Columbia House insiders spill the beans on the company's secrets | CHANNEL 33 RPM

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I did a couple Columbia House videos last year, talking about the rise and fall of the company, and how it made millions giving away music. I heard from a lot of former employees - who had some interesting insights and behind the scenes stories. I share them in this video.
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@xrandy11 Год назад

I joined Columbia and RCA numerous times under different names and built a substanial collection. I always paid up though so never had any issues. You'd get 15 free and then had to buy 3. Even if the 3 were overpriced it was still less than 20 bucks so you would get 18 albums for less than 50 bucks total. Really a good deal.

@davidellis5141 Год назад

When Enigma records closed in 1989 , it did so on a day's notice. Some employees came into the record store I worked & said the Warehouse was left open with a sign saying help yourself. Lots of free cds 💿 in Culver City , CA for a few days.

@patriottex4813 Год назад

Loved Columbia House. About 35 percent of my cd collection came from there.

@sterling_muse Год назад

I so miss those days and that experience! That was a wonderful time in my youth that I will always treasure!

@Wolfie66 Год назад

I was twelve and Columbia House was an instant record collection!

@fj5144 Год назад

I had like 30 accounts at one time and kept up with it all in a notebook. I always paid the required amount. I had a huge CD collection and got into a lot of music I might not have.

@vinylordie1301 Год назад

Late 90s Columbia House member here. Our initial shipment was fun, but they sent me a copy of Days of the New after and it was worth every penny to me. I loved that album when it came out.

@jaimegama9862 Год назад

I first joined Columbia House in the late seventies to complete my Santana album collection. I rejoined them again in the early eighties, only this time I got cassettes. Then, I joined their video club in 1987 to collect the old "Outer Limits " VHS collection.

@JimmyV1530 Год назад

Great stories Frank, I of course was a member. On & off for many years - - I was also able to buy Reel to Reel tapes of albums from Columbia House & still have them / will share a picture on your facebook page later today. Record stores in my area never sold prerecorded Reel to Reels so Columbia House was my only outlet to buy these albums on Reel.

@albert71292 Год назад

From the 70's through the early 1990's, I joined Columbia House and RCA/BMG several times. How I went about it was different than most I think. I'd order the introductory offers, buy the minimum at regular price which was required to complete the agreement, then cancel. After a few months, I'd join them again, get the introductory offers, lather, rinse, repeat. Neither company seemed to have a limit on the number of times you could cancel and rejoin, as long as you completed the agreement each time. I always used my real name and the same address. They never complained.

@davidbindert Год назад

I joined around 1996/97. The cd’s never arrived but my girlfriend and I began to notice that our downstairs neighbor’s were suddenly playing every cd we ordered. We complained that our shipment was never received and they sent the all the cd’s again at no charge. We cancelled after that not just because of the bad experience but also because we couldn’t find another 6 cd’s that we actually wanted in their catalog.

@matthewchance8835 Год назад

I was a member of both Columbia House & BMG. The difference between BMG is that most of their product was on their label, like RCA, etc. Columbia House had a better variety of different

@melprophet1936 Год назад

One of my friends' fathers was a lawyer and he told us the thing about minors and not being legally liable for meeting our end of the contract. When we got all our freebies, we just wrote that we were minors on a monthly selection coupon to return, and they'd cancel the account. I did it twice but my father found out and I got in big trouble. Some of my friends did it 2-3 times with each of the places. BMG and RCA too if I recall correctly.

@cpayne4956 Год назад

I joined Columbia House CD and video club, as well as BMG and CDHQ (Compact Disc Headquarters). The CDHQ and BMG offered less than Columbia House for the initial startup deal, but I was able, with those and Christmas & birthday gifts, grow my CD collection to about 400. I stayed with Columbia House and quit the others as CH offered 12 for a penny, then you bought your first requirement selection (making 13) and get a 14th selection for a low price (usually $7-$8) + HST and shipping. So I would get 14 CDs each time I enrolled for about $30 with tax and shipping. There were other deals, but that was my favourite as I got CDs for roughly $2 each.

@DelmarToad Год назад

Another great video! I was a member of all the record clubs back in the ‘70s & ‘80s & fondly recall TerreHaute stamped on the records & jackets. Getting to collect the leftovers for free would’ve been so much fun.

@tomfurgas2844 Год назад

I had joined both Columbia House and, later, BMG. Got tons of great music on the cheap. But I was always honest and bought the required full-price records or CD's to fulfill my membership. I crunched the numbers and I found I was still getting a pretty good bargain.

@Tilbilly22 Год назад

I had a paper route in 1980 the Columbia house postcards were in the papers.

@cpta03 Год назад

The Columbia House ads looked to be too good to be true, so I read the fine print and never joined. Thanks for jogging my memory! Great video as always.

@kguy2know Год назад

I loved Columbia House. I think I got my first joined i around 1982, I was 14- though i always paid my bills. I remember you could buy your 1st couple at a discount and you only had to buy around 3 lps. not bad.

@brucybabyy7355 Год назад

i never did Columbia house. but in the 70,s i joined record club of Canada. 5 lps for 5 bucks. no commitment. they would send you catalogs every month. i was with them for a few years. was a great way to start my collection.