Used discs come in all amounts of quality. The problem is, most selling them don't really bother to take the quality of each disc into consideration. Most I see these days wouldn't even be worth using as a coaster! Though, I'd assume here, Peter would make sure they are at least playable!

Regards,
Sean Robert Abbey

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Originally posted by sabbey:
So, how is the condition of the discs? Truthfully speaking, I am not into buying used. But, I would if the selection is as good as it sounds like it might be!

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I'm usually reluctant to buy used as well. That is, I would buy more used CDs if I could find more here, but usually I'd like to check if they're allright.

That said, the discs themselves are in perfect conditions. One jewel case is cracked, but that happens to new CDs I buy in stores as well. In fact, these discs are in better shape than some new ones! Some of the covers have a hole in the middle of the bar code - nothing distracting, though I'm curious why the holes are there?

The Rózsa disc seems to have never been opened before, it still had that stupid seal on the upper sleeve. What's interesting though: The jewel case has a notch on the left sleeve, as if someone had cut it in there? It's only small, though it does go through that side of the cover. Considering the price though, I wouldn't complain about this.

All in all, I'll probably order again (though I find it annoying the the Austrian customs office seem to be more active these days).

When the used store officially opens, you will see strict rules about what we buy. No cut-outs! We will sell the few that we have. No point in them just sitting around, and because we paid for them, we're not going to be the ones to eat up the costs required to get them.

Little John: For a good price, I don't mind buying scratched CDs, as long as they still play fine - and as long as I know about it before I pay! As long as they play fine, I still can make a backup CDR copy. (Which I also should soon do with the Star Wars Special Edition CDs - those limited edition booklets are basically great, but the discs have become very scratched by now).

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Some of the covers have a hole in the middle of the bar code - nothing distracting, though I'm curious why the holes are there?

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It means that the disk was sold at a discount (in the case of liquidated inventory) or given away (in the case of promos). The mark prevents a dealer from wrongly returning the disk for credit.

CDs:

• Jurassic Park III, Davis
  
• Final Fantasy, Goldenthal
  
• Michael Collins, Goldenthal
  
• Vertigo, Herrmann
  
• Old Gringo, Holdridge
  
• Grand Canyon, JNH
  
• Space Jam, JNH
  
• The Mission, Morricone
  
• The Other Conquest, Zyman/Reyes

  DVDs:
  

• Escaflowne Vol. 7
  
• Gasaraki Vol. 5
  
• Nadia Vol. 1
  
• Tenchi Muyo! Box Set
  

That's all for the time being. More in a week or two.

From Dusk Till Dawn - Various

More music from Graeme Revell would have been nice, but this is good so far.

I saw Copland by Shore for $1 and when I took it to the counter the guy said it was meant to be $15, but I could have it for $10.

I told him "no".

DVD:
The Terminator
Goldeneye
Moonraker

• John Williams: TreeSong / Violin Concerto / 3 pieces from "Schindler's List" (Gil Shaham, Boston Symphony Orchestra, John Williams)
  
• Kronos Quartet: In Accord (DVD) - Astor Piazzolla: Four, for Tango / Terry Riley: Cadenza on the Night Plain / Hamza El Din: Escalay / John Zorn: Cat o' Nine Tails / John Adams: John's Book of Alleged Dances / Hildegard von Bingen: O Virtus Sapientie / Harry Partch: Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales / Perotin: Viderunt Omnes / Alfred Schnittke: Collected Songs Where Every Verse is Filled with Grief / Gabriela Ortiz: Altar de Muertos / Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze

Bernard Herrmann: the Film Scores (Sony Classical disc conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen)
Ed Wood (Howard Shore)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents...Signatures in Suspense

The only other problems I've encountered have been miscoded discs; or rather mislabelled ones. I have a CD which purports to be Silva's re-recording of the score for THE BIG COUNTRY, but turns out to be a compilation of bad rock songs. (Unless Spandau Ballet were included in the Director's Cut of THE BIG COUNTRY...).

But by and large I've had no real problems with used CDs. Indeed, if you're after, say, A FISH CALLED WANDA, ROGER RABBIT or LINK (hell, any Varese or Milan that's been OOP for more than six months), you're going to have to go for used.

CDs:

• Phantom Quest Corp, Junichi Kanezaki/Various
  
• The Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV, Kenji Kawai
  
• Cowboy Bebop Vol. 1, Yoko Kanno
  
• Turn A Gundam Concert, Yoko Kanno
  CDRs (thanks to Pete M, aka Probable):
  
• Mechwarrior 2
  
• Total Annihilation
  
• Half Life

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Originally posted by ManOfSorrows:
Hey, good music there Mark

Metallica & Def Leppard rocks!

[Message edited by ManOfSorrows on 07-06-2001]

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Thanks!!!!

New additions:

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Originally posted by John Dunham:

Total Annihilation
Half Life

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John! Are these CD-R' or actual legit soundtracks?!

La Belle et la Bęte - Georges Auric
Music by... W.G. Snuffy Walden

Angela's Ashes oscar promo (Williams)
Antz (Gregon-Williams/Powell)
Altered States (Corigliano)
Atlantis (N. Howard)
Bicentennial Man 2CD complete (James Horner)
Born on the Fourth of July expanded Williams)
Con Passione (Mark McKenzie)
Dracula 2000 (Marco Beltrami)
Emerald Forest (Homrich/Gascoigne)
Ever After (Fenton)
Faculty (Beltrami)
Flowers in the Attic (Young)
Gift, The Oscar promo (Young)
Gremlins 2 (Goldmsith)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan.. (Scott)
Jules et Jim (Delerue)
Life is Beautiful (Piovani)
Lion King complete (Zimmer)
Logan's Run (Goldsmith)
Meet Joe Black expanded (Newman)
On Golden Pond (Grusin)
Pearl Harbour (Zimmer)
Perfect Storm (Horner)
Power of One (Zimmer)
Quills (Warbeck)
Shakespeare in Love (Warbeck)
Somewhere in Time (Barry)
Tarzan complete (Mancina)
Triumph of the Spirit (Eidelman)
Wonder Boys, The (Young)

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Originally posted by sabbey:
John! Are these CD-R' or actual legit soundtracks?!

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CDRs... why? Are you saying A), there are legit CDs, or B) you want legit CDs?

Some of my recent arrivales...

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Originally posted by John Dunham:

CDRs... why? Are you saying A), there are legit CDs, or B) you want legit CDs?

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Quite simple really! I was wondering if they were legitimately released.

Oh well! So, how is the music?

• Final Fantasy (Goldenthal) - I haven't played enough of it yet to write much about the score, but I like what I've heard so far very much. And the sound quality is amazing.

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Originally posted by justin boggan:
Hey cine-sin, does that Pearl Harbour (Zimmer) sound any thing like PEARL HARBOR...

Some of my recent arrivales...

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I haven't seen the film.....

I think I catch your drift now...are you referring to the fake expanded version??

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Originally posted by cine-sin:
So far this month:

Angela's Ashes oscar promo (Williams)
Antz (Gregon-Williams/Powell)
Altered States (Corigliano)
Atlantis (N. Howard)
Bicentennial Man 2CD complete (James Horner)
Born on the Fourth of July expanded Williams)
Con Passione (Mark McKenzie)
Dracula 2000 (Marco Beltrami)
Emerald Forest (Homrich/Gascoigne)
Ever After (Fenton)
Faculty (Beltrami)
Flowers in the Attic (Young)
Gift, The Oscar promo (Young)
Gremlins 2 (Goldmsith)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan.. (Scott)
Jules et Jim (Delerue)
Life is Beautiful (Piovani)
Lion King complete (Zimmer)
Logan's Run (Goldsmith)
Meet Joe Black expanded (Newman)
On Golden Pond (Grusin)
Pearl Harbour (Zimmer)
Perfect Storm (Horner)
Power of One (Zimmer)
Quills (Warbeck)
Shakespeare in Love (Warbeck)
Somewhere in Time (Barry)
Tarzan complete (Mancina)
Triumph of the Spirit (Eidelman)
Wonder Boys, The (Young)

Rochelle

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Hey cine-sin,now i get to see why you are having problemes with your roommate!

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Originally posted by sabbey:
Quite simple really! I was wondering if they were legitimately released.
Oh well! So, how is the music?
Regards,
Sean Robert Abbey

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B, then.
Mechwarrior 2 and Total Annihilation I like. Half-Life I like less.

Pearl Harbor
the Mummy Returns
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Stir of Echoes
Atlantis
Snow Falling on Cedars
Intersection
Restoration

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Stephen Warbeck
Unbreakable (DVD)

• Casablanca: Classic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart (NPO, Charles Gerhardt) - I have a CDR copy from the library somewhere, but it has a few sound glitches and no track listing, so I hardly played it. Probably one of Gerhardt's best albums!

That is a great one! So much good stuff on there...I can make you a copy next 'round of trading if you like...no flaws, art and notes

That is a great one! So much good stuff on there...I can make you a copy next 'round of trading if you like...no flaws, art and notes
If you don't have it, you must get the Errol Flynn album....I wish someone would record all of The Sun Also Rises(Friedhofer).

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Originally posted by OHMSS76:
That is a great one! So much good stuff on there...I can make you a copy next 'round of trading if you like...no flaws, art and notes

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Uhm... misunderstanding! I do have a new original CD now, that's why I posted it on the "What's New" thread.

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If you don't have it, you must get the Errol Flynn album....I wish someone would record all of The Sun Also Rises(Friedhofer).

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That was my first Gerhardt album (except for the Star Wars disc). I have to get that score album for Don Juan someday!

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Let me know if you'll still need it!

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Thx, but as I said, I do have the real thing now.

For the record, I need Don Juan too