Ok, your girl 1999 needs help.
Dont ask where that sentence came from...just wanted to say it
Are there any stores you can buy Prince cds from? In America
I live in PA
I'm to impatient to wait for it to ship here
i saw purple rain ar bestbuy the other day
but would walmart have them?

Wal Mart

IrrisistableRich said:

Hey! Its the first place i thought of off the top of my head! I HATE WALMART!

F Y E, I live in Pennsylvania too.

Dayclear said:

DUH!
We call our F Y E "FRYS"
but thats just me

buy them online

I guess i will, for some of them
But I hattttte waiting
last time i ordered something it took 2 weeks

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1999dontyouwannago said:

Purple Rain is EVERYWHERE... the only place I didn't find a copy was at Circuit city it's pretty bad when the only thing they have in stock relating to Prince was "The very best of..."

I'm from PA as well... and the majority of my collection, I got from FYE... at 2 different locations... where I live now in the Poconos and where I used to live in Bucks County about 1/2 an hour from Philly... the only problem is the fact my local FYE doesn't restock so once I was through, they never recovered

My suggestion is just go to any Best Buy or FYE near you and just buy them out!! Grab everything you can afford
Then you can go online to find the rest. I've heard that eBay is ur best bet. Amazon.com is good... but it might be a problem for some my dad tried them to get Emancipation and they didn't have anything...
Also if you find any albums used, those are a safe bet... don't let that scare you away. I got The Gold Experience, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic and Around the World in a Day used and haven't had any problem with them.

Happy hunting

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Thanks! I'm gonna WIPE OUT FYE!

only cd's i have are the hits/the b-sides and

IrrisistableRich said:

what's wrong with that? .. i'd probably be looking there too lol .. man, Gold Nigga .. where the heck is this album?

no one else has said it yet so, the wrecka stow

Last time I looked,Best Buy had a lot of Prince's music.I don't like 2 wait either,so when my Dirty Mind cd cracked,I ordered from Amazon and paid xtra 4 next day air delivery!

sexxydancer said:

Also,check out half.com if ur interested in buying used cds.They have great prices on some stuff!

purplepolitician said:

.. wise guy .. lol

Flowerz said:

IrrisistableRich said:

Wal-Mart don't have nada. I wish. Even if they did..it would be
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FYE, costs more than most of the other music stores. Try purchasing from Best Buy first, then Circuit City if you have either of those. Also for any titles not in stock....you can order them online or at any Best Buy store and receive your order within one week. I've ordered three times from Best Buy and received my order within a few days,super prompt shipping for only $2 or $3.

DigMeNow said:

when you're desperately trying to catch up on Prince's music, money should be the least of your worries.
although my whole strategy for choosing my albums carefully was a scheme to save the amount of money I spend on him

If you find something rare that you might not find anywhere else, u gottsta to grab it while u can.

FYE has had the best selection in my case. Best Buy depends but i think my dad tried there for Emancipation and had no luck... its hard when a lot of albums are out of print... so you really cant be too picky.

I say deplete every local wrecka stow and then go online to the places people suggested

Your local wrecka stow
Flea Markets
Amazon.com
eBay

Dayclear said:

Pennsylvania? Isn't that the state that get's in the way when you are trying to go somewhere else?" Just Kidding...that was from a movie...

Tame said:

it's true though .. it was in my way when i went to Ohio .... just jokes

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Dreamy all I meant was if I can find the same product at any of those stores, I'm going to purchase it at the store that has the best price. As far as spending money on Prince's music and other items through the years, let's just say that money was never an issue. I've paid up to $250 for an lp back in the day. Crazy....perhaps. I don't collect any longer but I do have all of Prince's music!!

best buy USUALLY has a good selection....ebay has ALWAYS had all the cd's he made. and from time 2 time, a few he didn't.

DigMeNow said:

Yeah, I knew what you meant
but there was no way I was gonna take any chances of certain albums not being there when I'd return. Like The Gold Experience... after seeing L4OA, I decided to consider it and I'd get it if I saw it... despite it being used, I wasnt gonna let something that rare get away... one of more expensive purchases, but completely worth it.

Other albums that are common are 3121, PE (for those who live in the US), ATWIAD and 1999, so you shouldnt have any problem finding those in most places

Check out these sites:

VH-1.com has a good selection and they are reasonable.

You should also check out CDUniverse.com. They have lots there as well.

If you live in Philadelphia, check out some of the used wrekka stows on South Street. I found The Gold Experience in one of them
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1999dontyouwannago said:

Today at a pawn store I found the Beautiful Experience for $1.95, Diamonds and Pearls for $7 and Musicology for $7 also. Those prices are really cheap in Australia, I don't know about over there. Just check out any SH stores in your area that carry CDs, I'm sure you'll find some bargains or even rarities.

1999dontyouwannago said:

I highly recommend that you look for a used cd store in your area. Many of them carry new and used stuff. If you want to use the major retailers, I suggest shopping online at Amazon. That way, you get the free shipping.

Does no-one in America have straight record stores anymore? I keep hearing these requests on various forums about not being able to buy non chart albums because they only have a Wal Mart.

I buy most things online because of better prices, but over here HMV and Virgin (now Zavvi, ugh, horrid name) are perfectly fine for finding almost anything.