Ok, I just bought IR Legends and i'm very angry....

**keyman_sam** · 22nd June 2006, 01:25 AM

OK, when my brother went to India, i specifically gave him a HUGE list of cassettes and CDs to buy. He bought everything i asked him to - cool. Most of them were in CD format. Only 2 cassettes. Cool.

One particular collection he bought was LEGENDS ILLAYARAJA. Its a 5 CD collection, comes in a hard-shell cover and includes a little booklet about IR's biography. Very cool.

Now, i play CD 5 from this collection because it has one of my favorite songs - andhi mazhai. To my unbelievable horror, the song skips like HELL. It skips exactly at the same time, everytime. Keep in mind this is a brand new CD i just bought, and i've tried it in many CD players and computers.

It just skips through certain sections - it is UNBEARABLE. I cant take it.

One more song from the same CD that it skips - "Alli Thanda Bhoomi". This is song No.4 in CD 5 and it skips in certain sections too, though not as much as Andhi Mazhai. I'm super pissed. This collection cost me 1000 rupees. I even have the receipt for all CDs and cassettes i bought.

This is just unbearable. Im not in India to go to the store and demand a refund. I dont WANT a refund. I just want a damn CD that plays fine. What should i do? Any advice? Any advice on what i CAN do? I'm in U.S.

It is unacceptable for people making CDs to make these little mistakes that frustrate the customers very much.

Is this the price we honest customers pay for buying legal original CDs? Isnt it unfair that we honest people have to pay 1000 rupees for a collection of CDs and not ENJOY the music, while the people that download songs enjoy their music without paying for it?

There are other frustrations i have against another collection series (A.R.RAHMAN'S 40 GREATEST HITS), but it plays well, so no complaints for now.

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**keyman_sam** · 22nd June 2006, 01:56 AM

Ok, add one more song to that "skip" list : Illamayennum Poongatrae from CD 3.

I dont know what to say. Illamayennum is an all time classic. And unfortunately that happens to skip too.

Please suggest on what i should do, or how i could send this CD to get a replacement.

**keyman_sam** · 22nd June 2006, 11:54 AM

ayya, yaaru paa titlea maathna? Dissapointmentnu ezhuthuna, enakku IR albums pudikallunnu nenachukuvaanga.

Enakku IR's albums pudichirukku, adhukuthaan CD vangnean. But the damn CD is not working properly. Athanaalathaan titlele "pissed" (angry) appadeenu ezhuthirundhen. Change it back please.

RR · 22nd June 2006, 12:50 PM

keyman_sam

Well, had to edit. But your alternative is better. Edited again now.

**kameshratnam** · 22nd June 2006, 12:51 PM

This is the price we pay for buying originals. IR will say everywhere that we shd buy originals only but he wont or is not willing to see to that all his albums are available in the market.

I cant a buy a Guna or Eera Vizhi Kaviyangal audio cd today..thats the poor state and in case i get it..the cd quality is bad..

**kiru** · 23rd June 2006, 01:30 PM

They were probably recorded from LPs (vinyl record). The LP must have skipped during playback. That is why you probably feel it skips. Listen with a headphone and see whether you hear the surface noise of a LP record.
I actually collect the original LPs. Many are badly scratched. But after cleaning with a Record Cleaning Vacuum, they are a bit bearable. But certain LPs are so good, they beat even CDs, (ofcourse, some amoutn of surface noise will still be there). Best analog recordings are - geethanjali, thanikattu raja and a few more. Best digital recordings are thEvar magan (only two songs

), marupadiyum and one kamal movie that I dont remember (with the bam chikku bam chikku kid's song).

**keyman_sam** · 25th June 2006, 04:19 AM

Yeah the songs are probably recorded from an LP.

However, the skipping is totally unacceptable. I mean, dont they CHECK these CDs before sending them out to stores?

I'm thinking of contacting "Sa Re Ga Ma" - the company that made the CDs - to ask for a working set of the CDs.

If I had bought this in U.S., i could have easily asked for replacement, and i would have gotten one. Sa Re Ga Ma doesnt even have a contact address. Guess i'll have to contact them through phone (costing me more

)

Any other solutions? Is there a place you report problems regarding companies, or anything like that?

The most annoying thing is, the songs in the CDs are good, and it HURTS my ears when it skips. Its making me twitch.

**Osho** · 25th June 2006, 12:56 PM

I have the same legends, and not one song skips. Could it be a CD problem?

**keyman_sam** · 29th June 2006, 12:46 PM

yes, it IS a CD problem. My question is, is there a way i can ask for a working copy to U.S.A. for free shipping? I mean, i dont want to spend anymore money on this. well, maybe 2 or 3 dollars max, but i want the CDs replaced.

**kiru** · 30th June 2006, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by keyman_sam

yes, it IS a CD problem. My question is, is there a way i can ask for a working copy to U.S.A. for free shipping? I mean, i dont want to spend anymore money on this. well, maybe 2 or 3 dollars max, but i want the CDs replaced.

Have you tried ripping the CD on your computer with something like EAC (Exact Audio Copy) ? and testing whether you are able to play the WAV files properly ? If yes, then you can burn a CD-R again with it.