Fellow cheapskates, I have a suggestion for you.
Check out your local library for Prince music.
I did today and got Rave2 the Joy Fantasic.
Can you say copy?

littlemissg said:

Cheater

What library are you going to?
The ones around here do not carry music outside of Classical Music, the would not any Prince Music.

I saw a Ludacris CD at the library and got a good laugh

when i was in high school, the indianapolis public library's music section was my best friend. i discovered all kinds of crazy stuff that i might not have taken a chance on in a wrecka stow, where i'd have to spend what little money i made at my piddly part-time jobs.

now, i've lived in new york city and i now live in chicago, and i've spent a lot of time browsing around at the libraries in both cities. believe it or not, though, as far as the music collection is concerned at least, the indianapolis public library has 'em both beat, hands down.

or at least it did in the late '80s.

Pondwater said:

Troy, Michigan Public Library

littlemissg said:

New York City, NY-- (NYPL)

Our library has everything!! When was the last time some of you have been in a library??

littlemissg said:

Best place my tax money goes to as far as I'm concearned.

Fort Wayne, IN Public Library

Oh my god..you're just realizing this?? I'll admit that i know how Prince feels about his music..ect but I am not a shamed to say that i have found plenty of Prince music at the libary. I've found Rave Un2 the joy fantastic, the black album, around the world in a day, Dirty mind, lol..plus i checked out the special edition dvd of purple rain..You can find alot of Prince music at the library

"I don't care what kind of music you listen to or how long you grow your hair...BUT YOU PUT ON A PAIR OF SHOES WHEN YOU WALK INTO THAT LIBRARY, MISTER.

I thought internet killed the library.....
(cuz ALL cd's and dvd's are a mouseclick away).

When I was a student (and obviously skint) I used to trawl through libraries all the time looking for albums - they were usually surprisingly uptodate.

Back then, you could get a tape out for something like 30p for 2 weeks, 6 albums max at a time - I'd buy a bulk load of blank tapes and record them before handing them back. Okay, not legal, but desperate measures... That supplied my music collection for a long time. The great thing is that you can try out albums you would never normally listen to.

Also they have books I am told.

A cool tip, you can search for specific albums on one of those library computers - if they don't have it at your branch but have it at another one, they can reserve it for you and have it sent through!

But yeah, since the internet, I've never been into a library since!

Last week I saw they had "musicology" in my local library

littlemissg said:

Whatzup Motor baby!!
I didn't know they would carry PRINCE at the Troy branch!!
Do you think they would carry him at the Redford branch??? Nah!!! who am I kidding??

metalorange said:

U can find B most everyday N the library~where correct American english is spoken and written=even tho' some urban novels will carry slang Been with the library about 2 years now & i'm here 2 tell U it is one of the Best uses of tax money i've ever known about...not only Prince's music but various books, magazine articles, et.al. Internet doesn't kill us=ya havta have a card 2 use it @ our library....there is also a thing called "Inter-Library Loan" that U can ask about if your library branch doesn't carry something U want they can order 2 come N...@ our libraries it costs $1.00 postage 2 bring N anything from around the world....so get N2 your local library kidz & C what the universe has 4 U....what U learn, no one can evva take from ya

....naturally this one wouldn't suggest or condone making any 'copy' of work ~if ya do it certainly ain't the 1st time its happened

Our local libary doesn't have jack shit.

I wanted to see the Canadian DVD release of "Sign of the Times" when it came out so I asked my public library (Hamilton, Ontario) to purchase it and they did! They even have a fair selection of Prince CDs as well which are available through inter library loan all of which can be put on hold using their online catalogue system and picked up at your local library location when it comes in.

StaticDeth said:

when was the last time U tried 2 find out? call a county over, ask about Library Loans - most do it....course if ya wanna sit there & whine U can do that 2...what U seek U will find

My local libraries carry everything from Crystal Ball to For You.
Plus it's an excellent place for Prince sheet music.

TBeatty716 said:

wow you have a great library.
I think I am going to look for some old jams at the library. Like Rick James, Chic, Parliment/Funkadelic

littlemissg said:

I used to go to the library for Prince!
I got 1999 from there, and I've been a fam since!
I also saw Musicology and it quickly became a favorite.
I also saw SOTT, but I had the album already, so I didn't get it.

But, YEP, the library has some nice Prince music.

blusapphireiceangel said:

Oh, and the Rave Un2 the year 2000 DvD.
Can I hear you say...