https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:06:22 +0000 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:26:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2463 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11530&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11530 Author: chendagam
Subject: 2463
Posted: 20 September 2007 at 6:26pm

Here's a question that's been bugging me. I know that people who work at radio sations have access to promo cd's. But how come certain people who sell them always have multiple copies of them. If you go on ebay there are certain "stores" that will sell the same item over and over and over again. Even before ebay I knew of a few places in Goldmine that used to get in like 10-50 copies of the same promo cd single. Where are they getting this stuff from if you can't "buy" it??

]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:26:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11530&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11530 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11526&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11526 Author: torcan
Subject: 2463
Posted: 20 September 2007 at 2:34pm

chendagam wrote: Oh I understand why but it's just certain promos that are really, really hard to fine.

Tell me about it. I've been on the hunt for certain vinyl 45 promos from the '89-91 period (mostly on Capitol) and they just don't exist on this earth outside of a few well-known collections. I've tried just about everywhere to find them - and they're just not out there.

I'm beginning to think that many of them must have been tossed :(]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:34:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11526&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11526 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11523&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11523 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2463
Posted: 20 September 2007 at 7:51am

Aaron:

Guess it's all about making a profit on ebay...in this case, a big profit!

Like you guys have been saying, when I worked in radio, it was INSANE the amount of promo 45's and later, CD singles that got tossed. If I could only go back in time to scour those music offices today...]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:51:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11523&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11523 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11522&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11522 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2463
Posted: 19 September 2007 at 11:41pm

Funny that you mention "Capital G." Just last week, someone asked me if I had that single.

It's really hard to gauge how much a single is going to sell for on eBay, since the final price depends on how many bidders want it (or even know that it's listed) and what the second highest bidder is willing to pay. I sold a mint condition promo single on eBay for $35 once, and then I saw the exact same single sell a few days later for $75! Go figure...]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:41:18 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11522&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11522 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11516&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11516 Author: chendagam
Subject: 2463
Posted: 19 September 2007 at 4:37pm

Oh I understand why but it's just certain promos that are really, really
hard to fine. Then there are those like the new NIN "capital G" sngle that
cost $75 on ebay...come on.

It is a shame that all that stuff got tossed. There is one promo CD in
particular that I can't fine anywhere...Cause & Effect's "inside out." I was
able to borrow a copy to rip it back in the late 90s but man it's impossible
to find. And to think a bunch of them were tossed.
]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:37:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11516&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11516 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11511&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11511 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2463
Posted: 19 September 2007 at 8:22am

chendagam wrote: Why is it so hard to find these releases? I've never seen them for sale anywhere in the past 13 years.

Are you referring to the promo CD or the import collection? Obviously, all promo CDs are printed in very limited quantities. Furthermore, there are relatively few radio people who are collectors like Jim and me. Most music directors and program directors just throw CDs in the trash that their station is not going to play. Yes, it makes me sick to think that hundreds and thousands of those things were just tossed away, but that's the sad truth.]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:22:50 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11511&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11511 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11510&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11510 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2463
Posted: 19 September 2007 at 8:20am

eriejwg wrote: So, it appears I now own a dub of the 12". Question though... is the Robi-Rob's Hip Hop Junkies Mix and the Nice & Smooth Remix the same remix?

Yes, I believe they are one in the same, but just labeled differently. At the very least, they both contain the "Got To Be Real" sample and run the same length. I'm only drawing my conclusion based on those facts.]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:20:07 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11510&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11510 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11497&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11497 Author: chendagam
Subject: 2463
Posted: 18 September 2007 at 4:23pm

Why is it so hard to find these releases? I've never seen them for sale anywhere in the past 13 years.]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:23:43 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11497&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11497 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11496&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11496 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2463
Posted: 18 September 2007 at 3:32pm

So, it appears I now own a dub of the 12". Question though... is the Robi-Rob's Hip Hop Junkies Mix and the Nice & Smooth Remix the same remix?]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:32:29 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11496&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11496 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2463&PID=11495&title=cc-do-you-wanna-get-funky#11495 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2463
Posted: 18 September 2007 at 3:18pm

If you look at the discogs photo, you'll see that the 12" promo has the 4:57 version. It was also released on an import CD in 2000, but I can't find a copy of that disc for sale. (If anyone else would like to try his luck, the 2-disc set is called The Ultimate R&B Collection, Vol. 2 on WEA International.)

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