Do you remember the Columbia Record Club?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (171153)
United States
May 3, 2024 9:16am CST
I think almost everybody of a certain age was a member there at least once. I still have CDS that I got through it. I played one double box set of the Police last week, that I didn't even know I had, obviously came from there. Back when 8 tracks were a thing I got several from there too. I also belonged to the Double Day book club, and the Oprah book club. Didn't Columbia have a book division too at one time? I think I may have gotten books from there at one time..not sure. I wonder if Columbia is still in business?
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@LindaOHio (158447)
• United States
4 May
I joined the Columbia Record Club and Doubleday. I remember them well. Have a good weekend.
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@snowy22315 (171153)
• United States
4 May
@LindaOHio I think I did too, but I simply can not remember any books specifically bought there. However, I do know which ones I bought with the Oprah Book Club as that was within the last 15-20 years.
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@LindaOHio (158447)
• United States
4 May
@snowy22315 I bought a lot of books from Doubleday and a lot of records from Columbia.
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@Marilynda1225 (80147)
• United States
3 May
Blast from the past!! I do remember Columbia record club and Doubleday Book Club. I remember waiting anxiously every month for the catalog to come so I could pick some music and of course I bought more books than music.
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@snowy22315 (171153)
• United States
3 May
I bought quite a bit of both as I recall. Like I said...I didn't even know I had that Police CD..it isn't something I would have normally bought so it had to have been part of a bulk purchase on Columbia.
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@Marilynda1225 (80147)
• United States
3 May
@snowy22315 I'm familiar with the Police as they were popular when my kids would be blasting their music 
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@snowy22315 (171153)
• United States
3 May
@Marilynda1225 Sting just performed with Billy Joel at Madison Square Gardens for that 100th special. I was in heaven. I recorded his portion. He looks great for a Septagenarian!
@snowy22315 (171153)
• United States
3 May
Yes, they have been in my mind since I discovered that CD set that looks like it was never played.
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@snowy22315 (171153)
• United States
4 May
Mine vinyls weren't .but I would say 90 percent of the CDs were
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@snowy22315 (171153)
• United States
3 May
They all got me it seems!!. I think I did get some great deals along the way though.
. I think I did get some great deals along the way though.1 person likes this
@just4him (308536)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 May
I remember all those. I didn't belong to any of them. I didn't like the idea of the company automatically sending out the next best every month.
