where is the best place to pay for downloading obscure/rare tracks

Yeah it's Russian and for awhile I was wary of it for fear of soviet block revolutionaries stormin' me door offering all manner of dubious delights:

"Could you look after a package for us?"

"How big?"

"Oh kinda coffin size really. Not that it is. Hah! Hah!"

However, it checks out and I've been using it for over a year now, with no hassle.

Music blog sites is the way to go, follow previous threads here.

Get WAV files here and quality MP3 rips! People need to step up their purchase game!!!

We plan on offering rare digital only downloads soon:

http://www.acuterecords.com

http://www.numerogroup.com/dig_main.php

They consider it sorta loose ends, like a cutting room floor.

My record label has been debating doing something similar for a long time, but in this day and age of thorough and great (and yes, illegal) mp3 blogs, it's a bit hard to justify.

http://wolflambmusic.com/music/

In addition, they sell the tracks as MP3s...or the Ableton Live native files for you to mix with and edit their tracks!

Not my favorite kind of music, but pretty damn cool.

did numero group license all these tracks? seems like it would be difficult.

Warning over 'illegal' MP3 site

Britons using bargain music download website allofmp3.com have been warned that they are breaking the law.

Record industry trade association the BPI said consumers were breaking UK copyright law because allofmp3.com was not licensed to sell recordings.

The Russia-based site, which offers albums to download for as little as £1, claims to be licensed.

Allofmp3.com is the second most popular download site in the UK, accounting for 14% of downloads, a survey has said.

BPI spokesman Matt Phillips said: "There is no doubt it is totally illegal.

"It is illegal for them to sell the recordings in Russia or anywhere else because they are not licensed, and UK consumers are infringing copyright law because they are making illegal copies from an unlicensed source."

He added: "Because it is a professionally put together site it does look legitimate, although it should be obvious from the price that it isn't."

Rock bottom

Allofmp3.com offers individual tracks for as little as about 4p, compared with about 80p on most sites.

"It is able to charge rock bottom prices as it doesn't pay the artists and record companies, whatever it claims," Mr Phillips said.

The website says it is licensed by the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society (ROMS) and the Rightholders Federation for Collective Copyright Management of Works Used Interactively (FAIR).

But the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said the ROMS licence was not legitimate and it would not cover consumers in other countries even if it was.

It said criminal proceedings were ongoing in Russia related to allofmp3.com.