Big Al Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Posted May 10, 2005 I'm starting to wonder if BMG isn't going under. It seems as though yourmusic.com was a nice offshoot, a clearinghouse disguised as a lower-priced alternative to their "official" record club. I mean, there’s hardly anything “new” to speak of, just the usual smooth crap, lounge-type singers, and the occasional comps. And it’s been like this for the last five months! This ain’t a dry spell; this is a company that’s about to close its doors! Quote
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Something IS funny. A lot of titles are not there any longer, from the Jack Johnson and Seven Steps boxes, to some Clapton and Traffic titles, etc. Quote
Ron S Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Many aspects of the site are malfuncitoning. Obviously, they're having major problems today. Can't draw any substantive conclusions from what can't be found at the moment. Quote
ejp626 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I hope it gets straightened out, though now I am glad I got the Seven Steps box a couple of weeks ago! I don't think I would have gone after it at full price. Quote
JSngry Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Of some relevance, perhaps? http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=0entry356318 Quote
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Glad I could find all the Chopin I needed earlier! They're trying to stop us all from saving that one dollar a disc the next few days! Quote
WD45 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I'm starting to wonder if BMG isn't going under. It seems as though yourmusic.com was a nice offshoot, a clearinghouse disguised as a lower-priced alternative to their "official" record club. I mean, there’s hardly anything “new” to speak of, just the usual smooth crap, lounge-type singers, and the occasional comps. And it’s been like this for the last five months! This ain’t a dry spell; this is a company that’s about to close its doors! It seems to be an unusually long dry spell for them. There are so many CDs that I would love to have [mainly RVGs and Conns] that I don't buy at retail, because I will feel burned when it comes to the club for cheap. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I was thinking about finally pulling the trigger on this thing, but it looks like the Seven Steps box isn't listed on yourmusic anymore?!?! Do a "Miles Davis" search and it shows up. Funny, this morning my queue had been completely emptied but right now all 9 titles are back. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) Yes, both the Miles box set and the queues seem to be restored. Spend away! (They were probably busy removing the metal spines from the box sets). Edited May 10, 2005 by jazzbo Quote
gdogus Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) The customer service folks replied to my query/complaint about the queues with the news that they were experiencing "technical problems," and hoped to have it fixed soon. Yup, and they did. Edited May 10, 2005 by gdogus Quote
md655321 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Anyone know offhand what Conn's are available through yourmusic? I have Fuschia Swing Song and Dance With Death. Any others i should get? Quote
ianfaith Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 The two Larry Young Conns are available, IIRC. Hutcherson's "Now" WAS available, but I think they ran out of that. Jack Wilson's "Easterly Winds". May be a few others. Quote
Craig23 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Anyone know offhand what Conn's are available through yourmusic? I have Fuschia Swing Song and Dance With Death. Any others i should get? About a week ago I received an email about Jack Wilson's Easterly Winds. It is no longer available. A Conn I just received, however, is Donald Byrd's Byrd in Flight. Quote
Aggie87 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 I just received a recent order from yourmusic, one disc of which is Jason Moran's latest. The packaging has the typical BMG marking on the back, but the disc itself is labeled as a promo Anybody else order this title from yourmusic/BMG, and if so, have the same experience? I guess for one of my final $4.99 selections, I don't care too much, just thought it was a little odd... Quote
md655321 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 When I search for larry young, I only get Larry Carlton. But when I browse under artist he is there. Kinda annoying. Both the Young's are queued now. He's pretty good at the organ. Quote
WD45 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Both the Young's are queued now. He's pretty good at the organ. You could say that, yes. Quote
GA Russell Posted May 13, 2005 Report Posted May 13, 2005 I just received a recent order from yourmusic, one disc of which is Jason Moran's latest. The packaging has the typical BMG marking on the back, but the disc itself is labeled as a promo Anybody else order this title from yourmusic/BMG, and if so, have the same experience? I guess for one of my final $4.99 selections, I don't care too much, just thought it was a little odd... I received an email yesterday from them saying that Same Mother is no longer available. I wonder if your receiving a promo copy of it had anything to do with this. Maybe all of their stock was promos, so they shipped them back to Blue Note. Same Mother was available for only a couple of weeks, so I can't believe that they sold out that quickly. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted May 14, 2005 Report Posted May 14, 2005 (edited) I recently received notices that all three of the following are "no longer available and have been removed from your Music Queue": Ornette Coleman: At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol. Two Thelonious Monk: Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 Stefon Harris & Blackout: Evolution However, I just received "Wayne Shorter: Jug Jug (Remastered)"! Edited May 14, 2005 by Uncle Skid Quote
Free For All Posted May 16, 2005 Report Posted May 16, 2005 I just received a recent order from yourmusic, one disc of which is Jason Moran's latest. The packaging has the typical BMG marking on the back, but the disc itself is labeled as a promo Anybody else order this title from yourmusic/BMG, and if so, have the same experience? I guess for one of my final $4.99 selections, I don't care too much, just thought it was a little odd... I received an email yesterday from them saying that Same Mother is no longer available. I wonder if your receiving a promo copy of it had anything to do with this. Maybe all of their stock was promos, so they shipped them back to Blue Note. Same Mother was available for only a couple of weeks, so I can't believe that they sold out that quickly. I see that my recent BMG order has shipped complete, and I did order Same Mother. Quote
gdogus Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 Well, I went ahead and ordered Seven Steps from yourmusic. $41.93 total (free shipping). A great deal, for sure. But it better have the goddamn metal spine!! Shipment arrived yesterday, metal spine and all. But damn, that spine is shiny. Remind me never to use this box as a bludgeon - the CSI folks would have no problem lifting a perfect set of prints from this sucker. Oh, also got the first item from my queue, in honor of our friend here: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Free for All (Blue Note, 1964; RVG) Quote
WD45 Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 My last box of $4.99 discs arrived last night. $5.99 just won't seem the same... Quote
jazzbo Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 I hear you Clinton. Luckily I have two more shipments in the mail, a big box of Chopin recordings, and the "Last Waltz" box set. Quote
Aggie87 Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 (edited) Okay, about time!! New at yourmusic.com: Tina Brooks - True Blue Ike Quebec - Heavy Soul Hank Mobley - High Voltage Johnny Coles - Little Johnny C Art Blakey - A Night in Tunisia Blue Note Perfect Takes (w/the dvd and still only $5.99) edit - sorry to steal your thunder, Chuck!! Edited May 17, 2005 by Aggie87 Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 Y'all better check the new arrivals today. B-) Quote
Ron S Posted May 17, 2005 Report Posted May 17, 2005 Y'all better check the new arrivals today. B-) Thanks for the heads-up, Erik and Chuck. Quote
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