There's a 60th Anniversary collection with a red cover called Pick it Wilson - 60 tracks. A lot of their biggest soul artists have similar collections.
>They have also disappeared from my downloads...so....hopefully I can get the credits back.
What I have downloaded is not in my download history, but they are still coming through. I have John Coltrane Heavyweight complete and the Ornette Coleman is slowly coming through. The rest are cued, and at this rate will not finish until the morning.
Wish I had grabbed that Coltrane Heavyweight set, but I'm happy with the Stax/Volt Singles box. That should be fun.
Part of me is happy that they yanked them this early. This may be my last month on eMusic and I'd hate to just go for bargains with my last 90 d/ls. As it stands, now I can get back to albums I really want...
Holy crap! I already got my credits back. Less than two hours between an email to CS and a resolution? I'm impressed eMu! (I shouldn't be impressed, but still.)
I had the Stax Volt downloading, and mid-afternoon they stopped, with the Download Error message. They have been pulled, so the URL won't work. They aren't in my Downloads in My Profile. I, too, contacted CS through the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page, asking that my credits be returned. I got the stock email, promising a response in two business days. My refresh date is the 18th, so I hope they get them back to me in time for me to use them.
This thread has a message from CathyHN about getting credits back.
I'm disappointed I lost out on the box sets, but used the nps instead on the two Replacements discs I needed as well as a JAMC and a Cure album I was sorely lacking.
The download mangler is still up and it looks like all 244 Stax singles actually downloaded.
For a minute there I thought that perhaps in the perverse logic of corporate America I might end up with the 244 downloads, an apology for the error and a refund of my 12 credits. ;+)
I guess I will just have to be happy with the 244 downloads
Maybe we should start up Simon sez again just so we can name cowrun king. This was a major coup.
Hey, the 65 tracks in my Hommage a Nesuhi box set all have a "Various Artists" tag in the artist field. I want my credits back. No way I'm tagging all those by hand.*
*Actually, I'm going to do it right now. Will eventually look up the years too.
Ornette and the Atlantic Soul box didn't come through, so I only got 3 out of the 5 I wanted, said the Big Pig.
I got a whole lot of nuthin'. The last week of December I put a new harddrive in my PC and had re-installed almost everything that I needed w/the exception of the eMusic download manager. After installing that this morning it wasn't working worth a damn (it sat forever on the 1st track of the Stax box set with zero progress). I canceled the 1st track download and the same thing happened to the 2nd track. I tried a couple things and ended up hitting cancel and cancelling all the box sets I had thought I had purchased. I then went to redownload the Neil Young box and that actually started working. Donwloaded 5 tracks and then the 6th one just sat there w/no progress. I was hoping to be able to look into all of this tonight and get the box sets. Oh well. I just sent in a request to eMu CS to get a refund of my 72 credits.
I guess it's just as well I missed the fun. I'd have been sorely tempted to run out and buy some crack cards. It just wouldn't be dignified to be seen running through Best Buy screaming for eMusic download cards.
I kind of fell into the Steve Reich box set. It seemed to good to be true, just 12 dls, but I long ago gave up trying to read the minds of emusic staff; I saw the price and hit said, sure, download. Unfortunately, it only got through about 35 tracks before emusic must've gone in to shut it down. I sent them an email about it. This was before I saw the posts on this thread about getting dls reimbursed. I'll be looking forward to having my dls replenished. I'm bummed, however, where it stopped off. Most of the stuff I was interested in getting was in the second half of the box. Most of the stuff in the first, what I've heard so far, I'll probably burn it onto some discs and then delete them out of my iTunes. It's getting cluttered with stuff I don't listen to much.
I wish I could've grabbed that Ornette Coleman. I used to own those back in the day, and while I'm not looking to repopulate my shelves with (old) Ornette, for 12 dls, I would've grabbed them in a heartbeat.
RE: re-tagging. Windows, you need a program called Tag Scanner. It's Free. Mac, get Media Rage. It costs. Both will pull info from FreeDB and put the artist names on your tracks, though you may need to do some wrangling to get everything straight.
I found the Reich, but decided against it--too much minimalism all at once, and I think I have at least three albums represented on the comp. However, I went for Coleman and got every track--I had cassettes of three of the albums that I had been too lazy to replace over the years, so I kinda feel the 12 credits were a fair price.
Oh and I see now Reich was missing two tracks and the Duke one. SWINDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!!!!!
Seriously though, yes, I got lucky. Very lucky. But the people at the other place insisting eMusic should give them tracks they had in their queue when they've offered to refund the credits or the guy implying he should be reimbursed for booster cards he bought intending to use on this mispriced stuff are off their rockers. I'd still say that even if I hadn't just scored big time.
From now on, if I ever complain about eMusic again, you are allowed to reprimand me in any way you see fit. Today, I got 343 songs for 110 credits. That is not bad at all. In fact, it is amazing.
The haul:
Neil Young Archives | 125 tracks
Graham Nash - Reflections | 64 tracks
Emmylou Harris - Portraits | 61 tracks
Swell Season - Strict Joy (Deluxe) | 31 tracks
Andrew Peterson
Bear in Heaven
Damien Jurado
Dead Man's Bones
Emily Wells
2 Phosphorescent albums
and a few other tracks
Emmylou Harris is one of my favorite singers of all time, I've been waiting for years to get Graham Nash's Song for Beginners at a great sale price (and instead got that plus 50 tracks for a better sale than I'd imagine I'd get for the single album alone), and I'd been wanting to get into Neil Young, but didn't know where to start. 250 songs by three folk legends for 36 downloads. Wow. Like I said, I am not allowed to complain ever again (not that I did too much previously).
Plus, I got Vampire Weekend, Laura Veirs, and Owen Pallett for free yesterday, at Amie Street. And will make over $20 in credit from RECing songs.
I got some of what I wanted from eMu before the box sets got pulled. I was downloading them at work because I had no confidence that these deals would still be available by the time I got home last night. Good call there. I got the Coltrane box, Big Star, the Sugarhill Records box, and was downloading the Neil Young Archives set when the DLs stopped. I also got a fantastic Wilson Pickett box (A Man and a Half) that appears to be properly priced because it's still up (44 tracks for 12 credits). I've requested the return of my 12 credits for the Neil Young set from Customer Service. No complaints here.
But the people at the other place insisting eMusic should give them tracks they had in their queue when they've offered to refund the credits or the guy implying he should be reimbursed for booster cards he bought intending to use on this mispriced stuff are off their rockers.
Agreed. The offer to refund credits is plenty good enough.
I'm of the opinion that if there's a track in your queue, you've already bought it. The seller shouldn't be allowed renegotiate the price after the sale. Although interestingly the eMu T&C don't seem to define what constitutes a download or a purchase.
Nereffid, I agree. Whether or not the offer was legit, it did say I could get it for 12 credits, and I took them up on it. I bought it, and the downloads in my queue should have continued. I think it is significant that those who lucked out got them for that price, but those whose downloads hadn't completed did not.
Last winter, I took a snow shovel to the checkout counter. I was charged several dollars more than the sale sign had said, so I complained to the checker. We had a discussion about it, she called to the back to have someone check that aisle. He called back, said I was correct and he was taking down the sign as he spoke. I got the shovel for the sale price. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise. Same principle applies here -- even partial downloads should get a full refund of the credits used.
On further examination, it seems the T&C do imply that simply clicking the download button constitutes a purchase. I base that on the bit about being allowed to re-download:
6.11 eMusic may allow you to re-download each of your previously purchased tracks a limited number of times for any technical reasons at no additional charge; nonetheless, if you exceed a reasonable number of re-downloads (as deemed by eMusic) for any given track(s), you will be required to re-purchase such track(s).
So basically eMu withdrew something from sale <i>after it had been sold</i>. Mommio, your point "it is significant that those who lucked out got them for that price, but those whose downloads hadn't completed did not" is spot on. I don't think eMu's going to ask the lucky ones to "give back the downloads" in exchange for a refund.
5.6 eMusic derives its rights to use the media offered on the Service from artists, record labels, publishers and other third parties for fixed periods of time and, sometimes, for limited territories. As well, eMusic is sometimes required to pull certain media off the Service (or otherwise restrict access to such media) for legal or commercial reasons. Therefore, certain media offered or advertised by eMusic may not be available when you try to download, and not all media are available in all countries. Furthermore, you are prohibited from using or accessing the Service if you live in a country outside of the Service territory, currently the United States, Canada, and member states of the European Union.
It was my concern that they would rely on this clause to not even refund credits.
In the pre-album pricing days, not being able to get a complete album was less of an issue--missing a track or two from a release was immaterial since purchases were made by the track. Album pricing upsets that formula, and it seems that if eMu can't deliver the full album, then eMu must bear the burden for stopping the transaction. That would include allowing users to enjoy what they got at not cost to them.
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BUT WHAT A DAY FOR NEW RELEASES. Dizzying.
Craig
What I have downloaded is not in my download history, but they are still coming through. I have John Coltrane Heavyweight complete and the Ornette Coleman is slowly coming through. The rest are cued, and at this rate will not finish until the morning.
Part of me is happy that they yanked them this early. This may be my last month on eMusic and I'd hate to just go for bargains with my last 90 d/ls. As it stands, now I can get back to albums I really want...
Craig
What's this about disappearing from your downloads and getting your credits back?
I'm disappointed I lost out on the box sets, but used the nps instead on the two Replacements discs I needed as well as a JAMC and a Cure album I was sorely lacking.
Craig
For a minute there I thought that perhaps in the perverse logic of corporate America I might end up with the 244 downloads, an apology for the error and a refund of my 12 credits. ;+)
I guess I will just have to be happy with the 244 downloads
Maybe we should start up Simon sez again just so we can name cowrun king. This was a major coup.
*Actually, I'm going to do it right now. Will eventually look up the years too.
Ornette and the Atlantic Soul box didn't come through, so I only got 3 out of the 5 I wanted, said the Big Pig.
I wish I could've grabbed that Ornette Coleman. I used to own those back in the day, and while I'm not looking to repopulate my shelves with (old) Ornette, for 12 dls, I would've grabbed them in a heartbeat.
Seriously though, yes, I got lucky. Very lucky. But the people at the other place insisting eMusic should give them tracks they had in their queue when they've offered to refund the credits or the guy implying he should be reimbursed for booster cards he bought intending to use on this mispriced stuff are off their rockers. I'd still say that even if I hadn't just scored big time.
The haul:
Neil Young Archives | 125 tracks
Graham Nash - Reflections | 64 tracks
Emmylou Harris - Portraits | 61 tracks
Swell Season - Strict Joy (Deluxe) | 31 tracks
Andrew Peterson
Bear in Heaven
Damien Jurado
Dead Man's Bones
Emily Wells
2 Phosphorescent albums
and a few other tracks
Emmylou Harris is one of my favorite singers of all time, I've been waiting for years to get Graham Nash's Song for Beginners at a great sale price (and instead got that plus 50 tracks for a better sale than I'd imagine I'd get for the single album alone), and I'd been wanting to get into Neil Young, but didn't know where to start. 250 songs by three folk legends for 36 downloads. Wow. Like I said, I am not allowed to complain ever again (not that I did too much previously).
Plus, I got Vampire Weekend, Laura Veirs, and Owen Pallett for free yesterday, at Amie Street. And will make over $20 in credit from RECing songs.
It's been a very good 24 hours.
Agreed. The offer to refund credits is plenty good enough.
Last winter, I took a snow shovel to the checkout counter. I was charged several dollars more than the sale sign had said, so I complained to the checker. We had a discussion about it, she called to the back to have someone check that aisle. He called back, said I was correct and he was taking down the sign as he spoke. I got the shovel for the sale price. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise. Same principle applies here -- even partial downloads should get a full refund of the credits used.
6.11 eMusic may allow you to re-download each of your previously purchased tracks a limited number of times for any technical reasons at no additional charge; nonetheless, if you exceed a reasonable number of re-downloads (as deemed by eMusic) for any given track(s), you will be required to re-purchase such track(s).
So basically eMu withdrew something from sale <i>after it had been sold</i>. Mommio, your point "it is significant that those who lucked out got them for that price, but those whose downloads hadn't completed did not" is spot on. I don't think eMu's going to ask the lucky ones to "give back the downloads" in exchange for a refund.
5.6 eMusic derives its rights to use the media offered on the Service from artists, record labels, publishers and other third parties for fixed periods of time and, sometimes, for limited territories. As well, eMusic is sometimes required to pull certain media off the Service (or otherwise restrict access to such media) for legal or commercial reasons. Therefore, certain media offered or advertised by eMusic may not be available when you try to download, and not all media are available in all countries. Furthermore, you are prohibited from using or accessing the Service if you live in a country outside of the Service territory, currently the United States, Canada, and member states of the European Union.
It was my concern that they would rely on this clause to not even refund credits.
Craig
But it WAS available when I tried to download -- to me that means clicking on the "download album" button.
By the way, no credits returned to me so far.