One thing that is cheesing me off is the availability of music. I'm not touching downloads, even legal ones, if I like a CD I'll pay for it and own it. But not for an excessive price. Ever since listening to Monkey Radio, I've discovered a few new artists that I'd like to get some CD from. Peace Orchestra's CD f the same name, Mandalay's Empathy, and Tosca's Suzuki. I managed to track down the Peace Orchestra CD I was looking for on the HMV website, it's still on order after a couple of months. I ordered Empathy from a seller second hand on Amazon for about £23 delivered (there were others that were new, but ranging from £45-80 at the time, I thought I'd give those a miss). It turned up with a nicely etched ring on it, making 2 or 3 tracks unplayable, so was sent back for a refund. Amazon have Suzuki from £8 odd used to well over £100 for new ones. I'm steering clear of used ones. Oxfam have a copy for £13, but makes no mention of it' condition, so I'm not taking any chances.
I get my Sonos system up and running, thinking I'll be able to listen to any of the tracks off these CD's whenever I like. Not so. Suzuki isn't available for streaming, and Peace Orchestra's CD of the same name is also not available, likewise a CD I've been after by Mandalay. Are these recoed companies forcing me to illegally download?!!