Jonny Redshirt · 09-30-2010, 07:09 PM

I always buy a physical copy. There was a short period of time where I bought music off the internet, but I never do anymore, and those which I bought from the internet I've since gotten physical copies. I love my CDs. I agree with Goblin - downloaded music just doesn't feel right. I like to have the full package, the case, the CD, the liner notes, the artwork, everything.

Connair · 10-07-2010, 01:07 PM

Yes i usallly always buy a hard copy. But if the time arises where i hear some of a band and its somewhat decent I admit i will sometimes download it illegally. But if i like it i try to buy it depending on my money situation at the current time.

Paedantic Basterd · 10-07-2010, 01:11 PM

I listen to everything illegally once, and if I want to hear it again, I purchase it.

EDIT: Actual number is 216, of which only half are actually good.

bugsy2301 · 10-15-2010, 05:32 PM

I buy second-hand off Amazon. And cheapies from HMV. But probably download mostly...

IndianInMoscow · 10-16-2010, 03:03 PM

I prefer to buy CD's. I like to have a physical format for the artwork etc, and you can get a lot of new ones quite cheaply these days. I also like scouting round markets etc for some older out of print stuff you can pick up. I also still have quite a bit of vinyl of up to 30 years old and over. I sometimes download mp3's if I want to listen to something new instantly, or I am too impatient, but that's quite rare to be honest.

View Poll Results: How many of your albums are tangible?
None, I download everything.	22	13.75%
A few but mostly I just download	62	38.75%
Its about 50/50	26	16.25%
Most of them but I still download a few.	25	15.63%
I buy all of my albums in hardcopy.	25	15.63%
Voters: 160. You may not vote on this poll

09-08-2010, 04:15 PM	#115 (permalink)
TyrantSong Didn't kill nobody. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlas, PA Posts: 144	I buy them just for the fact that my electronics have an uncanny habit of dying all the time. CERTAINLY NOT DUE TO USER ERROR, THAT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS. That being, I'm only buying once that I will constant listen too, and they are usually on vinyl or such. Car doesn't have a working CD player, so CD's are basically useless to me. __________________ Like I said before, I just start the fires in the great Car Dealer War

09-30-2010, 07:09 PM	#116 (permalink)
Jonny Redshirt Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 64	I always buy a physical copy. There was a short period of time where I bought music off the internet, but I never do anymore, and those which I bought from the internet I've since gotten physical copies. I love my CDs. I agree with Goblin - downloaded music just doesn't feel right. I like to have the full package, the case, the CD, the liner notes, the artwork, everything. __________________ "Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges." Last.FM

10-15-2010, 05:32 PM	#119 (permalink)
bugsy2301 Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Torquay, UK Posts: 54	I buy second-hand off Amazon. And cheapies from HMV. But probably download mostly... __________________ She's not sure if you're a boy or a girl... Le Last.FM

09-05-2010, 05:44 PM	#111 (permalink)
Kaimon Talking Cactus Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Freebirds Posts: 201	If I download them, it's only in FLAC. And if I can't find it, I go buy it.

09-08-2010, 04:09 PM	#114 (permalink)
Goblin Tears Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 337	When I love an album, owning a physical copy is a must. Itunes and illegal downloading have a soulless quality attached, the music tastes better when you buy it in the THIRD DIMESNSION.

10-07-2010, 01:07 PM	#117 (permalink)
Connair Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 159	Yes i usallly always buy a hard copy. But if the time arises where i hear some of a band and its somewhat decent I admit i will sometimes download it illegally. But if i like it i try to buy it depending on my money situation at the current time.

10-07-2010, 01:11 PM	#118 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I listen to everything illegally once, and if I want to hear it again, I purchase it. EDIT: Actual number is 216, of which only half are actually good.

10-16-2010, 03:03 PM	#120 (permalink)
IndianInMoscow Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 11	I prefer to buy CD's. I like to have a physical format for the artwork etc, and you can get a lot of new ones quite cheaply these days. I also like scouting round markets etc for some older out of print stuff you can pick up. I also still have quite a bit of vinyl of up to 30 years old and over. I sometimes download mp3's if I want to listen to something new instantly, or I am too impatient, but that's quite rare to be honest.