Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol. 1 - Out May 19

[burgerrock]

hmv in the uk is listing it as on sale tomorrow so im thinking it'll be midnight. Same with amazon in the us, albeit midnight usa time

cant bleedin wait

[Damian]

It's going to be on eMusic, I'm guessing? So... buy the £9.99 subscription then cancel it, and £9.99 you get 35 downloads plus the 50 bonus downloads for the signup. In other words, once you've got the Wildhearts album you've still got 74 downloads for the month... that's a lot of albums all for a tenner.

They don't do it quite like that any more. You only get 25 downloads for nothing when you sign up and two weeks to decide whether you want to stay subscribed or not, then they charge you after that. So you can sign up just to get the free tracks and then cancel straight away (you'll need a credit card number, and you can only do it once on each card).

It used to be a free trial, but now you're billed for the first month. Either that or they recognised my card details from before.

But 85 downloads for a tenner (and an audiobook) isn't to be grumbled at. I've signed up and there's tons of stuff there. Going to wait until I've got The Wildhearts album then spend a merry evening browsing it... tons of Bjork stuff on there for one thing and I'm way behind on collecting her stuff.

[Ean]

It used to be a free trial, but now you're billed for the first month. Either that or they recognised my card details from before.

But 85 downloads for a tenner (and an audiobook) isn't to be grumbled at. I've signed up and there's tons of stuff there. Going to wait until I've got The Wildhearts album then spend a merry evening browsing it... tons of Bjork stuff on there for one thing and I'm way behind on collecting her stuff.

I think they must've seen you coming. According to this it's 25 free and two weeks before you get charged. Their FAQ also says the lowest package they sell is now £8.99 for 30.

I used them a few months back, but they had very little of what I was searching for - and before search engines started listing links below the homepage, it was a pain in the arse to get in and look around without signing up.

[Damian]

It used to be a free trial, but now you're billed for the first month. Either that or they recognised my card details from before.

But 85 downloads for a tenner (and an audiobook) isn't to be grumbled at. I've signed up and there's tons of stuff there. Going to wait until I've got The Wildhearts album then spend a merry evening browsing it... tons of Bjork stuff on there for one thing and I'm way behind on collecting her stuff.

I think they must've seen you coming. According to this it's 25 free and two weeks before you get charged. Their FAQ also says the lowest package they sell is now £8.99 for 30.

I used them a few months back, but they had very little of what I was searching for - and before search engines started listing links below the homepage, it was a pain in the arse to get in and look around without signing up.

I should have found an affiliate link.

But I've had the free tracks twice before, it's about time I coughed up. A tenner and I'll probably get 7/8 albums' worth of stuff including the new Wildhearts album. Not grumbling.

[Ean]

I should have found an affiliate link.

But I've had the free tracks twice before, it's about time I coughed up. A tenner and I'll probably get 7/8 albums' worth of stuff including the new Wildhearts album. Not grumbling.

Fair enough then if you've had more than one bash at the free stuff.

[Damian]

I should have found an affiliate link.

But I've had the free tracks twice before, it's about time I coughed up. A tenner and I'll probably get 7/8 albums' worth of stuff including the new Wildhearts album. Not grumbling.

Fair enough then if you've had more than one bash at the free stuff.

I'm already down to 28 tracks left - and 12 of those have to be put aside for obvious reasons. That was worryingly easy to do. I'm definitely unsubscribing after this.

[Ean]

It seems quite busy on here for a Sunday night. It's almost as if people were waiting for something...?

[nuno75]

I've decided to go with eMusic. I just signed up for the free tracks with my girlfriend's card.

I hope the boys still get paid for it.

[Ean]

I've decided to go with eMusic. I just signed up for the free tracks with my girlfriend's card.

I hope the boys still get paid for it.

We're pretty sure they do. It's eMusic's offer not the bands', they can't just decide not to pay royalties just because they're not getting paid.

[nuno75]

Well, it's official... there is no loophole that allows people in the US to get British albums five hours early on either eMusic or iTunes.

[Damian]

Well, it's official... there is no loophole that allows people in the US to get British albums five hours early on either eMusic or iTunes.

It's not on eMusic UK yet anyway. I'm giving it 10 mins then off to bed. 18 downloads left, so the question is what to do with the remaining 6.

[nuno75]

Well, it's official... there is no loophole that allows people in the US to get British albums five hours early on either eMusic or iTunes.

It's not on eMusic UK yet anyway. I'm giving it 10 mins then off to bed. 18 downloads left, so the question is what to do with the remaining 6.

Thanks for the update. I guess that's a small glimmer of hope. It's so sad that five more hours of waiting is such a big deal to me.

[Ean]

It's on itunes now (well, 10 minutes ago when I downloaded it anyhoo )

[Damian]

It's on itunes now (well, 10 minutes ago when I downloaded it anyhoo )

I suspect eMusic manually flick the switch in work hours. I'm off to bed.

[nuno75]

It's on itunes now (well, 10 minutes ago when I downloaded it anyhoo )

Shit. Now it really is official then. Argh.