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1. www.spin.com › 2021 › 06The Story of CD Clubs: The Club You Don't Want to Join - SPIN

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   Jun 21, 2021 · CD clubs offered ever-shifting traps for all ages and tastes, the deadliest of which involved ordering and receiving free albums, not paying a thing, never canceling the subscription, then ...

2. www.ranker.com › list › mail-order-cd-club-factsHow The Eight-CDs-For-A-Penny Music Clubs Actually Worked

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   Jul 3, 2024 · According to The Recording Industry by Geoffrey P. Hull, music clubs paid between $1.50 and $5.50 for a CD, which they then sold for $16. He reports that if the clubs sold one out of every three discs, they'd make close to $8 in profit.

3. store.peterhollens.com › pages › legendary-cd-clubLegendary CD Club Monthly Music Box - Legendary Vocals by ...

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   Every month we'll send you a surprise package with curated music! Each package will contain one CD featuring artists you love from the Legendary Vocals team of musicians.

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4. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › club-don-t-want-letThe Club You Don’t Want Let Into - Yahoo

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   Jun 21, 2021 · The Columbia House music club, quietly owned by media Godheads Sony and Time Warner, slung eight-CDs-for-a-penny — if the member bought a certain amount of music at full club prices while...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Columbia_HouseColumbia House - Wikipedia

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   In 1991, the CBS Records Group was renamed as Sony Music Entertainment and Sony sold half of Columbia House to Time Warner, which contributed Time-Life's video and music clubs to the joint venture. [5] Membership was over 10 million at the end of that year. [5]

6. www.columbiahouse.com › how-it-worksBenefits of Your Membership - Columbia House

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   Benefits of Your Membership. DVDs at up to 60% off regular Club prices. Curated selection of today's hottest titles.

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   Are CD clubs a trap?

   • Especially CDs CD clubs offered ever-shifting traps for all ages and tastes, the deadliest of which involved ordering and receiving free albums, not paying a thing, never canceling the subscription, then dropping off company radar.

   The Story of CD Clubs: The Club You Don't Want to Join | SPIN

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   How much did a disc cost a club?

   • In the end, all these little factors saved a ton of money. In his 2004 book The Recording Industry, Geoffrey P. Hull took a look at the economics of the clubs. He estimated that the cost to the clubs of a “free” disc was only around $1.50, while a disc sold at full price cost the club anywhere from $3.20 to $5.50.

   It's a Steal! How Columbia House Made Money Giving Away Music

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   What happens if you don't send a CD to a music club?

   • The basic user agreement said they would send you a CD, and if you didn't mail them within 10 days to let them know you didn't want the CD, you had to pay for it. The agreement changed at the apparent whim of the music clubs. Look what I found being used as a bookmark... an envelope from the BMG Music club... I checked.

   How The Eight-CDs-For-A-Penny Music Clubs Actually Worked - Ranker

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   Who owns Columbia House Music Club?

   • In 2005, longtime competitor BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (formerly the RCA Music Service or RCA Victor Record Club) purchased Columbia House and consolidated operations. In 2008, the company (as well as book club operator Bookspan) was acquired by private investment group Najafi Companies, and its name was changed to Direct Brands, Inc.

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8. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 28036It's a Steal! How Columbia House Made Money Giving Away Music

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   If you grew up in the pre-MP3 era, chances are you had at least one go-round as a member of Columbia House’s mail-order music club.