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Is Anyone Still Buying Music CDs ...

And if you are where are you shopping? Here in Vancouver, HMV was our last big flagship store and it has recently been sold. And I noticed that the music selection has really shrunk especially for the more esoteric stuff. Or am I one of the last holdouts that hasn't abandoned the cd for digital streaming? Let's create a list of the best places to buy Canadiana or Americana roots music.

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Permalink Reply by craig grant on December 31, 2011 at 7:05am

I still buy about 2 or 3 cds a year, like Dylan's bootleg series or the new Steve Earle or emmylou harris, or when I'm out in the 'boonies' - say, Swift Current, Sk - when something like the new Tom Waits comes out. speaking of which, time to give NEW YEAR'S EVE a spin.

Soundscapes on College St. in Toronto is the best store I've come across for having a good selection of Americana in stock.

Permalink Reply by Fred Arnold on April 13, 2012 at 3:46am

Bit late to this post and only found it via ND's main site. The last bricks and mortar purchase of a CD I made was at HMV in Vancouver on vacation from the UK last July - and they were two of my favourite artists - Catherine McLellan and Marc Jordan.

I normally buy on the internet most often via auction sites - I would not normally download music, because I like all the packaging and info that comes from physical CDs (these are often a source of info for other artists that I have not heard before). Downloaded music seems to miss something for me but then I play my music on Mark Levinson equipment that cost upwards of Can$40,000 back in the day. There is no way a pc, iPod, iPhone or car CDs can match the quality of that playback.