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psilocybe
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Posted : Mar 8, 2004 18:45
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its something ive noticed for quite sometime now. u go to an online store, with the exciting expectation of purchasing some fabulous cd u've just read about...take a listen to all the audio clips, get ready to click the shopping trolley and then to your dismay u read the sickening phrase "out of stock", or "not available".
now this has happened a few too many occasions and i'd like to find out why... and its not like i try a couple of weeks later with the hope that they've restocked, it's like certain cd's are no longer available.. this usually happens with releases not from either this year or last year. if u think about it then, i imagine some highly subtle form of music elitism occuring. i just cant get hold of old goodies, less 'popular' artists, not height of fashion releases...
fair enough, im not the oldest greyest guru in this scene, i constantly find out new things on this forum, especially artists ive never heard of. and so i keenly go off to find some audio clips, with the intent to buy whatever 'new' gem <wrong term but old releases i consider new> as ive found out about, but cant get them into that frigging shopping cart.
to be honest im a little frustrated, there is officially no other way i can get such a large selection of trance other than thru online purchasing. shops at this side of the world do not cater for the range of possibilities all those incrediably talented artists overseas offer. there is no other option when diversifying one's music tastes is concerned here, and now im realising online stores aren't being much of a help either...
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nobody_3
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Posted : Mar 8, 2004 19:00
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What is it that you dont understand? It's quite simple. Out of stock usually mean that the CD/vinyl is no longer available usually because it sold out in the shop and at the label.
There's no difference between a online shop and a physical shop in your town. They sell what's available.
It's finacially utopia to manufacture new copies of most sold out CD's simply because there's not enough buyers. 99% will but new releases - not old re-released CD's.
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Yuli
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Posted : Mar 8, 2004 19:06
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psilocybe
It is a pityfull situation where the distributions mostly prefer to order new CD over asking for more copies of old one. When I say old I mean 3 months and older. This is very outstanding situation actually, in Rock'n'Roll it doesnt exist, and IMO this makes our music a little cheap form of art that definitely in eyes of some can't stand the test of time.
Bottom line it's all about the money.
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psilocybe
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Posted : Mar 8, 2004 19:23
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On 2004-03-08 18:45, psilocybe wrote:
... and its not like i try a couple of weeks later with the hope that they've restocked, it's like certain cd's are no longer available..
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as i quote myself, gotta read it all  , elysium, i've been trying to get hold of certain older cd's for sometime now. someone in the same situation as myself actually wrote to the the online stores querying whether they would have thecd's in soon, with the reply i quote " Hey! Sorry, no way"
no buyers? hello, im a buyer, no product to buy...
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Surrender
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Posted : Mar 8, 2004 19:36
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ive been trying to buy TIP - Phospharesent for a long time now, its not easy, but its possible.
through ebay, through discogs, through buy.com these places might be a better solution for you... try and update me 
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duodenumz
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Posted : Mar 8, 2004 21:12
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"IMO this makes our music a little cheap form of art that definitely in eyes of some can't stand the test of time"
agreed. but then again, dance music in general is all about having the "cutting-edge" newest tracks, even if they're not that good.
i have always preferred to play a mix of tracks, from albums both old and new.
i was quite suprised (happily so) by TIP World re-releasing the MOTY albums. i'm hoping they'll follow up with some of the "Colors" comps.
but let's be honest- there is no other underground dance music that constantly represses all the classics. if you're a vinyl DJ, then you know full well how collecting those rare tracks works. some people will wait YEARS to find a single record. i have looked for certain records for that long.
it IS lost revenue for psy labels though. if the label has a BIG back-cat of in-demand CDs, then why not make some money and repress a few? |
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nobody_3
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Posted : Mar 8, 2004 22:04
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On 2004-03-08 19:23, psilocybe wrote:
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On 2004-03-08 18:45, psilocybe wrote:
... and its not like i try a couple of weeks later with the hope that they've restocked, it's like certain cd's are no longer available..
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as i quote myself, gotta read it all , elysium, i've been trying to get hold of certain older cd's for sometime now. someone in the same situation as myself actually wrote to the the online stores querying whether they would have thecd's in soon, with the reply i quote " Hey! Sorry, no way"
no buyers? hello, im a buyer, no product to buy...
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The point is that the online shops have no control over if a CD is out of stock or not. It's the labels you need to contact and not the shops if you want rare releases. But I bet you got better luck at ebay and similar places
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psilocybe
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Posted : Mar 9, 2004 09:08
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yeah already done that, no responses yet unfortunately....  its just frustrating its all, what is not current and popular is not available. thanks for the advice surrender...found nothing yet, found some good dvd offers though...<totally offtopic but hey  > |
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