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Did anyone else mail order music albums?
February 26, 2020 at 2:37 pm
I was born in 66. Throughout the 70s and 80s my parents forbid me to go to concerts. But after my late adopted father died in the early 80s, my now late mother relaxed BACK THEN on buying stuff through the mail.
I was introduced to not only ABBA, but Queen, and REO Speedwagon through mail order.
I got not only introduced to Queen, but Foreigner, and REO Speedwagon.
I am 53, but want to know if others here did the mail order kick and what music artists you brought home.
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RE: Did anyone else mail order music albums?
February 26, 2020 at 2:43 pm
I didn't do the mail order thing. There was a fairly well stocked music shop in the town and if they didn't have something, they'd order it for you.
I purchased a lot of Clancy Brothers albums. Pleased my godfather no end.
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RE: Did anyone else mail order music albums?
February 26, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Yes, Columbia House. Nice way to fill out a collection and hard to pass up for a teenager. Get 12 albums or 8-tracks free, then you're on the hook for 10 or so at full price. If you didn't send back the card each month to tell them you didn't want the featured product, they sent it automatically. That's how I ended up with Gerry Raffertey's Baker Street and my favorite t-shirt.
The baseball tee came with Poco's Legend and was a print of the album cover. I became a Poco fan. Gerry Raffertey, not so much. I recently found and bought a slightly larger version of the shirt.
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RE: Did anyone else mail order music albums?
February 26, 2020 at 4:06 pm
Navy Exchange for legit, street vendors for bootleg.
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RE: Did anyone else mail order music albums?
February 26, 2020 at 4:16 pm
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I buy them online and when it takes longer than 10 seconds to download (*), I get angry and annoyed.
(*) I always buy the combined cd / mp3 package
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RE: Did anyone else mail order music albums?
February 26, 2020 at 5:47 pm
Sis and I used to play/learn the piano. We'd love to go to "Allans" in town and buy the sheet music! It really was exciting!
Boy how things have changed.
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RE: Did anyone else mail order music albums?
February 26, 2020 at 6:13 pm
I found the Columbia House ad in a copy of Oui magazine I bought in Bangkok. I met the requirements the first time I ordered. All those tapes are now at the bottom of the Mekong.
