Worked for me.

I will absolutely buy my music from Amazon rather than iTunes now. I previously knew they sold mp3s but hadn't realized how easy the process was.

Agreed. The quality is better. There is no DRM. The prices are comparable (and often much better with these deals). Amazon is superior to iTunes in pretty much every way.

The record companies could be cutting Amazon a deal, too. It's no secret that the recording industry dislikes having Apple as the single dominant leader in the downloads market, since that gives Apple a lot of clout to fight back against price increases.

I tried downloading a few songs off Amazon today and it kept canceling my order saying that I wasn't providing a valid method of payment. I really couldn't figure out why but I assumed it was because I moved recently (although I had changed the address of my credit card with the bank over a week ago). Anyways, I just noticed I received an email from Amazon saying it was a problem on their end and I was given a $5 GC "as an apology." That's mighty cool of them.

10/2 (Thursday): Disintegration by The Cure - $3.99

"...is the best album EVER!"

Other deals I've found:

Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk - $0.99


Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket - $5.00

Two Men With The Blues by Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - $5.00

Saturday Night Fever [The Original Movie Soundtrack] by Bee Gees / Various Artists - $5.00

Double Nickels On The Dime [Explicit] by Minutemen - $5.00

Ace Of Spades by Motorhead - $5.00

*gasp* I will be buying that when i get home. A great album with two incredible performers.

kick ass!!

These are mine.

Thanks Jay.

Here's another bargain mp3 download at Rhapsody. Looks like they are trying to offer some cheap downloads to compete with Amazon. Like Amazon they are DRM free and recorded at 256 kbps.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses $2.99

From the Rhapsody twitter page, it looks like they're offering a deal on a "Secret Album" for a week, starting on Wednesday. The Guns N' Roses album is Secret Album #2, so I'd expect it to stay on sale until Tuesday.
http://twitter.com/RhapsodyMP3

10/3 (Friday):

10/4 (Saturday): Van Halen by Van Halen - $1.99

Not much of a VH fan myself, but this just might be worth it.

10/5 (Sunday): The Original Sun Sound of... by Johnny Cash - $1.99

10/6 (Monday): Rodrigo y Gabriela - $2.99

This is solid album. Tamacun is great and a cover of Metallica's Orion, excellent stuff. If you like acoustic instrumentals, definitely check this out.

+1. I've been waiting for a good deal on this album, and picked it up.

BTW: I've been loving the deals they've had over the last few months! If any of you other vendors are listening (*cough* Apple *cough*), I will only buy DRM-free music, and I will do so happily when it's available at a reasonable price.

10/7 (Tuesday): Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 by Tim McGraw - $2.99

Another brand new release on the cheap.

Personally, I think McGraw and his label should suck it up and put together a nice 2 disc collection a la the George Strait, Garth Brooks and Toby Keith sets instead of releasing individual Greatest Hits albums within 2 years of each other. But that's just me.

10/8 (Wednesday): You Forgot It in People by Broken Social Scene - $1.99

Deal I found:

Light In the Attic Label Sampler by Various Artists - FREE

10/9 (Thursday): Echo & the Bunnymen (Expanded) - $4.99

10/10 (Friday): Ray of Light by Madonna - $1.99

Friday 5 ($5 each until Monday 10/13):

Lost in the Sound of Separation by Underoath

Love on the Inside by Sugarland

The Slip by Nine Inch Nails

My Funny Valentine by Miles Davis

Spring Awakening: Original Broadway Cast Recording

BONUS:

looks like today is music day on the Gold Box:

DOTD: Nirvana - With the Lights Out - $25.99

Lightning Deals (thx to lightningdeals.com):

6AM PDT 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong [BOX SET] - $25.99
10AM PDT The Pretenders - Pirate Radio [BOX SET] - $36.99
2PM PDT Steve Miller Band - Live From Chicago DVD - $16.99
6PM PDT Lenny Bruce - Let the Buyer Beware [BOX SET] - $29.99

A note about "The Slip" from NIN: it is currently available as a free download from nin.com...

Don't know if there should be a new thread for Rhapsody deals. I thought I would continue to post them here since everyone in this thread is interested in bargain MP3 downloads, and they offer fewer bargains compared to Amazon to make a new thread worthwhile. Here's Rhapsody's latest bargain download this week.

Thriller by Michael Jackson $2.99

10/11 (Saturday): Controversy by Prince - $1.99