Just bought In My Memory... ffs !

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Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-20-2003 14:12:

Just bought In My Memory... ffs !

Right, so I'm pretty annoyed right now.

I just paid 27 euros for double-disc version of Ti�sto's "In My Memory".

Well, guess what?
The first disc is defective, ffs!!!

I've tried it on 4 different players - it doesn't work on my portable cd player OR my regular CD player. However it does work in my dad's CD player and my PC's CD-rom... but since I mostly listen to CD's with the portable one this disc is as good as a beer coaster for me.

The labels whine about mp3s ruining the industry and at the same time they sell fucking overpriced discs that don't even work!!

Assholes, the lot of them.

Posted by noikeee on Mar-20-2003 14:22:

go back to the store and demand a replacement cd.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-20-2003 14:25:

Bah, I'll get a refund.

Keep your poxy cd's, damnit - I'll listen to the mp3.

Posted by demons on Mar-20-2003 15:06:

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Assholes, the lot of them.

may all your hard drives be forever corrupt beyond repair

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-20-2003 15:08:

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Originally posted by demons
may all your hard drives be forever corrupt beyond repair

Are you saying it's acceptable to sell defective cd's?

Posted by demons on Mar-20-2003 15:13:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Are you saying it's acceptable to sell defective cd's?

why dont you use some initiative and go back to the shop to get a working version and tell them you had to pay extra money to come back again and demand some form of compensation. they should give you a voucher off the price of your next cd from there....instead of instantly using it as an excuse forevermore to download albums off the net

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-20-2003 15:18:

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Originally posted by demons
why dont you use some initiative and go back to the shop to get a working version and tell them you had to pay extra money to come back again and demand some form of compensation. they should give you a voucher off the price of your next cd from there....instead of instantly using it as an excuse forevermore to download albums off the net

Get your facts straight, demon boy.

Maybe you'd like to tell me how exactly I can change it to a working version if it was the _only_ copy I could find around here?

Posted by demons on Mar-20-2003 15:22:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Get your facts straight, demon boy.

you get yours straight. youve got to put an effort into life you know, cant just sit on yer ass complaining all day

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-20-2003 15:23:

...and you should realise that flaming people for no reason in the net does not make you more popular in real life.

Posted by demons on Mar-20-2003 15:39:

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The labels whine about mp3s ruining the industry and at the same time they sell fucking overpriced discs that don't even work!!

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Bah, I'll get a refund.

Keep your poxy cd's, damnit - I'll listen to the mp3.

well if you will make comments like this on a message board expect for someone to have a viewpoint on it that doesnt agree with yours.

why dont you mail Blackhole or Nettwerk and tell them, im sure they would love to hear your thoughts about their product and what you will be doing in future

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-20-2003 15:52:

All right, so I'm going a bit over the top... don't you ever do that when you're angry?

The problem here is that I'm not particularily sure who's fault it is. It isn't exactly the shop's fault since they only sell the discs and I doubt Black Hole actually presses the records themselves either.

I am also quite unsure what the hell I should do since like I said it was indeed the only copy of the album that I could find... sure, I can find the regular version of it but not the double-disc one.

Posted by GrimReaper on Mar-20-2003 16:07:

I've had similar problems with a few CDs too in the past. I do go over-the-line angry but i never post my feelings here (usually), i just try to do something to clear out the problem. Luckily i got them sorted and CDs to function properly..

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-20-2003 16:14:

That's strange - this is the first time ever it's happened to me and I've never heard it happen before.
I'd understand if the disc was copy protected (my portable CD player won't play them) but it doesn't seem to be...

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i just try to do something to clear out the problem. Luckily i got them sorted and CDs to function properly

Do you mean you've gotten a replacement? Or have you done something else?

Posted by GrimReaper on Mar-20-2003 16:23:

The 1st issue was with Trance Allstars - Worldwide, the 1st CD cut off during the last track after about 2 mins when 7:06 was the full length. All the releases around seemed to have the same problem. First i contacted with the shop, then they contacted the import conpany and so on.. finally after about a month i got a fully working version of the album. Dunno what was the thing with album anyway, bad pressing or what..

the 2nd issue was much more simple and not quite like the problem u have. I bought a maxi cd, which was suppose to have 8 mixes of the track but had only 3.. all the 8 mixes were printed on the inlay and also on the cd. But anyway, CD had only 3 mixes, so back to the shop again.. there was just a mislabeling of the cds, so i got a correct cdm quite soon.

Posted by Arsalan on Mar-20-2003 17:23:

hey man i feel for you ;(

Posted by AntronVee on Mar-20-2003 18:44:

i have no idea how expensive 27 euros is but if it was expensive i'd be pissed off too

Posted by nekholm on Mar-20-2003 19:12:

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Originally posted by DJ Digityl
i have no idea how expensive 27 euros is but if it was expensive i'd be pissed off too

Quite the same in US Dollars

Posted by biznology on Mar-20-2003 19:25:

umm..my only thot-

if it works in a PC cdrom can you rip the tracks to either mp3 or wav and then reburn them onto another cd? that cd would then be readable in most players and when you scratch it you wont shit yourself for spending 27 bucks and fucking that shit up...|

Posted by skip on Mar-20-2003 23:16:

return it to the shop and buy a new one here

it's cheaper even with the postage!

Posted by bassaholix on Mar-21-2003 03:11:

Wats the big deal.. its defective... so what..take it back.. they will give you a refund.. if they don't THEN POST ABOUT IT! LMFAO

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-21-2003 08:04:

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Originally posted by biznology
umm..my only thot-

if it works in a PC cdrom can you rip the tracks to either mp3 or wav and then reburn them onto another cd? that cd would then be readable in most players and when you scratch it you wont shit yourself for spending 27 bucks and fucking that shit up...|

Dude, if I spend 27� on a disc then surely I'll expect it to work.
Sure, I could copy it to my HD, burn it to my disc and then go and get a full refund, but I won't because I'm not a bastard.

Posted by biznology on Mar-23-2003 13:56:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Dude, if I spend 27� on a disc then surely I'll expect it to work.
Sure, I could copy it to my HD, burn it to my disc and then go and get a full refund, but I won't because I'm not a bastard.

note: i never told you to return it.

you were complaining about how you didnt want to return it, i was simply telling you how to make a cd that could be played in any player you wanted. nothing about getting a refund|

Posted by whiskers on Mar-23-2003 14:25:

i bought a dave seaman renaissance desire double-cd, and the first cd is missing one tune, and the other cd is missing two. it's not like they're cut off or anything, they're just not mixed in at all. trust the tracklist, heh?

Posted by Prototrance on Mar-23-2003 15:28:

just take it back. Simple.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-23-2003 15:34:

Yeah, simple.

I took it back and got a replacement.
It didn't work either.

Then the salesman told me he could swap the 1st cd to the cd from the regular version - it worked.
BUT: He checked the cd's and the original version was 1,5 mins shorter than the special edition (although the playlist was exactly the same) so he couldn't change it.

For some reason he couldn't give me a refund either but he said I could pick anything from the store at the price of the disc... so I got Magik 7 and Fatboy Slim @ Brighton Beach instead.