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IceBurghDJ

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ON a FB group someone, as usual, asked "where do I start to get music" and it was suggested marketplace or craigslist and buy CD 'collections' from people.

Interesting idea...poster claimed to get CDs as cheaply as eight cents a piece!

I didn't do nearly that well, but locall got 53 CDs for $20, and via FB got a lady in SC to send me 66 cds for $33 w/ shipping...so total less than 50c a CD, or what, a nickel a song?

The SC lady's CDs were a great get - Now that's what I call music 1-15, lots of 'hits' and 'dance' and 'electronic club music' - stuff I don't have and will certainly use.

Yeah, 15-20 of the CDs are well, weird and useless. Not sure anyone ever asked me for anything by melissa etheridge (now have 2 cds worth in case..), american idol season 2...aqua (?), a few xmas CDs, a shania twain I had. Chumba Wumba album, not sure how I lived without that LOL. Already had tubthumping but now I have the ALBUM TOO!

Much of the NTWICMusic disks I have the bigger hits, but it's nice now to fill in the blanks from the 90s and early 2000s.

Of course ripping 119 or so CDs takes a while...
 
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When I'm looking, if I need it, I'll get it - and I manually enter everything. I've spent way too much time trying to correct the errors the online db's make.
 
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For quality CDs, I shoot for less than $4 .. For bulk loads, about $.50-$1
 
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Scott Hanna said:
At this point, I find just buying the mp3s I need to much more efficient than buying any CDs
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Exactly. The time it takes to rip a CD just isn't worth it anymore, especially for songs you might never play anyways. When's the last time somebody requested an OLD song you didn't have?
 
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B-Sharp said:
Exactly. The time it takes to rip a CD just isn't worth it anymore, especially for songs you might never play anyways. When's the last time somebody requested an OLD song you didn't have?
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I find I have holes for a bunch of 80s/90s artists. And ripping a CD takes little time unless you're standing there waiting for it to finish. For a lot of earlier music, I prefer the CD versions .. especially for "album" material, where the transitions between songs aren't always there in mp3s.
 
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steve149 said:
I find I have holes for a bunch of 80s/90s artists. And ripping a CD takes little time unless you're standing there waiting for it to finish. For a lot of earlier music, I prefer the CD versions .. especially for "album" material, where the transitions between songs aren't always there in mp3s.
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Same here.
 
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ittigger said:
...and I manually enter everything. I've spent way too much time trying to correct the errors the online db's make.
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Oooohh....when I started ripping all my CD's back in 2000, my OCD brain made me manually enter all the tags....spent MONTHS at the start and more time keeping my music updated.

IMHO it was all worth it! But with Google Play Music gone, it's getting really hard BUYING mp3's...had to switch to Amazon and I Tunes...:cry:
 
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I do that as well...but I have holes in my collection (i bought out a wedding DJ that had CDs). first wedding I found out i didn't have footloose. Surely everyone has that, right? HS Musical 2, had that. Hannah Montana Hoe Down? Yeah, had that too. Odd.

This saturdays' wedding she wants dinner hour to be country love songs (it's ONLY country music the whole night unless I get a request).
And while she's in her late 20s, she wants 80s/90s country.

OK, so I don't quite have enouhg, but hey, someone must have made a country love song cd/collection, right? Yep..amazon has it, 75 songs for $12, free shipping - BUT ONLY ON CD! Argh. Ripping it now.

I have the 'hits' from 98-2003, but not ALL the songs. I wasn't paying much attention to dance music then- was having babies, working on the house, etc. So I don't personally remember...the big hits (nelly it's hot in herre) of course, but on the Music Now CDs I know 3 or so out out of the dozen on there...so when I go looking for stuff I'll have a lot more to draw from. And that time frame seems to be the biggest now in bars/weddings I've been doing. Last wedding on the DNP list was mambo no 5...it's on disk4 I think.

I see several songs on them by haddaway, gina g, deborah cox...never heard of them. Never go look for them. Other stuff I know/have - backstreet boys, whitney houston and others I have heard of but don't have anything of toni braxton, ace of base, run-DMC, I have one notoriuos big...and I do have mark morrison return of the mack which is requested surprisingly (to me) often. There is a triple CD of pop songs 76-99 - i now have a fiona apple song! (didn't know I needed one, but you never know!)

it's a LOT quicker to let amazon or whomever put 75 songs on a disk than me looking up that many love songs, and $12 is way better than $1.29 a pop!

Scott Hanna said:
At this point, I find just buying the mp3s I need to much more efficient than buying any CDs
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IceBurghDJ said:
I do that as well...but I have holes in my collection (i bought out a wedding DJ that had CDs). first wedding I found out i didn't have footloose. Surely everyone has that, right? HS Musical 2, had that. Hannah Montana Hoe Down? Yeah, had that too. Odd.

This saturdays' wedding she wants dinner hour to be country love songs (it's ONLY country music the whole night unless I get a request).
And while she's in her late 20s, she wants 80s/90s country.

OK, so I don't quite have enouhg, but hey, someone must have made a country love song cd/collection, right? Yep..amazon has it, 75 songs for $12, free shipping - BUT ONLY ON CD! Argh. Ripping it now.

I have the 'hits' from 98-2003, but not ALL the songs. I wasn't paying much attention to dance music then- was having babies, working on the house, etc. So I don't personally remember...the big hits (nelly it's hot in herre) of course, but on the Music Now CDs I know 3 or so out out of the dozen on there...so when I go looking for stuff I'll have a lot more to draw from. And that time frame seems to be the biggest now in bars/weddings I've been doing. Last wedding on the DNP list was mambo no 5...it's on disk4 I think.

I see several songs on them by haddaway, gina g, deborah cox...never heard of them. Never go look for them. Other stuff I know/have - backstreet boys, whitney houston and others I have heard of but don't have anything of toni braxton, ace of base, run-DMC, I have one notoriuos big...and I do have mark morrison return of the mack which is requested surprisingly (to me) often. There is a triple CD of pop songs 76-99 - i now have a fiona apple song! (didn't know I needed one, but you never know!)

it's a LOT quicker to let amazon or whomever put 75 songs on a disk than me looking up that many love songs, and $12 is way better than $1.29 a pop!
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Haddaway - What is Love .. is an awesome dance tune.
 
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IceBurghDJ said:
I do that as well...but I have holes in my collection (i bought out a wedding DJ that had CDs). first wedding I found out i didn't have footloose. Surely everyone has that, right? HS Musical 2, had that. Hannah Montana Hoe Down? Yeah, had that too. Odd.

This saturdays' wedding she wants dinner hour to be country love songs (it's ONLY country music the whole night unless I get a request).
And while she's in her late 20s, she wants 80s/90s country.

OK, so I don't quite have enouhg, but hey, someone must have made a country love song cd/collection, right? Yep..amazon has it, 75 songs for $12, free shipping - BUT ONLY ON CD! Argh. Ripping it now.

I have the 'hits' from 98-2003, but not ALL the songs. I wasn't paying much attention to dance music then- was having babies, working on the house, etc. So I don't personally remember...the big hits (nelly it's hot in herre) of course, but on the Music Now CDs I know 3 or so out out of the dozen on there...so when I go looking for stuff I'll have a lot more to draw from. And that time frame seems to be the biggest now in bars/weddings I've been doing. Last wedding on the DNP list was mambo no 5...it's on disk4 I think.

I see several songs on them by haddaway, gina g, deborah cox...never heard of them. Never go look for them. Other stuff I know/have - backstreet boys, whitney houston and others I have heard of but don't have anything of toni braxton, ace of base, run-DMC, I have one notoriuos big...and I do have mark morrison return of the mack which is requested surprisingly (to me) often. There is a triple CD of pop songs 76-99 - i now have a fiona apple song! (didn't know I needed one, but you never know!)

it's a LOT quicker to let amazon or whomever put 75 songs on a disk than me looking up that many love songs, and $12 is way better than $1.29 a pop!
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First .. if 'it's ONLY country music the whole night', then nothing you've brought up is Country. I also find it hard to believe that 75 'quality' songs will be on a disc for $12 ($0.16 per song)
 
IceBurghDJ said:
Yep..amazon has it, 75 songs for $12, free shipping - BUT ONLY ON CD! Argh. Ripping it now.
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Be careful with those albums/collections. Many of them are re-recorded versions by the original artists... made long after the songs were hits. You'll likely notice that many of the songs just don't sound the way you remember them.
 
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First .. if 'it's ONLY country music the whole night', then nothing you've brought up is Country. I also find it hard to believe that 75 'quality' songs will be on a disc for $12 ($0.16 per song)
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - 100 Hits: The Best Country Album - Amazon.com Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 100 Hits: The Best Country Album - Amazon.com Music
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - Country Love Songs - Amazon.com Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Country Love Songs - Amazon.com Music
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This is a conglomeration from the 60's to about 9 years ago (and is 'about' 5 hours of music) - with a few hits, some no hits and 'other songs' from hit artists. As stated by others and myself, be VERY alert to the fact that these may be re-recorded versions. Rule #1 is in effect. If you're relying on this to be your 80's / 90's hits, you will miss the mark. Here's the track listing:

100 Hits: The Best Country Album (Tracklist):

1-1: | Dolly Parton | Jolene
1-2: | Tammy Wynette | Stand By Your Man
1-3: | Charlie Rich | The Most Beautiful Girl
1-4: | The Charlie Daniels Band | The Devil Went Down To Georgia
1-5: | Johnny Cash | Folsom Prison Blues
1-6: | Elvis Presley | Snowbird
1-7: | Willie Nelson | Always On My Mind
1-8: | Janis Joplin | Me And Bobby McGee
1-9: | Kris Kristofferson | Why Me
1-10: | Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show | Sylvia's Mother
1-11: | The Highwaymen | Highwayman
1-12: | Rosanne Cash | Seven Year Ache
1-13: | Don Williams (2) | I've Been Loved By The Best
1-14: | Merle Haggard | That's The Way Love Goes
1-15: | Hoyt Axton | A Rusty Old Halo
1-16: | Johnny Paycheck | Take This Job And Shove It
1-17: | Don Gibson | Sea Of Heartbreak
1-18: | Marty Robbins | El Paso
1-19: | Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John
1-20: | Jim Reeves | He'll Have To Go
2-1: | Johnny Cash | Ring Of Fire
2-2: | Willie Nelson | On The Road Again
2-3: | Billy Swan | I Can Help
2-4: | Lynn Anderson | Rose Garden
2-5: | The Charlie Daniels Band | Uneasy Rider
2-6: | Rosanne Cash | My Baby Thinks He's A Train
2-7: | Waylon Jennings | Good Hearted Woman
2-8: | Barbara Mandrell | Tonight My Baby's Coming Home
2-9: | Charley Pride | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'
2-10: | Merle Haggard | Let's Chase Each Other Round The Room
2-11: | Jimmy Dean | Little Black Book
2-12: | Perry Como | Delaware
2-13: | Lorne Greene | Ringo
2-14: | Bobby Bare | 500 Miles Away From Home
2-15: | Hank Locklin | Please Help Me, I'm Falling
2-16: | Ray Price | For The Good Times
2-17: | George Jones (2) | He Stopped Loving Her Today
2-18: | Marianne Faithfull | Visions Of Johanna
2-19: | Tanya Tucker | Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
2-20: | John Denver | Annie's Song
3-1: | Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers | Islands In The Stream
3-2: | Kris Kristofferson | Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
3-3: | Tammy Wynette | D-I-V-O-R-C-E
3-4: | John Denver | Take Me Home, Country Roads
3-5: | Bobby Bare | The Gambler
3-6: | Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson | Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
3-7: | B.J. Thomas | Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love
3-8: | Hoyt Axton | Della And The Dealer
3-9: | George Hamilton IV | Abilene
3-10: | The Statler Brothers | Flowers On The Wall
3-11: | Chet Atkins | Yakety Axe
3-12: | Don Gibson | Oh Lonesome Me
3-13: | The Highwaymen | Desperados Waiting For A Train
3-14: | Ricky Van Shelton | Life Turned Her That Way
3-15: | Don Williams (2) | One Good Well
3-16: | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors
3-17: | George Jones (2) | The Grand Tour
3-18: | Marty Robbins | Devil Woman
3-19: | Jim Reeves | Distant Drums
3-20: | Skeeter Davis | The End Of The World
4-1: | Shawn Mullins | Lullaby
4-2: | Lonestar (3) | Amazed
4-3: | Ward Thomas | Guilty Flowers
4-4: | Sara Evans | Born To Fly
4-5: | Chris Young (11) | You
4-6: | Love And Theft | Angel Eyes
4-7: | Montgomery Gentry | If You Ever Stop Loving Me
4-8: | Phil Vassar | Just Another Day In Paradise
4-9: | Alan Jackson (2) & Jimmy Buffett | It's Five O' Clock Somewhere
4-10: | Ronnie Milsap | Smoky Mountain Rain
4-11: | Brooks & Dunn | My Maria
4-12: | Martina McBride | Wild Angels
4-13: | Joe Diffie | Pickup Man
4-14: | Mary Chapin Carpenter | I Feel Lucky
4-15: | Shenandoah | Next To You, Next To Me
4-16: | Exile (7) | Woke Up In Love
4-17: | Alabama | Love In The First Degree
4-18: | Ricky Van Shelton | I'll Leave This World Loving You
4-19: | Patty Loveless | Here I Am
4-20: | Travis Tritt | Best Of Intentions
5-1: | Lissie | Sleepwalking
5-2: | Ward Thomas | Carry You Home
5-3: | Wildwood Kin | Hold On
5-4: | Billie Marten | Milk And Honey
5-5: | Gretchen Wilson | Redneck Woman
5-6: | Lonestar (3) | My Front Porch Looking In
5-7: | Jake Owen | Barefoot Blue Jean Night
5-8: | Billy Ray Cyrus | Crazy 'Bout You Baby
5-9: | Martina McBride | I Love You
5-10: | Patty Loveless | You Can Feel Bad
5-11: | Aaron Tippin | There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio
5-12: | Alan Jackson (2) | Chattahoochee
5-13: | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Passionate Kisses
5-14: | Alabama | Mountain Music
5-15: | Pistol Annies | Hell On Heels
5-16: | Brooks & Dunn | Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
5-17: | Travis Tritt | It's A Great Day To Be Alive
5-18: | Brad Paisley | She's Everything
5-19: | Montgomery Gentry | Roll With Me
5-20: | Chris Young (11) | Tomorrow


Country Love Songs (Tracklist):

CD 1
1 | From A Jack To A King | Ned Miller
2 | Turn Around Look At Me | Glen Campbell
3 | Walk On By | Leroy Van Dyke
4 | A Little Bitty Tear | Burl Ives
5 | It's Sure Gonna Hurt | Dolly Parton
6 | Stairway Of Love | Marty Robbins
7 | Heartaches By The Number | Buck Owens
8 | Send Me The Pillow You Dream On | Hank Locklin
9 | In The Middle Of A Heartache | Wanda Jackson
10 | I Miss You Already | Faron Young
11 | Always Late | Lefty Frizzell
12 | All I Have To Do Is Dream | The Everly Brothers
13 | I Fall To Pieces | Patsy Cline
14 | It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' | Johnny Tillotson
15 | I Walk The Line | Johnny Cash
16 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams
17 | Secret Love | Slim Whitman
18 | You Win Again | Jerry Lee Lewis
19 | Gone | Ferlin Husky
20 | She Thinks I Still Care | George Jones
21 | Touch Me | Willie Nelson
22 | Sea Of Heartbreak | Don Gibson
23 | Nobody's Darling But Mine | Johnny Sea
24 | The Blackboard Of My Heart | Hank Thompson
25 | He'll Have To Go | Jim Reeves

CD 2
1 | Crazy | Patsy Cline
2 | The Story Of My Life | Marty Robbins
3 | Wolverton Mountain | Claude King
4 | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? | Jim Reeves
5 | I Can't Help It | Johnny Tillotson
6 | Willingly | Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie
7 | Oh Lonesome Me | Don Gibson
8 | Foolin' Around | Buck Owens
9 | I Really Don't Want To Know | Eddy Arnold
10 | Big Fool Of The Year | George Jones
11 | Bye Bye Love | Webb Pierce
12 | The End Of The World | Skeeter Davis
13 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles
14 | A Fool Such As I | Hank Snow
15 | Hello Walls | Faron Young
16 | Cold, Cold Heart | Ronnie Hawkins
17 | Please Help Me I'm Falling | Hank Locklin
18 | Unloved, Unwanted | Kitty Wells
19 | Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry | Glen Campbell
20 | Crazy Arms | Ray Price
21 | I Forgot To Remember To Forget | Elvis Presley
22 | It's Only Make Believe | Conway Twitty
23 | You Can't Pick A Rose In December | Ernest Ashworth
24 | Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes | Skeets McDonald
25 | My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You- Johnny Cash

CD 3
1 | Devil Woman | Marty Robbins
2 | She's Got You | Patsy Cline
3 | There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight | George Jones
4 | The Wild Side Of Life | Hank Thompson
5 | Kisses Sweeter Than Wine | Jimmie Rodgers
6 | Footsteps Of A Fool | Judy Lynn
7 | You Dream About Me | Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie
8 | Am I That Easy To Forget? | Skeeter Davis
9 | Blue Blue Day | Don Gibson
10 | Release Me | Ray Price
11 | Rockin' Alone (In An Old Rocking Chair) | The Everly Brothers
12 | Right Or Wrong | Wanda Jackson
13 | I'm Movin' On | Hank Snow
14 | Moonlight And Roses | Bonnie Guitar
15 | Here I Am | Glen Campbell
16 | Sweet Dreams | Faron Young
17 | Adios Amigo | Jim Reeves
18 | The Love You Gave | Dolly Parton
19 | The Violet And A Rose | Little Jimmy Dickens
20 | Walking The Floor Over You | Ernest Tubb
21 | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down | Charlie Walker
22 | I Wanna Play House With You | Eddy Arnold
23 | Half As Much | Hank Williams
24 | Blue Moon Of Kentucky | Luke Simmons
25 | Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight | Johnnie & Jack
 
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IceBurghDJ,

Why would you accept or seek to get paid for a service that you, self-admittedly, are unprepared and, at best, ill equipped to perform successfully?

Imitating Mixmastermachoman is no way to garner respect and satisfied clients.:shrug:

You and, more importantly, your client and audience would be much better served if you teamed up with a DJ that has the relevant experience and legit country library to help you deliver in a professional manner.
 
IceBurghDJ said:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 100 Hits: The Best Country Album - Amazon.com Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 100 Hits: The Best Country Album - Amazon.com Music
www.amazon.com

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Country Love Songs - Amazon.com Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Country Love Songs - Amazon.com Music
www.amazon.com
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All of the songs on the "Country Love Songs" set appear to be from the 1950s and 1960s. If your bride is looking for 80s/90s country, that's not going to cut it.

The tracklist on that other set (Top 100) is all over the place. A Spotify playlist would be better.
 
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WTF?

You might as well say never take another event because you may not have a song they want...

I don't believe i EVER said i don't have 80/90 country...did I?
The want 90 minutes of country love songs...hence buying a CD. I MIGHT have had the songs...I know I don't have every country song ever recorded.

I did a school dance 2 weeks ago - had to get about 30 songs for it...should I have turned that down because I had to get those 30 songs? Ridiculous.

All I said was a great way to start/fill out a library, cheaply, is to buy CD collections for pennies on the original dollar.

djrox said:
IceBurghDJ,

Why would you accept or seek to get paid for a service that you, self-admittedly, are unprepared and, at best, ill equipped to perform successfully?

Imitating Mixmastermachoman is no way to garner respect and satisfied clients.:shrug:

You and, more importantly, your client and audience would be much better served if you teamed up with a DJ that has the relevant experience and legit country library to help you deliver in a professional manner.
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B-Sharp said:
All of the songs on the "Country Love Songs" set appear to be from the 1950s and 1960s. If your bride is looking for 80s/90s country, that's not going to cut it.

The tracklist on that other set (Top 100) is all over the place. A Spotify playlist would be better.
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I'm RURAL here...you don't get no spotify where there wedding is, or most weddings here, or probably 1/2 the country, even in the towns.
 
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