felser Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 (edited) Can anyone tell me where to get a decently priced CD of Archie Shepp - Things Have Got To Change? I should have grabbed the Japanese import of this on Dusty Groove several years ago. Thanks! Edited January 12, 2007 by felser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the mommy Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 felzzzz-itunes has put out this CD in their low quality way (no artwork, whatever kind of crappy files they use) at their crappy store. i picked it up in this fashion. maybe this is good enough for you. i regret my purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Actually, the itunes files that i've heard have sounded pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 felzzzz-itunes has put out this CD in their low quality way (no artwork, whatever kind of crappy files they use) at their crappy store. i picked it up in this fashion. maybe this is good enough for you. i regret my purchase. Adam, I'm trying to hold off going that route. Peter Principle says it'll come out in Japan as a 1500yen release the day after I pay the ripoff artists at i-tunes for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 It's been out at least once in Japan on cd, which is why iTunes has it. I have that. To be honest, I've bought other clones of Japanese cds from iTunes (Verve Vault) and they sound nearly identical to Japanese cds I have. Calling iTunes "ripoff artists" sounds inappropriate to my experience, very much so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the mommy Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 i would agree with felzzz on this one. whoever is selling stuff like the shepp album on itunes is doing it in a classless way. i mean for that price to get NO useable artwork or discographical information is pretty lame. at least pretend it is a real CD. now i have a budget ass CD case with a very pixelated cover image i got from allmusic i had to print myself and i wrote in sharpie on the CD-archie shepp things have got to change. that isn't really the experience i am looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 (edited) iTunes should check the illegal downloads circulating in filesharing networks, which offer a perfect lossless rip of a CD and high quality scans of the booklet. If amateurs can do that (it certainly takes less than 30 minutes to prepare such a release, and no special equipment), the biggest music download store should be able to offer the same thing. Edited January 12, 2007 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the mommy Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 exactly. i am scared this is the future of music purchasing. a shoddy product. i wish people would not use the itunes store to let them know what they are doing is NOT acceptable. unfortunately i guess more people are more concerned with their itunes library than the stuff on their shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 exactly. i am scared this is the future of music purchasing. a shoddy product. i wish people would not use the itunes store to let them know what they are doing is NOT acceptable. unfortunately i guess more people are more concerned with their itunes library than the stuff on their shelves. So far I'm fighting the good fight, have not done i-tunes for the Shepp and Anita O'Day titles I'd really like to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I used to have it on LP and was not impressed. Maybe another go-round would change things, but I think I'll skip the download method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 (edited) I like the session myself. You do get a perfectly nice cover image from itunes, and it's half the price or less of the Japanese cd prices I've seen. I enjoy making cover art myself. I remain unconvinced, I think it's a stretch to call iTunes a ripoff. Edited January 12, 2007 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I think it's a stretch to call iTunes a ripoff. Lon, to each his own on that call. Main point I was making is that I hope to get a CD of the album rather than a download. As far as the session, I think everyone is right. I find "Money" silly, the title track thrilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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