Examples of really great music reviews? [more inside]
posted by cymru_j on Oct 31, 2009 - 15 answers

Help me find more of the good stuff on emusic. [more inside]
posted by Nonce on May 4, 2009 - 12 answers

What's the best way of building a vinyl record collection if you know what you want? [more inside]
posted by furtive on Apr 26, 2009 - 11 answers

Which albums sequence their best song in the middle of a side? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Apr 24, 2009 - 29 answers

What were the best albums of 2008? [more inside]
posted by Who_Am_I on Apr 17, 2009 - 49 answers

Trying to organize my iTunes library, but I'm going crazy. Itunes is displaying one album as multiple albums. [more inside]
posted by ComeUndone on Mar 30, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm looking for recommendations for jazz albums with a lineup similar to the one on Sonny Rollins's classic album The Bridge, which has tenor sax + guitar + bass + drums and that's it. (YouTube example.) I love how Jim Hall's guitar takes on the usual role of the piano since it's the only instrument in the ensemble that can play whole chords. [more inside]
posted by Jaltcoh on Jan 21, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I group all of my individual (not on an album that I own) tracks together in itunes so that Cover Flow really is just whole albums that I own? [more inside]
posted by Lotto on Jan 8, 2009 - 3 answers

How can I browse and listen to iPod playlists or genres by ALBUM instead of by artist or song title? [more inside]
posted by stst399 on Sep 24, 2008 - 8 answers

How can I painlessly transfer photos and albums from iPhoto (`08) to iView Media Pro? So far it's proven more complex than I thought... [more inside]
posted by zardoz on Mar 23, 2008 - 3 answers

I really like albums that seem to exist in their own little world, devoid of obvious influences - some good examples being Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks"and Talk Talk's "Spirit of Eden". What else should I check out?
posted by davebush on Feb 17, 2008 - 36 answers

Some years ago, there was a resource available at the counter at record stores that enabled one to determine all the albums or collections that a particular song appeared on... [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on Feb 6, 2008 - 9 answers

Jazz-heads - help me fill out my Xmas wish-list. Especially seeking those with rec's for (say) quartets to octets featuring Baritone Sax, Trombone, and/or strong and prominent rhythm sections. [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones on Dec 2, 2007 - 17 answers

Occasionally in iTunes, I'll be unable to get an album's tracks to line up in the proper order even if I've set all the track numbers properly. It occurs with albums that have been [ahem] cobbled together from various sources. [more inside]
posted by greggish on Oct 14, 2007 - 6 answers

What time are albums actually released on iTunes? The new Spoon comes out tomorrow, and I want to get it the second it's available. Is there a set time, like 12:01 am PST? Or does it just show up whenever they happen to update the store? (Yes, I realize there are, ahem, other ways to get the album, but call me old-fashioned.)
posted by Ian A.T. on Jul 9, 2007 - 10 answers

I recently started listening to classical music, but my usual means of finding new albums (radio, friends, overheard-at-the-store, etc.) are somewhat ineffective. Need recommendations! [more inside]
posted by archagon on Feb 19, 2007 - 25 answers

When I was a kid, I absolutely loved this one ABBA tape my mother owned. Problem is, I don't know which one I was listening to. I do remember what color it was, though. [more inside]
posted by limeonaire on Jan 9, 2007 - 9 answers

I need a list of CD albums in which all the songs are great (no more than one filler). [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Dec 11, 2006 - 98 answers

It has come to my attention that my five year-old cousins do not have any Christmas music. Recommendations for fantastic albums, please! [more inside]
posted by Soliloquy on Dec 5, 2006 - 25 answers

I want to use album covers as wall hangings. I want ones that aren't too busy, have only a few colors used, and don't have words on the front (or the words are very small). Recommend me some. [more inside]
posted by 23skidoo on Nov 7, 2006 - 20 answers

What are some contemporary "story-telling" concept albums? [more inside]
posted by duckus on Jun 26, 2006 - 60 answers

Many times a "Greatest Hits" album is released and there is an extra new song or two added as a bonus (and they're usually not very good) . . Have there ever been any of these "bonus tracks" which themselves have gone on to become a greatest hit?
posted by jeremias on Jan 18, 2006 - 28 answers

Short and simple. I'm interested in finding out if there are any internet radio stations which broadcast full albums. Alternatively any free/pay services which allow you to listen online to full albums rather than just individual tracks. I'm not at this point interested in buying music just listening to it. Please bear in mind I am in the UK and services such as Rhapsody etc. aren't available here AFAIK. Many thanks.
posted by empedia on Aug 28, 2005 - 5 answers

I just heard an audio sample from a movie where one person is trying to get another to keep his albums in order. It was along the lines of "put the ____ in the ____ section and put the Rock in the Rock section, you wouldn't put Charlie Parker in the Rock section would you?" To which the reply is "I dunno." Where is this from? [more inside]
posted by Who_Am_I on Aug 16, 2005 - 4 answers

I am looking for an album that I thought was called 'winter solstice'. Google / amazon, etc disagree with me. I have found lots of albums with the title 'winter solstice' in them, but none of them seem to be the one I looking for. (More inside). [more inside]
posted by cayla on Jan 12, 2005 - 10 answers

Maggie Hendricks. She was one of the Rayletts. Anybody know any albums she did on her own, or if there are any albums she was a particularly notable part of?
posted by Amizu on Dec 13, 2004 - 2 answers

As far as I can tell, iTunes (Windows) can put Now Playing info onscreen, but it goes away after 10 seconds. What am I missing? Is it possible to get the Now Playing info to stay on screen? Bonus points if I can get album artwork up there too.
posted by luser on Dec 7, 2004 - 4 answers

Winamp question. How do I make Winamp play albums in track order rather than alphabetical order (MI) [more inside]
posted by monkeyman on May 27, 2004 - 8 answers

I have spent the last day looking for information in a particular set of records I own. They are in perfect condition, 1968 Bach's Messe in H-Moll. It is first run, original. More inside. [more inside]
posted by Keyser Soze on Apr 19, 2004 - 7 answers

Why does the iTunes music store have partial albums that are missing only one track? That makes it outrageously expensive to buy a CD with more than 9 tracks and seems a pretty dumb business move on their part. [Specifically, I tried to buy "Sign O'The Times" after the Prince thread, and it's missing a track.]
posted by adrober on Mar 16, 2004 - 10 answers

I have a couple of full albums ripped as one single mp3 file. Is there any program that will break it up into one file for each song? I'm on XP.
posted by signal on Feb 25, 2004 - 7 answers

I just came into some perfect quality classical music, but i have no turntable. My stereo is pretty decent, so I want to ask if anyone has advice on a cheap (but high quality... how often do you hear that) record player? I'm not doing any scratching, just music playback. [more inside]
posted by Keyser Soze on Dec 18, 2003 - 11 answers