5/1 (Sunday): s/t by Fleetwood Mac - $3.99

Free MP3: Stone Rollin' by Raphael Saadiq

Instead of 100 Albums For $5, they've increased the number this month to 1,500. Way too much to list, but there are multiple albums on sale by the following:

Arcade Fire
Coldplay
John Coltrane
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Miles Davis
Dinosaur Jr.
Steve Earle
Dizzy Gillespie
Ben Harper
Emmylou Harris
Husker Du
Norah Jones
Paul McCartney
Thelonious Monk
Moby
Radiohead
Sonny Rollins
Sparklehorse
Spoon
Steely Dan
Steve Miller Band
System of a Down
Neil Young

Plus assorted individual albums from Husker Du, Chemical Brothers, Deerhoof, Fleet Foxes, Air, and a ton of others.

A small nitpick, given that they have 1,500 albums on sale, but there are some real head-scratchers in there. A lot of repeats from March and April's sales for one. And while I love the fact that they do a lot of greatest hits type albums in these sales, do we really need multiple greatest hits albums for several artists? There are THREE greatest hits albums by the Staple Singers on sale. I like "I'll Take You There" as much as the next man, but damn! And was there really anyone clamoring for every NKOTB album to be put on sale?

I picked up Fleetwood Mac's ST, great album.

I have to ask, is there any sort of rhyme or reason to how they offer you discounts after purchasing mp3s? Every once in a while I seem to get a free song or a partial discount off an album, but I don't recall/know how to find out when I have free songs.

There's always a bit of chaff from the wheat in these sales...it reminds me of going to Rasputin or Amoeba--you have to do a bit of digging through the albums nobody wants (or the store is eager to unload) before finding something worthwhile.

I don't have the time or the inclination to look through 1,500 albums. 100 is way more manageable.

Do like I did and browse through it by genre.

Since it is a lot to look through I'll just say that anyone who likes David Bowie even a little and doesn't have it should pick up Hunky Dory. His best in my opinion, but definitely up there high in anyone sane's opinion.

Also Let It Bleed (Rolling Stones) isn't one of the $5 MP3 albums, but it is 4.99, and it is really great too.

5/2 (Monday): Bride of the Noisemakers by Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers - $3.99


Free MP3: Mandolin Rain by Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

5/3 (Tuesday): Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes - $3.99

Free MP3: Grown Ocean by Fleet Foxes

Thanks, Dave.

I may just go this route instead of the CD.

They also have a bunch from La 5a Estacion. I highly recommend Flores de Alquiler

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Free MP3: Blanket by Jeff Beck

Free MP3: Gimme Sympathy By Metric

Gimme Sympathy is a great song.

5/4 (Wednesday) - Oslo: Burning The Bridge To Nowhere ) Doug Stanhope - 3.99

Free MP3: Sick, Sick, Sick by Bayside

5/5 (Thursday): s/t by Seal - $3.99

Free MP3: Save Me (Live Acoustic) by Shinedown

Worth noting this is Seal's second self titled album.

5/6 (Friday): Plans by Death Cab for Cutie - $3.99

Free MP3: Fists Fall by Otep

5/7 (Saturday): s/t by Shania Twain - $3.99

Free MP3: Life Like by the Rosebuds

5/8 (Sunday): Illuminations by Josh Groban - $3.99

Free MP3: Mama by the Lonely Island

5/9 (Monday): Man in Motion by Warren Haynes - $3.99

Free MP3: Missed Me by Matthew Mayfield

5/10 (Tuesday): I Am Very Far by Okkervil River - $3.99

Free MP3: Rider by Okkervil River

I'm one of the last holdouts when it comes to downloading music. I love record shops and actually owning music complete with artwork, booklets, etc. I don't own an IPod or any kind of MP3 player, and I'm not even looking into buying one.

But this deal, along with the new Sloan album for $7.99, finally broke me.

Damn you, Amazon!