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Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover?
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Badboy



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 12:25 am    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

When you where at the music store and weren't sure what to buy and you came across an album cover of a band that you never heard of and you bought it.

I was doing just that when I came across Arise by Sepultura, I seen it and I had to have it. Buy surprise it was one of the best speed metal albums I had come across. Since then I have bought Beneath The Remains and Chaos AD and Sepultura has became one of my all time best speed metal bands.
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Tyrannorabbit



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 1:57 am    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

I bought Auberon's _The Tale Of Black_ based entirely on the cover...great purchase. Elysium's _Dreamlands_ too, though I had a listen for a couple of minutes at the counter.

Lots of them in used CD stores too.
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AngelWitch73



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 2:07 am    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

I used to do that all the time in the late eighties / early nineties. That is how I discovered a lot of bands I enjoy today.
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woosta



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 6:55 am    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

Yep, that was my primary way of buying back in the 80s. I got stuff like Cinderella "Night Songs" (well before it hit big), Teeze s/t, Icon s/t, Slayer "Hell Awaits", Grave Digger and tons more.
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SGR_32



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 12:40 pm    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

Yep, tons of times especially in the 80's
thats how i discovered many of the bands i love as well. My most memorable was the time i came across a album cover showing a naked woman being burned at the stake by skeletons in hoods.
I bought the 4 song ep for $12 bucks which at the time was way overpriced for a ep. (this was early 1983) And hence started my almost 20 years as a Mercyful Fate/ King Diamond nut.
and yes i still have the album, and still have the zerox'd lyrics that were included inside, which i eventually have had signed by Hank Shermann.
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iwarrior



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 1:59 pm    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

I can only remember doing that once. It was for Sugar Ray's Lemonade And Brownies(hey it was a free selection from Columbia House). Shame on me.The guys will understand if they see it.

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Wyvern



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:13 pm    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

I'm really tying hard to remember, but no, never for the cover. I have bought CD's on blind faith in an artist I do know, but I believe I'll never have bought a CD totally clueless about it (especially from a unknown artist).
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metalblood



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:39 pm    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

quote:
Originally posted by SGR_32:
Yep, tons of times especially in the 80's
thats how i discovered many of the bands i love as well. My most memorable was the time i came across a album cover showing a naked woman being burned at the stake by skeletons in hoods.
I bought the 4 song ep for $12 bucks which at the time was way overpriced for a ep. (this was early 1983) And hence started my almost 20 years as a Mercyful Fate/ King Diamond nut.
and yes i still have the album, and still have the zerox'd lyrics that were included inside, which i eventually have had signed by Hank Shermann.

Man that's awesome!!! I think you should sell it to me for $15, a $3 dollar profit for you, can't beat that. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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SGR_32



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 5:17 pm    Post subject: Have You Ever Bought A CD Just For The Cover? Reply with quote

lol

sure dude. Its yours [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

when i was channel operator for the #kingdiamond
channel on mirc undernet, i had a guy offer me $200 for it. seriously
But i just couldnt part with it. Ive thought about putting it up on ebay and seeing what sorta offers i get. but never done it. Since in 1986 i got the majority of my record and tape collection stolen, i lost most the stuff i had from that period. (Including a original Judas Priest
sad wings of destiny album)The Nuns have no fun ep has become my most valued and rare album.
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