Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Wide veriety in this mail Metal....
    
    Music By Mail
    P.O. Box 090066 Ft. Hamilton Station
    Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209-0002
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    ROIR
    611 Broadway
    New York City, N.Y. 10012
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    H.W.I.
    25 Kensington AVE  Apt.501
    New Jersey City, N.J. 07304
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    Dr. Rock
    P.O. Box 3143
    Chatsworth, California 91313-3143
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         Rare Concerts on audio & video    over 1500 shows
                      from A to Z  send $1.00 
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                        I hope this will help you good luck
                                      Jim..Tama
    
    

    I've been Considerin Joining A Mail_Order Cd Service.
    I've heard Some of The Horror_Stories of what can Happen when you
    join some of these Thangs..ie(Name_And Address given to The_World,
    Set_Up to Pay fer Stuff that you Don't want..)
    
    I'm Lookin at BMG Music Service.Their Deal is 5_CD's Free..Buy One CD
    Within A_Year at Regular Price Then Reive 2_More CD's Free..
    
    One Bud told me that they're Trust_Worthy.
    I'd Appreciate any Good/Horror_Stories That AnyOne can share about any
    CD Mail_In Companies..
    
        Crazy_Fishin_Al
    

    
    Hi Al,
    
    I joined BMG about 2 years ago and have been happy with them.  You
    get the 'free' stuff just as they say.   They will send you a package
    in the mail about every 3 weeks.   You'll have a couple of weeks to
    look it over and send back your order.   The only thing is you HAVE to
    reply or you'll be sent the selection of the month....which is not what
    you EVER want to do.
    
    If you don't want anything, just check that off and send it back. 
    Never expect a deal on 'normal' club prices.  They are usually $14 to
    $17 per single disk.   The way you get a deal is with the 'buy one get
    two free' or '2/3 off' sales they run all the time.
    
    Don't forget you pay shipping and handling and sales tax even on 'free'
    disks.
    
    Example:  My last order was for one $15.98 CD with two free.   I paid 
    $1.83 per disk shipping and handling and a total tax of $1.48.  So, the
    total price I paid was  $22.95 or $7.65 per disk.
    
    If you 'forget' to send in your card you wind up just receiving your
    selection of the month (usually something you would NEVER want) and
    paying $19 for it, so if you're no good with keeping up with your
    mail...forget it!
    
    BMG has a decent selection (like it better than the Columbia House
    catalogues I've seen), but the disadvantage of any club is you have
    to wait a bit for new releases.
    
    I've never been sent the wrong disc by mistake or received junk mail 
    that I could trace to them.   They offer occasional deals that are
    really cheap ($2-3 casettes or $4-5 CD's).    One time I wrote and
    complained that the battery door of the CD cleaner I ordered was
    missing.   They weren't able to replace it so they told me to keep the
    unit (about $35) for free! :)
    
    Good luck if you join.  You really have little to lose.  With BMG you
    only have an obligation to buy 1 CD and then you can quit.
    
    /jen
    

    
    	I've been in BMG for at least 3-4 years now, and have been in
    	Columbia for at least 5, and actually I like Columbia House's
    	selection better than BMG's.  But overall, BMG is much better.
    
    	Columbia House runs "bargain sales" all the time, but the
    	catch is that they make you buy at least 1 regular-priced CD
    	before you can take advantage of the bargains, and by the time
    	you do that the end result is that it's no bargain.
    
    	Like Jen said, by the time you're a "preferred member" you'll
    	be paying about $7-$8 each for the CD's you order.
    
    							GTI
    

	AL, 

		I've joined BMG aroung 15 times in the last 4-5 years.  The
	selection might not be as good as Columbia house but you get anywhere
	from 6-10 for the price of one....CH is get tyen buy eight then get
	preferred member status. Duh, do the math ,BMG gives you those disks
	you use to have as albums but want on disk plus a few new selections 
	for $34.18/10 discs as opposed to CH and 161.84/18 discs.
	thats $9.00 per disc vs. $3.40 per disc

	You make the call

	/Cap'n Quad

    
    Does anyone else get broken cd cases alot from BMG or is it just 
    bad luck. In the past couple of months I must have got about 5 or
    6 busted up holders....... I think they use cheap one's or something.
    
    BTW - I just got 3 more in the mail yesterday and the bill was just
    over $20. And no broken cases  ;-)
    						Later,
    						    Jim

    That's a drag, will they replace the broken jewel boxes?
    
    Greg

    
    FYI - BMG has just started to offer a new 'service'.  On 'occasion'
    they will send out a brochure with 'sample' CD's in their 7 listening
    categories (i.e. Pop, Rock, Alternative, Jazz, Classical, etc).   Each
    sample CD will have 2 songs from 5 'new' acts for a total of 10 songs.
    
    They will be free except you have to pay their normal shipping &
    handling fee (currently $2.22 per disk).  They say it is their way of 
    letting their listeners get exposed to up-and-coming acts.
    
    Also they say they'll send 5 $2 coupons (one for each of the album
    sampled) good at Blockbuster Music Stores (has anyone seen one of these
    yet???).
    
    /jen

    
    	I knew I forgot something!!
    
    	I ordered 4 of them.  8^)
    
    	They suggest that metal fans order the alternative sampler, so
    	we apparently don't get our own yet.
    

    
    Hey! Where can I get onto this bandwagon? I was gonna finish with
    Columbia and then head to BMG and get their deal for CD's!
    
    metal mike
    

    
    
    	Coolness!  Guess I'll have to check out the mailing I got
    	from them yesterday.
    

    
    	Mike, if you want I'll give you a membership request ... and if
    	you join I get 2 free CD's also.  8^)
    
    	Seriously, it's better than Columbia for prices.  But probably
    	not as good for selection, although it still isn't bad.
    

    
    
    I am going to hold off BMG till I finish my 5 discs from CH. I'll let
    you know if I decide to snag some more cheap! 
    
    Mike
    

	I got a mailing from "CD Music Company" in Rimini Italy last week.
	It contains rare live and studio discs that have been remastered from 
	original source tapes.  The companies in it are Kiss the Stone
	Big Music, Nikko records and Cocomelos records.  Discs are $22.00/
	and are all pix discs.  

	/Cap'n Quad
	

    
    	I got the BMG samplers that Jen mentioned a few replies back ...
    	Total cost was $9.08 for 4 CD's.
    
    	Haven't listened to them yet ... still too many CD's and still
    	not enough time.
    

    
    
    	I'm still waitin' on mine.......
    

    
    
    gOT mINE...

    
    	Jen just reminded me about this, even though she didn't know it
    	at the time:
    
    	If there is no Blockbuster Music store near you to buy the CD's
    	that BMG features on their sampler CD's, they provide a number
    	on the invoice that you can call to place an order.
    
    	HOWEVER, when I got mine I looked at it and threw it away, since
    	I wasn't planning on ordering any of them.
    
    	So if anyone kept the invoice and has the number, could you post
    	it here so that others might be able to order something they like?
    
    	Thanks.
    

    
    RE: -1
    
    gee shawn...you mean your mind was wandering to other topics...whilst
    all the time I thought I had your full attention...
    
    :^)
    
    /j

    
    	Get used to it, doll.
    
    	I'm a heartbreaker.
    

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    *FLUTTER* fLUTTER*
    8pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
    My pounding HEART! 
    
    *Waaa*

    
    More likely SueJ...is that with Shawn it is hard to tell when he is at
    attention! :^)
    
    /jen
    

    
    
    
    WhoA! Jen ! Im shocked ! ;)

    
    	RE: Jen
    
    	Does that mean what I think it means?
    
    	Or are you having trouble with your sentence structure today?
    
    	8^)
    

    
    
    	Got a card in the mail from BMG...... these sample CD's 
    	must be a great idea..... cuz mine are on backorder!
    

    
    RE: .24 
    
    Yeah...sentence structure trouble...that's the ticket!!
    
    I did have to go to remedial classes in school cuz I failed phonics
    too.  Can't spell worth a damn.  I even failed a pop true/false quiz in
    first grade cuz I couldn't spell FALSE.   
    
    Sad, isn't it!
    
    /jen

    re: .25
    
    Jen, ewe shood tri hukt on fonicks..et wurkt fur me !
    
    Shain, hoo nevur licked englesh clase vary mush

    I'm Hooked_On_Fornication My_Self....
    
    
    
    
     Crazy_La_La_La_Al

    
    
     Baaaaahhhh....Baaaaahhhhhh...Baaaahhhhhahahahh !
    
    

    
    RE: .18
    
    Shawn,
    
    OK...it took awhile but I just got one sampler today.  The phone number
    you requested (to order the albums represented by the samplers if you
    don't have a Blockbuster Music store near you) is 800-940-2232.
    
    /jen

    
    	Thank you, dear.
    

    
    I just placed an order through CDNow for Doctor Butcher's self titled
    release because it is an import (at this time) and according to the
    keeper of the Savatage homepage, he recommended ordering it since there
    is no clue when/if it will be released in the states, and their second
    release "The Good, the bad, and the butchered" is currently on hold in
    the US (or anywhere else as it wasn't listed at CDNow).....also said it
    has the feel to Hall of the mountain king and other sava-discs. So I am
    getting it!! I love Savatage and Jon's screeching/wails! Plus he was
    cool at the show I met him at!