Looking for obscure tracks...

engrish?

Hey,

I am all for the legal purchase of music but I can not find a certain track on cd or mp3 anywhere!!!! The only way I can get it is to buy the LP, then buy a deck and cables to get it onto my pc and use it on virtualdj!

I can see myself buying decks in the future, but I want to make sure that I have a talent and long term love of mixing before spending that amount of money. Please dont get me wrong, I buy tons of cds, about 3 a week. I amn't a big fan of mp3's as there is nothing tangible about them. I love having the cd is much more enjoyable, for the sleeve but also to be able to finger flick through them, finding an album you loved years ago!

Anyway, I am looking for a track called Love Tattoo - The History Of Disco Part 2, which I can not find to download. Its killing me!

I suppose I have two questions, firstly does anyone know where I can get this track legally?

Second, and probably a whole debate in itself, is it ever ok to download illegally?

seannash

engrish? wrote: »

Hey,

I am all for the legal purchase of music but I can not find a certain track on cd or mp3 anywhere!!!! The only way I can get it is to buy the LP, then buy a deck and cables to get it onto my pc and use it on virtualdj!

I can see myself buying decks in the future, but I want to make sure that I have a talent and long term love of mixing before spending that amount of money. Please dont get me wrong, I buy tons of cds, about 3 a week. I amn't a big fan of mp3's as there is nothing tangible about them. I love having the cd is much more enjoyable, for the sleeve but also to be able to finger flick through them, finding an album you loved years ago!

Anyway, I am looking for a track called Love Tattoo - The History Of Disco Part 2, which I can not find to download. Its killing me!

I suppose I have two questions, firstly does anyone know where I can get this track legally?

Second, and probably a whole debate in itself, is it ever ok to download illegally?

ha ha i went hunting for that about a month ago but got nowhere too

ArmCandyBaby

LOL ONE COPY LEFT AVAILABLE AT HTFR!!!!!!!!

http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR117035

engrish?

ArmCandyBaby wrote: »

LOL ONE COPY LEFT AVAILABLE AT HTFR!!!!!!!!

http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR117035

Thats Vinyl!

L1011

Wasn't released on CD.

Only on four compilations!

http://www.alibris.com/search/music/qwork/400581143/used/Party%20Anthems,%20Vol.%208:%20Sydney%20Gay%20Mardi%20Gras looks to have it, not beatmixed but its a remix according to discogs.

If you find any Australian soulseek group you might have more luck, due to it being an Aussie track.

Angelo Pascal

Thats Vinyl!

there looks to be atleast 2 different releases or 4 versions..

have you looked at 'Tracks appear on' at the following page?

http://www.discogs.com/artist/%5BLove%5D+Tattoo

they'd be mixed probably..might be less hassle to buy the vinyl and have somebody with decks record it for you.

copeyhagen

first, i take it from your original post that you have been trying to mix on virtual dj.

most people using digital equipment to mix started off on vinyl or cds.

to go from mixing on virtual dj to buying a set of decks is a HUGE leap. totally different!!

beatmixing on vdj is pish easy, beat matching on vinyl takes time.

secondly, i have thousands of mp3s on my laptop and portable mp3 player and i have only ever purchased a handful, tracks which i couldnt download illegally so went to beatport or whatever.

i might get flamed for saying that but i doubt im the only one that does it.

gsparx

copeyhagen wrote: »

secondly, i have thousands of mp3s on my laptop and portable mp3 player and i have only ever purchased a handful, tracks which i couldnt download illegally so went to beatport or whatever.

i might get flamed for saying that but i doubt im the only one that does it.

you're not the only one who does it but that doesn't make it ok or justify it.
it takes money out of the pockets of musicians, plain and simple.
creating a track can take weeks or months. it a labour of love most of the time but musicians deserve to get paid if they're offering something to the public.
it's tough enough trying to make a living out of music without people ripping you off.

gsparx

i should add, it's encouraging that engrish has made a genuine effort to look for the track as a legal download. he's coming from the right place.
now, i don't want to encourage an illegal download but since you've really made the effort and it looks like it's not available....i fully believe if you eventually, at a later date, find a legitimate way to procure the track you will.

francois

copeyhagen wrote: »

first, i take it from your original post that you have been trying to mix on virtual dj.

most people using digital equipment to mix started off on vinyl or cds.

to go from mixing on virtual dj to buying a set of decks is a HUGE leap. totally different!!

beatmixing on vdj is pish easy, beat matching on vinyl takes time.

secondly, i have thousands of mp3s on my laptop and portable mp3 player and i have only ever purchased a handful, tracks which i couldnt download illegally so went to beatport or whatever.

i might get flamed for saying that but i doubt im the only one that does it.

True, plus a lot of tracks, pre digital DJ-era were limited to maybe 500/1000 pressings at most so it's needle in a haystack (or on a 1210) trying to find them

murpheous81

Looking for "Ohh" by Mood II Swing. Heard it at the weekend and found it on a mix but looking to get my hands physically on it