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BMG Music Service

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Posted on March 22, 1999 at 01:09:26
soundboy


 
Any differences between BMG's CD's and the ones sold thru regular retail outlets???

 

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Re: BMG Music Service, posted on March 22, 1999 at 06:45:23
Rod M


 
BMG does cut their own CDs and/or print their own inserts, but they seem the same to me. I only buy them when they have their $2.99 sale (which amounts to about $6 each w/S&H).



 

Re: BMG Music Service, posted on March 23, 1999 at 11:44:21
jj


 
I don't belong. A friend (usually reliable, but as with all such anecdotes, one must be careful) reports that sometimes he finds an extra track on the BMG discs,and that the artwork and paper insert are often minimized.

While I've no idea if it was BMG's doing or not, I have had the experience of two CD's of the same name, but different pressing numbers, having substantially different mixes, even to the point of having extra licks in one and different tempo.

As we were intending to use the two discs for a CD player comparison, this was rather, erm, startling. It did stand out since one could get the two discs into synch, more or less, and then SURPRISE, an extra measure in one, and out of synch again.

The digital data on the two were effectively unrelated. Given the data, I'd say that even for the "identical" parts, they were two different, unsynched conversions of another stored source.

 

Re: BMG Music Service, posted on March 23, 1999 at 13:03:03
Rod M


 
Sure it wasn't your digital cable ;)

I have heard that as well though I've haven't heard of obviously different cuts. BMG definately prints their own inserts and cuts the CDs. I imagine that's how they reduce their cost and wouldn't be surprised if they cut corners on printing, it's expensive.

Different tracks is quite odd. I wonder if the studios screw up and give them a wrong master or if the studio changes something either before release or at some time just change the CD. Then again, the studio might sell them the 'mistake' CDs at times for a cheap price. Quite possible the artist insists on changing something just after they've cut the first few thousand CDs.



 

Different Tracks, posted on March 23, 1999 at 16:48:27
jj


 
Well, you have just as much of an idea as I do (that is to say none).

The two CD's, having the same name, etc, DID have different times listed on the back, had the same "CD number" but different mastering numbers scratched into the inner hole area of the CD (well, scratched into the master, I'm sure).

No idea why. Don't think it was BMG, either. I'd have to go ask around, neither of them was mine, and it's been a while. Nowadays we check ALL particulars first.

 

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