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Rich_S · April 13th, 2012, 12:27 PM

As Walmart continues to slash the space allotted to music CDs, my local store (and yours, I assume) has a large bargain bin near the checkout aisles. Most of the CDs are crap, but I always dig through it and find a couple that I don't have. They're things that I wouldn't have gone looking for on my own, but for five bucks, any self-respecting guitar player should have. Yesterday's finds:

Gotta love the bargain bin!

hekawi · April 13th, 2012, 12:58 PM

nice score. i woulda bought em too

bcarter_1 · April 13th, 2012, 01:06 PM

Love the Vaughn bros. cd..

telleutelleme · April 13th, 2012, 01:08 PM

Those two in the same bin - cool. My Walmart would have Harper Valley PTA and K-line's Hits of the 80's.

Tred · April 13th, 2012, 08:54 PM

I noticed this at Best Buy a few years ago with their DVD's. I used to buy 4 or 5 DVD's every other week. Then, I went to find an older movie, and POOF, the movie section shrank! Then, I happened to be looking for a certain CD for my wife, stopped at Best Buy, and their selection was gone, too.

So, now I shop on line. I don't use Wally World or Best Buy any more. They're loss...

Dep · April 13th, 2012, 09:10 PM

I'd have bought those too!

Dep

bawdyli'lmonkey · April 13th, 2012, 09:16 PM

they should put those back on the shelf and put Gaga and Selena Gomez in the bin. :D

DrumBob · April 14th, 2012, 10:02 AM

The glory days of the cut-out bin are probably over, but you can find good stuff if you look. I can't even begin to list all the great LPs I bought for .33-49 cents years ago. Some were .99-1.99.

I know I bought the soundtrack of Riot On Suncet Strip with The Standells and Chocolate Watch Band for .33 cents in Poughkeepsie, NY, and the Leaves' first album on Mira Records for .99 cents.

Paul in Colorado · April 14th, 2012, 02:19 PM

Dollar stores are also a good source for CD's. I found some interesting stuff. Scarlett Rivera (who played on Dylan's Desire) Walter Trout, a Boyd Tinsley solo album (DMB violinist). Not mainstream, but cool none the less.

Blue · April 14th, 2012, 03:36 PM

More bargains for us folks who like real music, the reason they are there is that most people are stupid and think music is what they hear on radio popular

Warm Gums · April 14th, 2012, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul in Colorado

Dollar stores are also a good source for CD's. I found some interesting stuff. Scarlett Rivera (who played on Dylan's Desire) Walter Trout, a Boyd Tinsley solo album (DMB violinist). Not mainstream, but cool none the less.

Yup..we have "dollar tree" here it's hit or miss but I have gotten some interesting things.
Wal M art use to have these cool $10 boxed sets..
Sun Records, Johnny Cash, Early Bob Marley/Walers...couple of others.
I have the Sun, and Marley, not too bad...

Rich_S · May 4th, 2012, 09:14 PM

Had to go back to Wally-World last night for a bag of guinea pig chow and some miscellaneous groceries. Another $5 non-brainer:

Probably shoulda grabbed VHII and Steamboat Annie, but I left them for somebody else.

Rich_S · June 26th, 2012, 12:54 PM

Here's today's slightly schizophrenic score, this time from the $6.99 bargain bin at Best Buy:

The first, to replace my old LP; an album I haven't heard since I sold off most of my old vinyl several years ago, in preparation for a cross-country move. (Stupid, stupid, stupid!)

The second, a classic that I have know for 25 years every musician (heck, every human) should hear, but somehow I never got around to it. 2009 remaster, supposedly a good one.

' burn 08 · June 26th, 2012, 12:58 PM

yes, I've found a few good ones in there as well. But one day it occurred to me, after spying a Creed CD in one, that labelling the bin as "favorites" was false advertisement.

eddie knuckles · June 26th, 2012, 12:59 PM

I had "Toys in the Attic" in my Dad's Lincoln continental in 8-track Quad.

Word, yo...

raito · June 26th, 2012, 01:06 PM

We call those bins the compost heap.

jkingma · June 26th, 2012, 01:25 PM

What's a Walmart?

StratBluesRock · June 26th, 2012, 01:30 PM

I found this

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jimd · June 26th, 2012, 01:39 PM

Barnes & Noble have a $4.99 CD section. You can usually find some good stuff there.

Rich_S · June 26th, 2012, 02:43 PM

I bought that same Clapton "Best Of" a couple months ago at Wally World.

April 13th, 2012, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rich_S Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Potsdam, NY Age: 53 Posts: 1,882	Walmart CD Bargain Bin As Walmart continues to slash the space allotted to music CDs, my local store (and yours, I assume) has a large bargain bin near the checkout aisles. Most of the CDs are crap, but I always dig through it and find a couple that I don't have. They're things that I wouldn't have gone looking for on my own, but for five bucks, any self-respecting guitar player should have. Yesterday's finds: Gotta love the bargain bin! __________________ "This is not acceptable behavior in a jazz club." - Mark Gane

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hekawi Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Age: 55 Posts: 7,529	nice score. i woulda bought em too __________________ ____________________________________________ "I have affixed to me the dust and dirt of countless ages...who am I to disturb history?" - Pig-Pen (the Peanuts character)

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bcarter_1 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 972	Love the Vaughn bros. cd.. __________________ _____________________________________________ Brian

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telleutelleme Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston Age: 65 Posts: 9,262	Those two in the same bin - cool. My Walmart would have Harper Valley PTA and K-line's Hits of the 80's. __________________ "Blues is a natural fact, is something that a fellow lives. If you don't live it you don't have it. Young people have forgotten to cry the blues. Now they talk and get lawyers and things. " - Big Bill Broonzy

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Tred Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA Age: 57 Posts: 998 26 Photos	I noticed this at Best Buy a few years ago with their DVD's. I used to buy 4 or 5 DVD's every other week. Then, I went to find an older movie, and POOF, the movie section shrank! Then, I happened to be looking for a certain CD for my wife, stopped at Best Buy, and their selection was gone, too. So, now I shop on line. I don't use Wally World or Best Buy any more. They're loss... __________________ Tred - Kansas City, KS (The one *WEST* of the Missouri River!)

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Dep Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St Johns, Florida Posts: 769	I'd have bought those too! Dep

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bawdyli'lmonkey Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: ohio Age: 30 Posts: 239	they should put those back on the shelf and put Gaga and Selena Gomez in the bin. :D

April 14th, 2012, 10:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
DrumBob Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Highland Lakes, NJ Age: 62 Posts: 3,144	The glory days of the cut-out bin are probably over, but you can find good stuff if you look. I can't even begin to list all the great LPs I bought for .33-49 cents years ago. Some were .99-1.99. I know I bought the soundtrack of Riot On Suncet Strip with The Standells and Chocolate Watch Band for .33 cents in Poughkeepsie, NY, and the Leaves' first album on Mira Records for .99 cents.

April 14th, 2012, 02:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 60 Posts: 9,700 3 Photos	Dollar stores are also a good source for CD's. I found some interesting stuff. Scarlett Rivera (who played on Dylan's Desire) Walter Trout, a Boyd Tinsley solo album (DMB violinist). Not mainstream, but cool none the less. __________________ "Can y'all play some Skynnard? Y'know, like 'Stairway to Heaven?'" -Drunk cowboy at Trail Dust Days, Pine Bluffs, WY

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Blue Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Age: 42 Posts: 141	More bargains for us folks who like real music, the reason they are there is that most people are stupid and think music is what they hear on radio popular

May 4th, 2012, 09:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rich_S Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Potsdam, NY Age: 53 Posts: 1,882	Woohoo! Last night's score. Had to go back to Wally-World last night for a bag of guinea pig chow and some miscellaneous groceries. Another $5 non-brainer: Probably shoulda grabbed VHII and Steamboat Annie, but I left them for somebody else. __________________ "This is not acceptable behavior in a jazz club." - Mark Gane

June 26th, 2012, 12:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rich_S Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Potsdam, NY Age: 53 Posts: 1,882	Today's Score Here's today's slightly schizophrenic score, this time from the $6.99 bargain bin at Best Buy: The first, to replace my old LP; an album I haven't heard since I sold off most of my old vinyl several years ago, in preparation for a cross-country move. (Stupid, stupid, stupid!) The second, a classic that I have know for 25 years every musician (heck, every human) should hear, but somehow I never got around to it. 2009 remaster, supposedly a good one. __________________ "This is not acceptable behavior in a jazz club." - Mark Gane

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' burn 08 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 1,935	yes, I've found a few good ones in there as well. But one day it occurred to me, after spying a Creed CD in one, that labelling the bin as "favorites" was false advertisement.

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jkingma Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N 44° 59.564 ~ W 079° 35.317 Posts: 10,086 18 Photos	What's a Walmart? __________________ -Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

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raito Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Madison, WI Age: 51 Posts: 1,307	We call those bins the compost heap.

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StratBluesRock Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2012 Location: Connecticut, USA Age: 16 Posts: 2,644	I found this and

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jimd Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Age: 46 Posts: 2,306	Barnes & Noble have a $4.99 CD section. You can usually find some good stuff there.

June 26th, 2012, 02:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
Rich_S Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Potsdam, NY Age: 53 Posts: 1,882	I bought that same Clapton "Best Of" a couple months ago at Wally World. __________________ "This is not acceptable behavior in a jazz club." - Mark Gane

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