I'm 13 and i am absolutely obsessed with cds!!! i only have 25 but i plan to collect more. The nearest cd shop for me is HMV which is over an hour away and so i usually buy them when we go on shopping trips but i also order from their online store. There is just something so fascanating about flipping through the sections to find your fav artists! i wish more younger ppl enjoyed collecting cds like i do. 💿
In 2000, we had 17 dedicated music stores in my city. I was a manager of one of them (Camelot Music). That 17 does not include stores such as Walmart, K-mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. If you counted every big box store, there were easily over 30 places to buy CDs. Today, we have the pitiful selection that Walmart still carry and one single used book store. So very very sad.
Small town life. We have dozens of thrift stores, used book stores, pawn shops, and several music stores specializing in CD's. (Orlando area). And I'm not counting Walmart or K-Mart.
@@Scott.Hughes all the stores here in Savannah carry all formats….records..cds..cassettes..8tracks…reel to reel…also new releases in all those formats too
You & I have the same passion for cd’s….I haven’t bought vinyl since 79 / 80 when I bought my 1st CD player in ‘80 for $999.99 & im still using it…I’ve been buying cd’s since ‘80 & never have looked back !!!!! Cd”s are the best sound quality period !!!! Over vinyl !!!!! No snap crackle & pop…..
@@georgierockwood2355 I have 30 feet of LPs I got from before they were discontinued in 1989, so I was a big fan of LPs in my younger days. Back in 1982 I was standing outside the Dallas airport and struck up a conversation with a guy smoking nearby. He was in the music industry and told me CDs would be coming out soon and it would wipe out LPs. That was the first clue that my hobby of collecting albums would collapse. I think LPs have always sounded much better than CDs, even with the imperfections. But in the instances where I buy music today I always buy CDs. In the old days I bought LPs and recorded cassettes for the car because I knew LPs would last and cassettes are fleeting and can be rerecorded. Similarly, I get CDs because I can rip them to MP3s and play them in the car and off my server at home. It is way too much work to convert an LP to digital while it is easy to rip CDs.
I love that static sound on records, but all I’ve been buying since 1993, since I was eleven are CD’s. No skipping, easy to put in places and will just last longer. I love it.
I go to thrift stores in Denver all the time for CDs. 3 things you have to look out for: A) look inside to make sure there is actually a disc inside. This may seem obvious, but quite often the more desirable CDs are stolen from the cases or sometimes they are donated as empty cases and they just arent checked when put on the shelf. 2) Make sure it is the correct disc. For reasons unknown I have seen completely wrong/random discs in the case and I have also seen backup/copies of the discs in the case. 3) Check the underside for condition. You learn over time the difference between just being dirty to lightly scratched to heavily damaged. Often superficial scratches are ok, but the deep ones will almost surely cause skipping. Scratches in a ring pattern seem to be some of the worst.
I bought an entire box of brand new empty CD jewel cases. 100 or so for $4. They come in handy when you find a CD with cracked/scratched/fogged jewel case. Just slip the printed material and CD into a new case and it looks like a brand new CD.
Exactly...I'm in Lakewood...Greenmountain area..love to hit up Arcs and Mile high. TWIST and shout is cool...but far. Angelos Broadway, 2nd and charles wads and Colorado mills mall, Whale Store, Jeffco Belmar etc libraries have 1 buck cds. I love the hunt. #thriftshoping is great..luck of the draw.
It was so funny one time I found an Enrique Iglesias cd inside a Megadeth cover, and I had actually been wanting that cd for a long time. , I wanted to find it cheap, not that it was rare or anything.for a long time. So it was a good find for me.
The skipping issue is actually complex. Singles can take a lot of beating thanks to their low playtime which also means the tracks occupy less space. Another thing is that it really depends on player. One player can give up on a deep scratch whilst the other can read a CD full of shallow scratches. There was a post on CD collectors subreddit which showed a CD full of holes being playable. Shows you how reliable error correction got over time. The only way to pronounce a CD “dead” from cursory looking is if it got a triangular pattern of gash on the innermost ring or deep scratches all over it (though in the case of former there can be listenable stuff left over)
If you live in, or have a chance to get to Japan, you will find that the CD is alive and well. In fact, it has never stopped flourishing. Not even mentioning the Tower Records, Disk Unions, or HMVs, but Book Off and tons of locally owned stores sell all kinds of music on CD for incredible prices
I actually just looked up cd or vinyl shops around me and found 3 really close by! I am going to have to give them a visit soon! Awesome video as usual!
Flea markets will sometimes have a booth that sells CDs. My local flea market has one that carries them, with DVDs, Blu Rays, vinyl, and video games. Got one of my unicorns there this past weekend, but they had a pretty solid selection of used in good condition at $4-6 per.
Best Buy has already abandoned physical media movies. CDs are the greatest form of physical media that had ever been widely produced. SACD had to potential to eclipse the CD. But it debuted the exact same year as Napster and file sharing. We, as Americans, are so disappointing in our choices. Most would rather have crap quality in exchange for convenience. It's the same reason Craftsman Tools - Made in the USA - Guaranteed Forever... is no longer a thing. People decided to get cheap Chinese disposable tools than invest something their children will use.
Many Goodwills in my city sell them for 99 cents. On students and senior days, I qualify for both, they are 74 cents each! I must have bought about 1000 in the last year but have so much wonderful music to listen to!
Hello !! Michael . I live in Denver too and I go to Black and Red store in the Arvada area , they have a very good selection of used CD and they have and offer that you get 3 for 2 on used CD . It is a great place and the prices are not that bad . Great video as always .
I frequent Black and Read. It's ok, just OK. Their inventory isn't very well organized and the store is a mess. With that said, I have found a few jems there.
Nice video! I share your love for the cd. I find them to be the best sounding and most convenient physical medium. And speaking of finding, I've had much luck with flea markets. You never know what you might find- perhaps nothing, perhaps some esoteric treasure!
The biggest record/music store near me recently moved to a smaller location and downsized their CD collection. 😢 My current favorite place to go is a used bookstore that has a back room with several large racks of used CDs. Totally unorganized, but that's part of the fun. 😄 Most of the used record stores have gone back to selling mostly vinyl. There's an amazing used classical music store in Boston with a huge CD collection, if you like that genre (haven't been there in a few years so I'm hoping it's still open).
I’m 19 I just got a car and it comes with a cassette player and a cd player I was gonna replace it but nowadays if someone gets into my car and is like “yoooo lemme get the aux” imma be like “it’s not like that, you can pick from my cds” and it’s just cheaper in my opinion because spending monthly adds up but one copy lasts you a lifetime or more
Recognized Twist and Shout in the thumbnail, went there on a road trip a few years ago. Would love to have a store like that in Sacramento CA, it’s a wasteland here right now.
Craigslist is always worth checking too. Often you'll find someone selling box loads of music. Some will let you buy what you want or they may require you to buy the whole box. I've had some good luck with CL. Always worth a peek.
66 years old and I was a diehard vinyl fan dragged kicking and screaming into the cd Revolution. When new vinyl was no longer available. As time went on I realized how much more CdS were more useful than vinyl. The biggest two reasons the storage space, and the crisp clear sound for the most part no skipping or scratchy sound. I pillage my local Barnes And Noble at least twice a year
My local town has about 20 charity shops, 2 dedicated (2nd hand) record shop that do used CDs, an HMV and a big boot fair every so often. I'm going to the boot fair tomorrow, hoping to buy a few hundred at under 50p each (UK). Wouldn't be a first time to buy that many! I still buy around 1000 a year but the ones I'm looking for seem further and far between. The dedicated record shop is usually the place to go for specific titles. Often better prices than the charity shops!
I used to stream, got tired of it fast. Only cd's now and travel around between Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. No desire to stream at all. I do use Spotify and Pandora to check out tunes and artist on my phone while shopping. Great video!
Thanks for the video to bring awareness to the importance of stores and locations to buy CDs. As consumers we have the biggest impact on retailers. If we buy it, they will stock it. So let’s continue to buy what we can afford to buy in addition to streaming. I love the reissues that Rhino and others continue to produce of classic albums. Interesting that they have been adding vinyl along with CDs to the box sets to draw in vinyl buyers. Keep leading the CD charge on You Tube!
The used CD market is unbelievable. Check good will, thrift stores, and of course your local record stores. I recently got all of U2’s catalogue for $2 a pop! Just get a new jewel case for the scratched or cracked covers and you’re looking at basically a new cd in your collection.
Thanks for making this very informative video. Like you, I love collecting CDs and I am vert glad to hear that your list of places to purchase is almost an exact match to mine. Fortunately, the Orlando/Tampa area has a number of great record stores that sell both new and used CDs along with other formats. By the way, I also picked up a number of CDs from stores who sell on Etsy. I only wish that record companies would sell both new releases and reissued titles on ALL formats and not just vinyl. I guess they are just trying to make the most money possible. Long live the physical formats of music and our independent record stores as I dread the day if all purchases had to be made on digital platforms. There is just something about holding the music in your hands as you listen to it. Its magical and words cannot truly describe that euphoric experience.
I stopped buying NEW vinyl years ago because the prices are TOO HIGH! However I still buy CDs when I can. They are a better buy. We sell CDs at the Thrift Shop I volunteer at. $1 to $3 each.
I found an entire set (15 or so) of Legendary Blues Artists (Leadbelly, John Lee Hooker, Son House, etc, etc)on a label called Blue Dog Records for $3 each at Big Lots (at the time called Odd Lots). They had a CD display near the front of the store with a wide range of compilations , soundtracks and other oddities. It was fun to look and see what was in there.
I’m a cd fanatic too!! I have vinyl, but it doesn’t compare to my cd collection!!! I will collect CD’s until I can NO longer buy music period! It’s so addictive it’s like being an alcoholic!😂Shop at thrift stores and half price books. Barnes and Noble is cool, but a bit over priced. However, I do check anyway!
I used to collect Vinyls in the 80's but shifted to CDs in the 90s. I think Steven Wilson of Porcupine Trees says it best that CDs are superior to Vinyls when you need a very quiet background like when listening to ambient kind of music and dont want to get any pop corn sounds from the vinyls. I support both physical formats. I use spotify to identify music i like and then out for the physical format. So i guess streaming is also beneficial to us in a way as it allowed you to gain access to music at zero/low cost in the beginning.
My favorite place to find CDs is the flea market! Hidden gems are so fun to find and you can typically get CDs for dirt cheap! I recently bought most of Metallica’s albums for just 15 dollars from a flea market 😎
It's a bad situation here in Augusta GA as well. Yes the Walmarts/Targets have CD's and we do have a Barnes & Noble still at the mall. It's slim pickens after that. Downtown there are a couple of record stores and we have a 2nd & Charles (like a Barnes & Noble, was a Books-a-Million) that has CD's but they are usually new and just what's popular.
The best place I have found for new CD's is Tower Records is in Tokyo. I go at least once a year and stock up on music that I can't find or is prohibitively expensive in Canada. I also frequent Disk Union in Tokyo for used and new CD's.
Silver Platters is the best place to shop for CDs in the Seattle metro area. They have 3 stores plus you can order online from their website. I just scored a bunch of great titles for as low as 99 cents.
I was headed to Target to get the new Judas Priest CD but was across town and near an independent record store. They didn't have the expanded edition like Target but I was able to get the stock version and the new Bruce Dickinson CD for about $25 - same price as the expanded Priest was at Target. So shout out to Record City in San Diego for saving the day!
In my area, the used / new cd stores that came of age during the cd era of the 90s, flourished at the time, but didn't have the foresight to see the vinyl resurgence coming. If a local store wasnt making a little new sealed vinyl section by 2006, and then built it up huge by 2013, they were done. In addition to the stacks of used vinyl, they were getting for free, with locals just dumping records at their door. Why not capitalize on something you're getting free? Starting in 2001, the ONLY brick and mortars who had sealed new vinyl were Hot Topic and Virgin Megastore. Circa 2003, I would ask my local cd store, why they didn't carry brand new sealed vinyl, and they said they couldn't afford to carry something that wasn't a guaranteed sale. Too much investment, for too little return. Well, in retrospect, the fact they didn't see the vinyl onslaught coming, is the reason they're gone now. All those 90s cd stores have been replaced with vinyl stores. None of them survived. At the moment, these vinyl stores should be capitalizing on the fact that thrift stores have cds 2 for a dollar. They should be stocking the crap out of used cds. Not junk, but careful inspection of non-run of the mill stuff. CDs are currently where vinyl was in the 90s, unloved and free/cheap. Mom and pop vinyl stores should be buying used cds for 50cents and flipping them for $2-3 or more. The cheap used vinyl market is drying up, and they have to compensate somehow. It amazes me how stores that deal in a particular product, don't actually follow trends, and aren't aware of what the public is thinking. People can't afford vinyl anymore, start looking for alternate solutions
There is only 1 chain store left selling cds stationary in Poland:( . However, with a poor selection on shelves,but you can order a cd provided that a release is quite new. The older the harder to get.
I recently started my own collection I love the thought of having in on a disc and watching is spin it’s too cool. What was the app you were talking about that helps keep track of your collection ? I couldn’t find it in the description love the videos 😅!!
we have one store that has a little and I have checked surrounding towns. I also just went to a ministry concert and they had records but not cds for merch! I don't find much in the florida thrift shops that is my taste either. It is all country, gosple , or orcistra maybe some like rb or blues. It has become so very hard to find any cds let alone what I want.
I find expanding my cds is thrift stores, people selling via marketplace. I've been able to buy used on the regular 1 or 2 dollars canadian per cd. Have fun hunting
Based in Germany, I can recommend ordering at JPC. However, a lot of independent artist shops I've encountered lately do not ship to abroad destinations anymore since the last increase in US postal international shipping fees.
The Barnes and Noble stores around me are phasing out their music sections. The only real places around here are the used places. There are a lot of them. FYE in the mall stopped selling music and videos altogether.
the only way to support cds is to buy new releases which are usually $10-20. That's not really bad at all. I hope to see the survival of the format. Also good portable cd players are on sites like amazon at reasonable prices. Best buy, along with cds, has sadly now stopped carrying movies.
I love my CDs , when I fly to visit family in Europe is when I stock up . I love to have my favorite albums, physically in my hands as opposed to some empty download. A download has NO liner notes people ..
I don’t nobody think about this what about if streaming music go down how is everybody supposed to listen to music I still buy cds streaming music is not gonna be going on forever So I still buy CDs 😊
Hmmm, well, if you are open to serendipity and not particular, thrift stores are great. However, if you really want a particular CD and/or want a higher quality selection, go for the record shop.
Ah yes, when I went in to Twist and Shout, I go to find a cd I can't find anywhere. That was close to 30 years ago but that is the Mecca for vinyl enthusiasts. The owner looked like a hippie from the 60's and was so helpful.
Walmart and Target have dropped their CD selection to the bare minimum. (Also their DVDs and BLURAYs) I walked into Target looking for the new Judas Priest album and they basically only had KPOP and Taylor Swift in the NEW section. Personally I'd love to open a store selling Cd's and movies. I typically get all my cds on Amazon as it is hard to find a decent record store anymore. Just got a new CD in the mail today as a matter of fact as an Easter gift from my friend.
The best place to find CD's is your local thrift stores. I don't mean Goodwill or Salvation Army either. They have people on the look out now for the more valuable stuff. The thrift shops run by local churches or home hospice centers are the places to look out for. Yard Sale/ Garage Sales are also good places. Stay away from Flea Markets. Sellers at a flea will know what they are worth and squeeze every penny out of you.
I believe you forgot "Record Fairs". Though i find here in the UK you mainly get Vinyl dealers at the Record Fairs these days. It's a shame about CD sales. They sound pretty good compared to streaming online, and no snap, crackle, and pop.
Hey Mike, Discogs is interesting! I just purchased a CD I have been wanting for awhile! I got it on Discogs but the seller was supposedly in Japan but it showed the shipper was in Switzerland! I was charged in Swiss Frank's! Which cost a bit more! When the CD arrived it was from Japan! Why did they charge me in Swiss Frank's? Makes no sense! Any reason? Thanks, larry
I live outside of Denver and have 30 feet of LPs from before they were discontinued in 1989. The concept of putting them into discogs scares me. I would be dead before I got done.
My experience is there is about 100 per foor. That makes just 3000 LPs. I've Discoged over 10,000 in my collection (not counting the few thousand on top of that for sale), ande completed a few years ago. Now I can keep up with new purchases. It's not a big job, but it does need dedication. But then I've been on Discogs for almost 20 years!
The only problem with walmart they only have censored versons . I havent seen a parental advisory album verson yet but i got some brand new albums from 5 bucks to 9 . Its a great deal its just according what artist it is . I love my photographs and memories by jim crowe and The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. The black parade was only sensored on the hidden track at the end . That dont bother me much .
I think as a CD Collector and Kpop Fan, I think CD collectors should look in to KPop CDs, their albums are worth the money for how much is included and the music is decent. They are surprisingly available in a lot of places in the USA, like Target, Walmart, and Barnes & Noble, Just be aware of albums that the shrink wrap has been slashed, people steal the inclusions in them.
Band camp and Ebay have been wrecking my bank account lately. Lots of underground Metal. I hit up the labels look for lot deals. 10 for $50 from Hells Headbangers is a good one.
You’ll enjoy my video unboxing the John Lennon Mind Games Ultimate Collection 2 CD. It goes live tomorrow. I go on about a 5 minute long impromptu rant on supporting CD releases and how streaming will take music away from you.
Can you recommend a very good cd player that I can put on a dresser or desk, don’t have the space for a stereo unit, I have a Bose wave cd player but I really don’t care for the sound?
If you mentioned these forgive me for being redundant ( I have it on CC with the sound down because I’m late night YouTubing)! I’ve had luck with some used bookstores finding CDS, vinyl and cassettes also libraries will sometimes cut their inventory of CDS to borrow and sell them for a buck a piece.
Nice...now take a trip to the re-cycle shop at your local dump and pick up unlimited CDs that are being given away for free. The younger generation have no idea what they are missing.👍
I have 4 boxes of CDs, full range, classical, new age, oldies all the way to 70s, 80s up to the some of the latest 2020s. Anybody interested, let me know. It's only US$4 a piece.
Michael.... you are a lost brother. I am also a lover of CDs, cannot understand why people have resurected the LP curse. Nothing comes close to the benefits of music CDs. I like also the "Thrift Shop", as you guys call them. In Australia we say "Op Shop". But they do get picked over pretty much by the older guys into this stuff, and the "disc thieves" (dont you just hate them!). Love your vids mate, and Brendans. Rock On Brothers!
CDs are not dying as you say but there is a reason for the popularity of vinyl records today The CDs compressed sound is one reason why listening to vinyl is a better option for many I would hardly call vinyl records antique as they are more popular than ever right now
I'm 13 and i am absolutely obsessed with cds!!! i only have 25 but i plan to collect more. The nearest cd shop for me is HMV which is over an hour away and so i usually buy them when we go on shopping trips but i also order from their online store. There is just something so fascanating about flipping through the sections to find your fav artists! i wish more younger ppl enjoyed collecting cds like i do. 💿
Thank you for sharing your love for CDs! It's awesome to see young collectors like you keeping the love for physical media alive.
so cool
Never look back now !!!! Cd’s is the best music format period for sound quality & they’ll last 4ever whereas vinyl & cassettes won’t !!!!
Get to garage sales !
Wow! 25 CDs? I had only 7 when I was 16 back in 91.
In 2000, we had 17 dedicated music stores in my city. I was a manager of one of them (Camelot Music). That 17 does not include stores such as Walmart, K-mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. If you counted every big box store, there were easily over 30 places to buy CDs. Today, we have the pitiful selection that Walmart still carry and one single used book store. So very very sad.
Small town life. We have dozens of thrift stores, used book stores, pawn shops, and several music stores specializing in CD's. (Orlando area). And I'm not counting Walmart or K-Mart.
Here in Savannah Ga we have currently 5 record stores & that’s not including all the thrift stores
@@georgierockwood2355 Record or CD? We still have several hipster "Record" stores.
@@Scott.Hughes all the stores here in Savannah carry all formats….records..cds..cassettes..8tracks…reel to reel…also new releases in all those formats too
You & I have the same passion for cd’s….I haven’t bought vinyl since 79 / 80 when I bought my 1st CD player in ‘80 for $999.99 & im still using it…I’ve been buying cd’s since ‘80 & never have looked back !!!!! Cd”s are the best sound quality period !!!! Over vinyl !!!!! No snap crackle & pop…..
CDs didn't come out until 1982.
@@drwisdom1 oops my bad….brain freeze yep ‘82….
@@georgierockwood2355 I have 30 feet of LPs I got from before they were discontinued in 1989, so I was a big fan of LPs in my younger days. Back in 1982 I was standing outside the Dallas airport and struck up a conversation with a guy smoking nearby. He was in the music industry and told me CDs would be coming out soon and it would wipe out LPs. That was the first clue that my hobby of collecting albums would collapse.
I think LPs have always sounded much better than CDs, even with the imperfections. But in the instances where I buy music today I always buy CDs. In the old days I bought LPs and recorded cassettes for the car because I knew LPs would last and cassettes are fleeting and can be rerecorded. Similarly, I get CDs because I can rip them to MP3s and play them in the car and off my server at home. It is way too much work to convert an LP to digital while it is easy to rip CDs.
I love that static sound on records, but all I’ve been buying since 1993, since I was eleven are CD’s. No skipping, easy to put in places and will just last longer. I love it.
I go to thrift stores in Denver all the time for CDs. 3 things you have to look out for: A) look inside to make sure there is actually a disc inside. This may seem obvious, but quite often the more desirable CDs are stolen from the cases or sometimes they are donated as empty cases and they just arent checked when put on the shelf. 2) Make sure it is the correct disc. For reasons unknown I have seen completely wrong/random discs in the case and I have also seen backup/copies of the discs in the case. 3) Check the underside for condition. You learn over time the difference between just being dirty to lightly scratched to heavily damaged. Often superficial scratches are ok, but the deep ones will almost surely cause skipping. Scratches in a ring pattern seem to be some of the worst.
I bought an entire box of brand new empty CD jewel cases. 100 or so for $4. They come in handy when you find a CD with cracked/scratched/fogged jewel case. Just slip the printed material and CD into a new case and it looks like a brand new CD.
Exactly...I'm in Lakewood...Greenmountain area..love to hit up Arcs and Mile high. TWIST and shout is cool...but far. Angelos Broadway, 2nd and charles wads and Colorado mills mall, Whale Store, Jeffco Belmar etc libraries have 1 buck cds. I love the hunt. #thriftshoping is great..luck of the draw.
It was so funny one time I found an Enrique Iglesias cd inside a Megadeth cover, and I had actually been wanting that cd for a long time. , I wanted to find it cheap, not that it was rare or anything.for a long time. So it was a good find for me.
The skipping issue is actually complex. Singles can take a lot of beating thanks to their low playtime which also means the tracks occupy less space. Another thing is that it really depends on player. One player can give up on a deep scratch whilst the other can read a CD full of shallow scratches. There was a post on CD collectors subreddit which showed a CD full of holes being playable. Shows you how reliable error correction got over time. The only way to pronounce a CD “dead” from cursory looking is if it got a triangular pattern of gash on the innermost ring or deep scratches all over it (though in the case of former there can be listenable stuff left over)
I've never streamed (aka renting) music, movies, etc. Finding super cheap used CDs online is awesome!!
😅 Renting
If you live in, or have a chance to get to Japan, you will find that the CD is alive and well. In fact, it has never stopped flourishing. Not even mentioning the Tower Records, Disk Unions, or HMVs, but Book Off and tons of locally owned stores sell all kinds of music on CD for incredible prices
I actually just looked up cd or vinyl shops around me and found 3 really close by! I am going to have to give them a visit soon! Awesome video as usual!
Flea markets will sometimes have a booth that sells CDs. My local flea market has one that carries them, with DVDs, Blu Rays, vinyl, and video games. Got one of my unicorns there this past weekend, but they had a pretty solid selection of used in good condition at $4-6 per.
Best Buy has already abandoned physical media movies. CDs are the greatest form of physical media that had ever been widely produced. SACD had to potential to eclipse the CD. But it debuted the exact same year as Napster and file sharing. We, as Americans, are so disappointing in our choices. Most would rather have crap quality in exchange for convenience. It's the same reason Craftsman Tools - Made in the USA - Guaranteed Forever... is no longer a thing. People decided to get cheap Chinese disposable tools than invest something their children will use.
Many Goodwills in my city sell them for 99 cents. On students and senior days, I qualify for both, they are 74 cents each! I must have bought about 1000 in the last year but have so much wonderful music to listen to!
Hello !! Michael . I live in Denver too and I go to Black and Red store in the Arvada area , they have a very good selection of used CD and they have and offer that you get 3 for 2 on used CD . It is a great place and the prices are not that bad . Great video as always .
Oh man I’m going to have to check that place out!!
I frequent Black and Read. It's ok, just OK. Their inventory isn't very well organized and the store is a mess. With that said, I have found a few jems there.
Nice video! I share your love for the cd. I find them to be the best sounding and most convenient physical medium. And speaking of finding, I've had much luck with flea markets. You never know what you might find- perhaps nothing, perhaps some esoteric treasure!
I’m so disappointed in the flea market in Denver, no CDs :(
The biggest record/music store near me recently moved to a smaller location and downsized their CD collection. 😢 My current favorite place to go is a used bookstore that has a back room with several large racks of used CDs. Totally unorganized, but that's part of the fun. 😄 Most of the used record stores have gone back to selling mostly vinyl. There's an amazing used classical music store in Boston with a huge CD collection, if you like that genre (haven't been there in a few years so I'm hoping it's still open).
I’m 19 I just got a car and it comes with a cassette player and a cd player I was gonna replace it but nowadays if someone gets into my car and is like “yoooo lemme get the aux” imma be like “it’s not like that, you can pick from my cds” and it’s just cheaper in my opinion because spending monthly adds up but one copy lasts you a lifetime or more
Recognized Twist and Shout in the thumbnail, went there on a road trip a few years ago. Would love to have a store like that in Sacramento CA, it’s a wasteland here right now.
Craigslist is always worth checking too. Often you'll find someone selling box loads of music. Some will let you buy what you want or they may require you to buy the whole box. I've had some good luck with CL. Always worth a peek.
66 years old and I was a diehard vinyl fan dragged kicking and screaming into the cd Revolution. When new vinyl was no longer available. As time went on I realized how much more CdS were more useful than vinyl. The biggest two reasons the storage space, and the crisp clear sound for the most part no skipping or scratchy sound. I pillage my local Barnes And Noble at least twice a year
I also buy cd's from band and or label's websites. Also from when I see them live.
My local town has about 20 charity shops, 2 dedicated (2nd hand) record shop that do used CDs, an HMV and a big boot fair every so often. I'm going to the boot fair tomorrow, hoping to buy a few hundred at under 50p each (UK). Wouldn't be a first time to buy that many! I still buy around 1000 a year but the ones I'm looking for seem further and far between. The dedicated record shop is usually the place to go for specific titles. Often better prices than the charity shops!
I’m jealous you have that many options
In Houston, Half Price Books has decent used cd dept. You gave me the itch, might go in the morning.
I used to stream, got tired of it fast. Only cd's now and travel around between Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. No desire to stream at all. I do use Spotify and Pandora to check out tunes and artist on my phone while shopping. Great video!
Thanks for the video to bring awareness to the importance of stores and locations to buy CDs. As consumers we have the biggest impact on retailers. If we buy it, they will stock it. So let’s continue to buy what we can afford to buy in addition to streaming. I love the reissues that Rhino and others continue to produce of classic albums. Interesting that they have been adding vinyl along with CDs to the box sets to draw in vinyl buyers. Keep leading the CD charge on You Tube!
The used CD market is unbelievable. Check good will, thrift stores, and of course your local record stores. I recently got all of U2’s catalogue for $2 a pop! Just get a new jewel case for the scratched or cracked covers and you’re looking at basically a new cd in your collection.
Thanks for showing me twist and shout! ill have to hop by there.
It’s an amazing shop!
Thanks for making this very informative video. Like you, I love collecting CDs and I am vert glad to hear that your list of places to purchase is almost an exact match to mine. Fortunately, the Orlando/Tampa area has a number of great record stores that sell both new and used CDs along with other formats. By the way, I also picked up a number of CDs from stores who sell on Etsy. I only wish that record companies would sell both new releases and reissued titles on ALL formats and not just vinyl. I guess they are just trying to make the most money possible. Long live the physical formats of music and our independent record stores as I dread the day if all purchases had to be made on digital platforms. There is just something about holding the music in your hands as you listen to it. Its magical and words cannot truly describe that euphoric experience.
Yes I agree with you there!
I stopped buying NEW vinyl years ago because the prices are TOO HIGH! However I still buy CDs when I can. They are a better buy. We sell CDs at the Thrift Shop I volunteer at. $1 to $3 each.
I found an entire set (15 or so) of Legendary Blues Artists (Leadbelly, John Lee Hooker, Son House, etc, etc)on a label called Blue Dog Records for $3 each at Big Lots (at the time called Odd Lots). They had a CD display near the front of the store with a wide range of compilations , soundtracks and other oddities. It was fun to look and see what was in there.
I’m a cd fanatic too!! I have vinyl, but it doesn’t compare to my cd collection!!! I will collect CD’s until I can NO longer buy music period! It’s so addictive it’s like being an alcoholic!😂Shop at thrift stores and half price books. Barnes and Noble is cool, but a bit over priced. However, I do check anyway!
I used to collect Vinyls in the 80's but shifted to CDs in the 90s. I think Steven Wilson of Porcupine Trees says it best that CDs are superior to Vinyls when you need a very quiet background like when listening to ambient kind of music and dont want to get any pop corn sounds from the vinyls. I support both physical formats. I use spotify to identify music i like and then out for the physical format. So i guess streaming is also beneficial to us in a way as it allowed you to gain access to music at zero/low cost in the beginning.
I agree with this whole heartedly
My favorite place to find CDs is the flea market! Hidden gems are so fun to find and you can typically get CDs for dirt cheap!
I recently bought most of Metallica’s albums for just 15 dollars from a flea market 😎
Advice from a old guy with bifocals. Bring a magnifying glass with you to read the edge labels on a shelf full of used CDs.
Agreed!
And a flashlight. Lol
Why?
Love that!!
Yes! Mike I agree! This was a mint condition Ponta Box Modern Juzz! Very hard to find! Anyway it arrived in great condition! Haven't listened yet!
Enjoy it!
It's a bad situation here in Augusta GA as well. Yes the Walmarts/Targets have CD's and we do have a Barnes & Noble still at the mall. It's slim pickens after that. Downtown there are a couple of record stores and we have a 2nd & Charles (like a Barnes & Noble, was a Books-a-Million) that has CD's but they are usually new and just what's popular.
The best place I have found for new CD's is Tower Records is in Tokyo. I go at least once a year and stock up on music that I can't find or is prohibitively expensive in Canada. I also frequent Disk Union in Tokyo for used and new CD's.
That would be fun to visit
I have bought records on Discogs from sellers in Italy and they send them from Holland. The important thing is to have received what I bought
Love searching out those early jazz CDs. They sound amazing. Same for early jazz viynl pressings.
Silver Platters is the best place to shop for CDs in the Seattle metro area. They have 3 stores plus you can order online from their website. I just scored a bunch of great titles for as low as 99 cents.
I was headed to Target to get the new Judas Priest CD but was across town and near an independent record store. They didn't have the expanded edition like Target but I was able to get the stock version and the new Bruce Dickinson CD for about $25 - same price as the expanded Priest was at Target. So shout out to Record City in San Diego for saving the day!
Collector's Choice Music online is one of my favorite sources. Extensive selection and hardcopy catalogs available too.
In my area, the used / new cd stores that came of age during the cd era of the 90s, flourished at the time, but didn't have the foresight to see the vinyl resurgence coming. If a local store wasnt making a little new sealed vinyl section by 2006, and then built it up huge by 2013, they were done. In addition to the stacks of used vinyl, they were getting for free, with locals just dumping records at their door. Why not capitalize on something you're getting free? Starting in 2001, the ONLY brick and mortars who had sealed new vinyl were Hot Topic and Virgin Megastore. Circa 2003, I would ask my local cd store, why they didn't carry brand new sealed vinyl, and they said they couldn't afford to carry something that wasn't a guaranteed sale. Too much investment, for too little return. Well, in retrospect, the fact they didn't see the vinyl onslaught coming, is the reason they're gone now. All those 90s cd stores have been replaced with vinyl stores. None of them survived. At the moment, these vinyl stores should be capitalizing on the fact that thrift stores have cds 2 for a dollar. They should be stocking the crap out of used cds. Not junk, but careful inspection of non-run of the mill stuff. CDs are currently where vinyl was in the 90s, unloved and free/cheap. Mom and pop vinyl stores should be buying used cds for 50cents and flipping them for $2-3 or more. The cheap used vinyl market is drying up, and they have to compensate somehow. It amazes me how stores that deal in a particular product, don't actually follow trends, and aren't aware of what the public is thinking. People can't afford vinyl anymore, start looking for alternate solutions
There is only 1 chain store left selling cds stationary in Poland:( . However, with a poor selection on shelves,but you can order a cd provided that a release is quite new. The older the harder to get.
CDs is apart of my childhood
I recently started my own collection I love the thought of having in on a disc and watching is spin it’s too cool. What was the app you were talking about that helps keep track of your collection ? I couldn’t find it in the description love the videos 😅!!
DISCOGS!!!
we have one store that has a little and I have checked surrounding towns. I also just went to a ministry concert and they had records but not cds for merch! I don't find much in the florida thrift shops that is my taste either. It is all country, gosple , or orcistra maybe some like rb or blues. It has become so very hard to find any cds let alone what I want.
I get so mad when artists neglect CDs at shows.
I find expanding my cds is thrift stores, people selling via marketplace. I've been able to buy used on the regular 1 or 2 dollars canadian per cd. Have fun hunting
Based in Germany, I can recommend ordering at JPC. However, a lot of independent artist shops I've encountered lately do not ship to abroad destinations anymore since the last increase in US postal international shipping fees.
Postal fees are out of control
@@audioarkitekts Thanks for the reply. Well, what more can I say?
Hey Andrew! Great to see you are in Denver. Come and check out Gold Sound on South Broadway sometime!
How could I have missed a music shop?! I’ll come check it out
The Barnes and Noble stores around me are phasing out their music sections. The only real places around here are the used places. There are a lot of them. FYE in the mall stopped selling music and videos altogether.
the only way to support cds is to buy new releases which are usually $10-20. That's not really bad at all. I hope to see the survival of the format. Also good portable cd players are on sites like amazon at reasonable prices. Best buy, along with cds, has sadly now stopped carrying movies.
No CDs at Barnes and Noble in NY
I love my CDs , when I fly to visit family in Europe is when I stock up . I love to have my favorite albums, physically in my hands as opposed to some empty download. A download has NO liner notes people ..
I don’t nobody think about this what about if streaming music go down how is everybody supposed to listen to music I still buy cds streaming music is not gonna be going on forever So I still buy CDs 😊
My area doesn't have a local record store. The only place to get my music is Target. Amazon is my secondary to get CDs.
Barnes and Noble and FYE are the only 2 retail places left in my hometown that still sell CDs.
I am drom Denver, he basically described my own weekend routine.😂
If you are in Denver, also check out the poace called "the antique mall".
Hmmm, well, if you are open to serendipity and not particular, thrift stores are great. However, if you really want a particular CD and/or want a higher quality selection, go for the record shop.
I have found MANY good CDs in my hometown at thrift and pawn shops fro 50¢ to $2 each.
Ah yes, when I went in to Twist and Shout, I go to find a cd I can't find anywhere. That was close to 30 years ago but that is the Mecca for vinyl enthusiasts. The owner looked like a hippie from the 60's and was so helpful.
Walmart and Target have dropped their CD selection to the bare minimum. (Also their DVDs and BLURAYs) I walked into Target looking for the new Judas Priest album and they basically only had KPOP and Taylor Swift in the NEW section.
Personally I'd love to open a store selling Cd's and movies. I typically get all my cds on Amazon as it is hard to find a decent record store anymore. Just got a new CD in the mail today as a matter of fact as an Easter gift from my friend.
Barnes and Noble + reasonably priced should never be muttered in the same sentence. 😂
I really like music CDs and movie DVDs as well. I have a nice collection of both. 😃👍🏻 I do NOT like streaming media of any kind. :(
The best place to find CD's is your local thrift stores. I don't mean Goodwill or Salvation Army either. They have people on the look out now for the more valuable stuff. The thrift shops run by local churches or home hospice centers are the places to look out for. Yard Sale/ Garage Sales are also good places. Stay away from Flea Markets. Sellers at a flea will know what they are worth and squeeze every penny out of you.
I believe you forgot "Record Fairs". Though i find here in the UK you mainly get Vinyl dealers at the Record Fairs these days. It's a shame about CD sales. They sound pretty good compared to streaming online, and no snap, crackle, and pop.
CDs cost much less than their vinyl counterparts. FYE has plenty of CDs for sale. I also buy CDs on eBay and discogs, and sometimes Amazon, too!
What app did you suggest for tracking and keeping a log of our collections?
Discogs
I'm a "CD-SACD-fanatic" also. I buy them all the time. Got a double CD and 2 SACDs today. Yes, I only buy new ones since I don't have another option.
You can make an SACD Selection filter in Discogs, and add other conditions to the filter like country, price category, genre etc and buy them 2nd hand
@@robbar1963I live in Sweden and only buy here.
You do have an option mate, visit your local dump re-cycle shop. They give CDs away FREE!
I solely buy at thrift stores from..99 to 1:99. Pawn shops used to be a great place to buy cd’s.
Hey Mike, Discogs is interesting! I just purchased a CD I have been wanting for awhile! I got it on Discogs but the seller was supposedly in Japan but it showed the shipper was in Switzerland! I was charged in Swiss Frank's! Which cost a bit more! When the CD arrived it was from Japan! Why did they charge me in Swiss Frank's? Makes no sense! Any reason? Thanks, larry
That’s interesting 🧐 Perhaps a Japanese pressing from Switzerland? I try and buy primarily from the US unless it’s something I really want
Buy CDs. Say no to Spotify.
Hell just use youtube
@yodelingcloud9612 no way
I've been getting some nice vintage discs on King Pepi Media. If anyone wants to give that a shot. Good pricing, also.
In SW Florida best place is Goodwill. 2.00 apiece
Can’t beat that price!
There few music stores that sell some new and use CDs and movies . One place I love to shop and they gave me free stickers. 😊😊
I am with you thank you.
I buy used cds at 3 local shops. Price range is 2$ at Savers and other two regular used music shops charge $2.95 to $5.99 per disk.
What’s the name of the song you play when you go to the record store?
I live outside of Denver and have 30 feet of LPs from before they were discontinued in 1989. The concept of putting them into discogs scares me. I would be dead before I got done.
That’s how I feel about my CDs 😂
I totally agree with u !!!! I’ve got thousands of cd’s & I just don’t have the time or patience 2 log them all down on discogs so I just go on memory
My experience is there is about 100 per foor. That makes just 3000 LPs. I've Discoged over 10,000 in my collection (not counting the few thousand on top of that for sale), ande completed a few years ago. Now I can keep up with new purchases. It's not a big job, but it does need dedication. But then I've been on Discogs for almost 20 years!
For Me~Only Online...Target & WalMart Has A Sad Arse Selection...WorseBuy[Formerly BestBuy]Discontinued CDs...
The only problem with walmart they only have censored versons . I havent seen a parental advisory album verson yet but i got some brand new albums from 5 bucks to 9 . Its a great deal its just according what artist it is . I love my photographs and memories by jim crowe and The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. The black parade was only sensored on the hidden track at the end . That dont bother me much .
I think as a CD Collector and Kpop Fan, I think CD collectors should look in to KPop CDs, their albums are worth the money for how much is included and the music is decent. They are surprisingly available in a lot of places in the USA, like Target, Walmart, and Barnes & Noble, Just be aware of albums that the shrink wrap has been slashed, people steal the inclusions in them.
eBay has had just about every CD I have wanted
another store had a good CD section is Amoeba music in los Angeles.
Record stores and cds was a big part of my youth crazy its almost disappeared.
Bring back cd's... Bring back physical media
Exactly
Streaming music to me is for the younger generation I like physical Media
Band camp and Ebay have been wrecking my bank account lately. Lots of underground Metal. I hit up the labels look for lot deals. 10 for $50 from Hells Headbangers is a good one.
Sorry - did I miss your comments on Decluttr ??
You’ll enjoy my video unboxing the John Lennon Mind Games Ultimate Collection 2 CD. It goes live tomorrow. I go on about a 5 minute long impromptu rant on supporting CD releases and how streaming will take music away from you.
Can you recommend a very good cd player that I can put on a dresser or desk, don’t have the space for a stereo unit, I have a Bose wave cd player but I really don’t care for the sound?
Way before streaming and the Internet, I had to listen to music the old fashioned way- on CD!
I still buy cd's n records. I get em online coz i live in a rural area n there's no more music store near me anywhere
If you mentioned these forgive me for being redundant ( I have it on CC with the sound down because I’m late night YouTubing)! I’ve had luck with some used bookstores finding CDS, vinyl and cassettes also libraries will sometimes cut their inventory of CDS to borrow and sell them for a buck a piece.
CD's are $1.99 at Salvation Army.
5 k cds..i love my collection ❤❤❤❤
Nice...now take a trip to the re-cycle shop at your local dump and pick up unlimited CDs that are being given away for free. The younger generation have no idea what they are missing.👍
I have 4 boxes of CDs, full range, classical, new age, oldies all the way to 70s, 80s up to the some of the latest 2020s. Anybody interested, let me know. It's only US$4 a piece.
We got one shop on the island ,and mostly I end up ordering online 😢
A soundtrack you need too find is the wraith soundtrack..
I buy most of my cds at thrift stores for 1 to 3 dollars.
thank u sir
You are welcome my friend
Why do new cds not work on cd players from the 90s?
Michael.... you are a lost brother. I am also a lover of CDs, cannot understand why people have resurected the LP curse. Nothing comes close to the benefits of music CDs. I like also the "Thrift Shop", as you guys call them. In Australia we say "Op Shop". But they do get picked over pretty much by the older guys into this stuff, and the "disc thieves" (dont you just hate them!). Love your vids mate, and Brendans. Rock On Brothers!
When a record is perfectly mastered with a fantastic turntable yes vinyl can sound incredible. But so can cd. I like both.
CDs are not dying as you say but there is a reason for the popularity of vinyl records today The CDs compressed sound is one reason why listening to vinyl is a better option for many I would hardly call vinyl records antique as they are more popular than ever right now
CD's nuttz