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Recently received complete, all in excellent condition:

Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of a Dying Sun
Tangerine Dream - Richochet
BT - Movement In Still Life
Rabbit In The Moon - Remixes
Ozric Tentacles - Jurassic Shift
Fluke - Risotto
Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming
Secret Machines - Now Here Is Nowhere
Plastikman - Recycled Plastik
The Hilliard Ensemble - Medival English Music
Peter Gabriel - Up
Kiss - Rock and Roll Over
Talvin Singh - OK
Photek - Modus Operandi
Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
Banco De Gaia - Grown Men Cry
Ministry - Twelve Inch Singles 84-84
Daft Punk - Daft Club
Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation In The Backyard
Revolting Cocks - Beers, Steers, and Queers
Girl - Anthology Disc 1
Pigeonhed - s/t, The Full Sentence
Single Gun Theory - Like Stars In My Hands
Requiem For A Dream - OST
Fight Club soundtrack - Dust Brothers
David Bowie - Outside
Probot - s/t
K-Os - Joyful Rebellion
Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
Devo - Greatest Hits
Muslimgauze - Arab Quarter Disc 1/2
Skinny Puppy - The Process
Spirit Of '76 - OST
George Clinton - Greates Funkin' Hits
Duran Duran - s/t (replaces worn copy)
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
KMFDM - WWIII
Madness - Total Madness: The Very Best Of Madness
Trainspotting#2 OST
Hanoi Rocks - Bankok Shocks... (remastered)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out
The Pianist - OST
Laptop - Don't Try This At Home
Kansas - Point Of Know Return
The Specials - Singles Collection
1969: A Space Odyssey soundtrack
Plastikman - Consumed, Sheet One
Fifth Angel - Time Will Tell
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Die Warzau - Disco Rigido
Recoil - Hydrology/1+2 and Liquid
Brad - Interiors
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
The Scumfrog - Extended Engagement
Blue Oyster Cult - Best Of


Stuff I got rid of:

Dirty On Purpose - Sleep Late For a Better Tomorrow
Gomez - Abandoned Trolley Hotline
Adult - Anxiety Always
Dilated Peoples - 20/20
Bill Ricchini - Ordinary Time
Helios Creed - Planet X
Texas - Greatest Hits
Chris Coco - Chillin' At The Playboy Mansion
Mum - Summer Make Good
Denali - s/t
Idaho - Three Sheets To The Wind
Radiohead - The Bends
Joe Henderson - Mirror, Mirror
Mum - Summer Make Good
Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
The Melvins - Bullhead
Danielle Dax - Dark Adapted Eye
Kid Koala - Some Of My Best Friends Are DJ's
Sheena Easton - The Singles Collection
Unearth - III In the Eyes Of Fire
A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms, Thirteenth Step
Smashing Pumpkins - Machina
Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch
Pantera - The Great Soouthern Trendkill
Fatboy Slim - Palookaville
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Jonathan Fire Eater - Wolf Songs For Lambs
Squirrel Bait - Skag Heaven
Evans Blue - The Melody
Jackson Browne - Lawyers In Love
Julee Cruise - The Voice Of Love
Veruca Salt - Eight Arms To Hold You
Daniel Lanois - Arcadie
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation
Joy Division - Substance 1977-1980
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
Fastball - Painting The Corners Best Of
Honeymoon Suite - s/t
Prince and the Revolution - Around The World In A Day
Patsy Cline - 12 Greatest Hits
Yello - Simple Pleasure
Tommy - Original Broadway Cast
Dan Baird - Buffalo Nickel
Van Halen - OU812
The Beatles - Beatles No.1's
The Kilers - Hot Fuss
RHCP - Mother's Milk
NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
Tom Waits - Heart Attack and Vine
Stereomud - Perfect Self
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Black Music For White People
Keali'i Reichel - Kawaipunahele
Beggars and Thieves - s/t

I've really gotten into la la. Something about sending out the cds is, in an odd way, kind of fun. I did receive one that was too damaged to play a few songs. I listed it as damaged and was quickly sent another one.

anyone?

I guess I want to try this out. Anybody who wants a T-shirt, send me a referral or whatever (and make sure you tell me what your name on lala is).

I'm not really looking forward to getting the bill from Lala. I think I've traded about 30 cd's over the last 3 weeks.

http://cdcovers.cc/

sweet. now i can keep some of these instead of trading them in again for someone who's gonna supply me with full artwork.

ouch...$63

Anyone know of a site like this that accepts Canadians?

i have gotten about 25 cd's so far from lala.....in the last batch though, there have been a few who sent only front cover artwork, which irritates the hell out of me...

even though in any part of my description, i said front and back required....

the one major flaw of this site.

yeah it's pretty annoying. any cd's i get without art just go back in the trade pile.

I sent lala an email, asking for any type of reasoning, in when they were developing the site, company, and rules, why theyre wouldnt be an option for users/traders to be able to request full packaging as instead, just requiring front cover artwork.

they wrote back that they'd discuss it.

I just noticed this on the lala site:

How does 20% of each trade reach the artist?

la la plans to create a registry where artists can come and identify themselves and claim ownership for each album they've been a part of. We'll ask for certain forms of identification to make sure the individual is who they say are, and then do a basic check using industry databases. Once registered, the artist will receive 20% of the $1 la la fee everytime one of their CDs is traded. If there are disputes amongst artists over percentages, we will mediate in an attempt to resolve the dispute. If no resolution is reached, the money will go to our 501(c) charitable foundation, which we call the "Z" Foundation. This foundation will focus on providing performing musicians with subsidized healthcare, legal services, and support. For more information on the "Z" Foundation, click here.

that part is kind of odd. let us keep the money until you've created it.

I just signed up and am going to list some cd's soon.
Where in the hell is the "profile"?

And how come I can agree to not send the cover art? That seems weird that i can opt to keep it from the other person.

I want to be able to specify that I require the cover art.

I listed one cd, and it was taken instantly.

I've been in lala limbo for a couple weeks now. I have 85 some CDs that people want, and out of the 65 that I want, none are available.

I can see people have a cd I want in their list, but I don't seem to be able to get it from them. What gives?
I added 22 to my have list, and 2 are already "sold". Doesn't this mean I get credit to take 2 that I want?

Does the system randomly select cd's from my want list if I have credit? How do I get to choose which ones get sent to me? Can I select to take a cd from a user that has the cd listed in their "have" list?

How come I don't have any "coming"?

I have 38 listed, 12 wanted and 3 traded. Why don't I get some? Do I have to wait until my mailing supplies come and I verify my trades?

What do people send when the cardboard digipacks are invloved?

At the time of this comment you only have 16 items on your "want" list, and almost all are titles that are relatively popular and/or in high demand. Some haven't even been released yet. There are probably many others who want the same CDs on lala - some of these members have been around longer and are probably first in the queue if they've established themselves as relaible traders...and that's assuming people are willing to give up those CDs in the first place. Many users list CDs on their "have" lists that they have no intention of ever giving up.

There is no way to trade directly with a particular user. Requesting a CD from someone's profile page won't guarantee anything.

You can't choose which "wants" you would like to receive first, but older major label albums or just plain crappy albums tend to ship quickly - in other words, you'll probably get that "Swingers" soundtrack and Weird Al soon.

My advice? Add at least 100 more CDs to your "want" list and beef up your "have" list if possible.

I know I've received digipacks from other members, but now that I have to send one I can't cram it into the envelope. Any suggestions, obners?

I usually eat the additional cost and send 'em in a padded envelope if I need to send really big digipacks or multiple discs. The redesigned envelopes are pretty roomy, though, I don't have to do this very often.

I figure for an extra 80¢ or whatever, it keeps me well-stocked in trading karma: the recipient is always thrilled to get the whole package intact and on my end, I have yet to get a scratched disc and only one gone missing out of 86 received CDs.

Thanks for the tip. In order to get the address you have to type in the envelope id number. Do you then just pitch that lala envelope then since you're using your own?

Why would someone list cd's in their "Have" unless they want to trade it?

So, If none of the cd's in my want list become available, or I never get high enough in the que, I could theoretically just send out cd's and never get anything in return?

I can't even think of 100 cd's that I remotely want to add to my want list.

I'm sure I could beef up my have list a little by digging a little deeper in my collection. This makes me want to come through the dollar bins to beef it up.

Is there a way to add a cd that isn't listed in the system? I have about 15 discs that didn't come up in my search.

Because they have them? :) Trades received from other people are automatically added to your "have" list, and some people just use their "have" list as a sort of personal CD database.



Correct. You are blocked from sending out additional titles if you haven't received any lately, but it's possible (though unlikely) to never get anything in return.



Well, enjoy getting very few CDs.



You can send a request to the lala folks to add it.