Many people today, in a time where music is easily accessible online, fail to realize that once one had to go to a brick and mortar music store and pay for songs and albums. I remember listening to music on the radio and wanting copies of songs which I could not afford. I would try to tape music on the cassette boom box player, but the DJ would usually talk through the song and ruin things.
There were music clubs that advertised in papers and magazines that offered 12 albums for 25 cents and 3 more if you paid a dollar extra. I joined two music clubs and ended up with a music collection for less than $5, but they charged shipping and handling and you were locked into buying more albums, but it was still a good deal and an adrenalin rush when the box of albums came.
I ended up being a member of the RCA Music Club which later became the BMG Music Club until the company went out of business. I was such a loyal member they gave me two free CDs every year just for sticking around.
The clubs introduced me to new music and artists and allowed access to expensive music on the cheap though paid for over time in full.
Thank you Columbia House and RCA / BMG for the ride.
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