I was a member of Columbia House (I think it was called Columbia Record and Tape Club when I joined, which would give you some idea of how close I am age-wise to the dinosaurs) and also of RCA's (later BMG) similar club, which had product from some labels Columbia didn't ... and vice versa ...
What I found them useful for was the "various artists" compilations which never seemed to be in stock at the local retailers I frequented (surprisingly, not even at the once-mighty Wherehouse), so I remained on their member list for many years after fulfilling the required purchases. BMG went away in 2005 after being bought by Columbia House and merged into it, but I had cancelled with them in the late 1980s as their offerings became less and less desirable (they moved away from compilations and greatest hits albums and toward more current stuff, so there came a point where it was pointless, pun intended). I stuck with Columbia until somewhere around 1992 or 1993, when I had repurchased on CD everything I wanted to keep as an upgrade from vinyl. By that time, the little catalog that accompanied the order card had a DVD section in the back. These days, if I want something on CD or DVD I look at Half.com first. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
