And then steal the music? Then I wouldn't get to enjoy artwork like this: http:/...

voltagex_ · on June 25, 2013

The issue I have is that the very first link in this search: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=lemon+jelly+flac

should be a link to somewhere I can buy albums for $10-15USD each.

I have been steadily moving to buying only digitally released music, but some artists and labels make this very difficult.

Doing it right are:

* Boomkat.com (reasonable FLAC surcharge)

* digital-tunes.com (same price for FLAC/MP3)

* bleep.com

* hdtracks.com (sort of, the markup is massive)

Failing are:

* Amazon, iTunes et al - ~256kbit-ish music, often mastered terribly. (Yes, I'm aware that AAC is a bit higher quality at the same bitrate)

* Beatport.com (you want me to pay how much extra for WAV?!)

* Almost every major label - I can't order lossless tracks from most of them