Re: [ARSCLIST] RCA Music Service

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking of the BMG Music Service ...

I believe they own or part-own yourmusic.com

So when I get my monthly CD from yourmusic.com, sometimes it says under the UPC "manufactured under 
license by BMG Music Service" or something to that effect. Is there any science that would say this 
is somehow "worse" than a retail-store version of the same CD? I realize different CD plants have 
different equipment but don't they all meet the same ISO parameters and aren't all the major ones 
ISO certified? I ask this because I do remember that Columbia and RCA "record club" pressings were 
sometimes terrible, made from bad (non) masters or just badly pressed. But in the CD age, I figure 
BMG is just using the clone of the regular digital master, no?

For what it's worth, to my ears (which I would argue are not made of tin), the yourmusic CD's sound 
just fine and are a very good value.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Ramm" <Stevramm@xxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] RCA Music Service


> In a message dated 3/22/2008 5:40:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> sternth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Very  much like a 'special products' release.
> First time I've seen this  label.  Would appreciate any information about
> this series, what was  included, how/where marketed, how long was it
> available,
> what era???  (This release is dated (c)1976 RCA Records).
>
>
> My assumption is it was an RCA Record Club pressing. RCA Music Service is
> now Called BMG Music Service and when you buy their CDs and they are a BMG
> product, it says BMG MUSIC SERVICE where the UPC code usually appears.
>
> Probably same recording as normal issue - especially in 1976.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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