A way of discovering music to your taste, and helps charity - Music

Gerard1968

Charity shops nearly always have CD racks full of boy bands that have gone out of fashion and easy listening drudge. However there are usually a few decent albums in amongst the rubbish. Occasionally someone with decent taste drops off a job lot, you can tell because in with a bunch of albums you like, but already own, there will be some you have never heard of, these are the ones to buy. They will only be a quid or two, and the chances are they'll be to your taste; if not just donate them back, you will have given to charity with the bonus of the possibility of finding your latest favourite thing.

craola

crayon master

Location: pdx

Gerard1968 wrote:

Charity shops nearly always have CD racks full of boy bands that have gone out of fashion and easy listening drudge. However there are usually a few decent albums in amongst the rubbish. Occasionally someone with decent taste drops off a job lot, you can tell because in with a bunch of albums you like, but already own, there will be some you have never heard of, these are the ones to buy. They will only be a quid or two, and the chances are they'll be to your taste; if not just donate them back, you will have given to charity with the bonus of the possibility of finding your latest favourite thing.

i mean, yeah, this is brilliant.
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Oh hey I do this with the discount bin at a record store. Fantastic thing when you have a few extra dollars to blow

benpaco

Who's gonna watch you die?

Age: 28

Location: Missouri

Gerard1968 wrote:

Charity shops nearly always have CD racks full of boy bands that have gone out of fashion and easy listening drudge. However there are usually a few decent albums in amongst the rubbish. Occasionally someone with decent taste drops off a job lot, you can tell because in with a bunch of albums you like, but already own, there will be some you have never heard of, these are the ones to buy. They will only be a quid or two, and the chances are they'll be to your taste; if not just donate them back, you will have given to charity with the bonus of the possibility of finding your latest favourite thing.

This is how I found Keane way back when, actually, Hopes and Fears for a buck.

dividesbyzero wrote:

Oh hey I do this with the discount bin at a record store. Fantastic thing when you have a few extra dollars to blow

And this is how I found a variety of things I love but Paper Sons was probably my best find. Rasputin's 50 cent CDs coming in clutch
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Satie

wait, supporting what.cd doesn't count as supporting charity?

it's really illegal for me to claim tax exemptions on donations to a private tracker?

fuuuuuck meeeeee

in all seriousness, the only time i ever tried this, i bought a cassette of '40s and '50s red-baiting country music incl. the immortal "Ain't I Right," and it's all really really good.

ShadowColossi

Gender: Male

Location: The faraway place of whatever I'm listening to

This is the only reasons I frequent thrift shops and garage sales (those aren't for charity but you can find some gems). Got a few original Hendrix and Floyd records that way Smile

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