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| From | "Drew MacDonald" <drewmacdonald@attbi.com> |
| Subject | Stax lives on eMusic |
| Date | Fri, 2 May 2003 19:06:58 -0700 |
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Contents of the big 10-disc box --as well as a huge trove of other
Fantasy/Stax releases-- are available for download to eMusic subscribers.
However, I would advise people to wait a few days before going for these;
eMusic is in the process of changing their mp3 compression rates from 128kps
to VBR (yay!) and, as of a few minutes ago, they hadn't gotten to the Stax
stuff yet.
Drew
np: Alan Moore & Tim Perkins - THE HIGHBURY WORKING
>> Does anyone ever remember seeing a box set of all the Stax singles?
>> Is it still available?
> There were two, I believe -- one went to 1968 and the other was '68 to
> whenever the label imploded. '75? I doubt they're still in print, but I
> still see them in used stores.
> I used to own the first one, until the great CDs Or Housing Crisis of
> 1998. It's one of the main things I wish I still had -- it's essential for
> any fans of '60s soul.
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