Obscure Synthpop

[schild]

I have a feeling maybe 2 people on this board may know about the following 3 albums (well 1 album and 2 EPs):

Celebrate the Nun, "Continuous" - 1991
"              "        ", "She's a Secretary EP"
"              "        ", "Will you be there EP" - Promo

If you can't tell, I'm jonesing some bubblegummy synthpop. Continuous is running about $100-$150 on GEMM otherwise I'd just order myself a copy. It's been out of print for about a decade now. Can someone help a brother out?

[Shockeye]

Ebay is your friend.

[schild]

I saw that. The problem is, the CD should cost about $100 or $150. Anyone who owns it knows that. I'm kinda worried about ordering from Mr. 10 Feedback on what is easily one of the rarest synthpop cds available.

[Shockeye]

If you don't mind vinyl this place is listing a few.

[Fraeg]

$100........

I suppose if you are in a tax bracket that can toss that money around for a cd then ignore me.. but a hundred bucks for a CD?  Why not contact the ebayer and offer him $20 to burn it for you.  He still sells it and you still get it. win win


-fraeg

[Shockeye]

I'll pay $100+ for rare vinyl but not for a CD.

Actually, I did pay $100 for a CD once, but it was for a limited collector's edition of Sugar's "Copper Blue" in the copper case along with the polaroid photo inside. But that was more for a collection thing than just for listening to.

[geldonyetich]

Why not contact the ebayer and offer him $20 to burn it for you.  He still sells it and you still get it. win win -fraeg

The issue is that he likely already did burn it which is why it's so affordable.

Also, it sort of a win(seller)/win(buyer)/lose(artist) thing.   However, the conversation is drifting perhaps a little too close to the ol' copyright issue to get Schild his CDs.

I'm not much help in this conversation, really.   Personally, when I'm in the mood for music, I surf over to www.digitallyimported.com

[daveNYC]

Also, it sort of a win(seller)/win(buyer)/lose(artist) thing.   However, the conversation is drifting perhaps a little too close to the ol' copyright issue to get Schild his CDs.

I'm willing to bet that the artist doesn't get any cut from an ebay sale.
Dropping $100 on an item that could easily be counterfeit doesn't strike me as a great idea, especially when the seller is at 10 on the feedback-ometer.

[geldonyetich]

I'm willing to bet that the artist doesn't get any cut from an ebay sale.

True, an artist wouldn't get a cut out of an eBay sale.  However, they would if the item was legitimately bought before it was put on eBay.

I think.  I don't know how these bloodsucking record companies are doing it these days.   Maybe if somebody buys the CD the artist gets a punch in the arm instead.

[Lum]

Heh. I only have a http://feedback.ebay.com/ws1/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=wire2k">5 feedback and I've been using eBay since '99. (The negative feedback from 2000 was a scammer.)

The linked CD looks legit. If it isn't, you can report him for fraud and get him thrown off eBay. I suspect the seller doesn't know the value of what he's selling. I wouldn't (never heard of them and I actually like obscure 80's synthpop)

[schild]

I'll probably snipe it come tuesday night if it's still around. I may email him and ask if I can just 'buy it now' before the auction closes. Unfortunately I'm broke for a few days. My job is such shit.

I'm really only buying the album for 1 song: "Will You be There"

I have a mess of their other stuff on mp3 somewhere. That's the only fantastic thing they've recorded. One hit wonder, suprise!

[Morfiend]

I'll probably snipe it come tuesday night if it's still around. I may email him and ask if I can just 'buy it now' before the auction closes. Unfortunately I'm broke for a few days. My job is such shit.

I'm really only buying the album for 1 song: "Will You be There"

I have a mess of their other stuff on mp3 somewhere. That's the only fantastic thing they've recorded. One hit wonder, suprise!

Oh Napster... where for art thou Napster.

[geldonyetich]

Napster's still around, albeit heavily bound under unfun trade restrictions that are engineered to prevent you from downloading other people's intellectual property without paying for it.

There's many, many, many, clones out there, however.

[NiX]

Soulseek is the answer you're looking for

[SurfD]

Post deleted, sorry about that.

[schild]

Sigh, didn't mean to incite a conversation about piracy. Not locking the thread, but hmmmm, don't crack the already thin ice.