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[Papytendo]

http://slickdeals.net/f/7418606-xbox-music-deals-app-100-various-artist-albums-avicii-linkin-park-more-free-windows-8-or-smartphone-required

All albums are linked from the Windows 8 Music Deals app (or you can search for them in the Windows Music app, but that's probably more work).

Downloads are DRM-free, in MP3 format. After you "buy" them (e.g. in Win8), look for them in a folder like C:\Users\USERNAME\Music\Xbox Music\Purchases\.

Some Notable/Example Albums
Jessie J - Sweet Talker (Deluxe)
Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (Deluxe)
Eminem - Recovery (Explicit)
U2 - The Joshua Tree (Deluxe, Remastered)
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist (Deluxe)
Eagles - The Long Run (Remastered)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
Fun - Some Nights
Lady Gaga - The Fame
John Lennon - Imagine (2010 Remaster)
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (Deluxe)
Rihanna - Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
Weezer - Blue Album (Deluxe)
The Weeknd - Trilogy
Katy Perry - The Complete Confection
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (Remastered)

In addition, they also have 50 box sets of artists for $1.99 each.

Example $1.99 Box Set artists:

The Who, Prince, Grateful Dead, George Harrison, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Nirvana, Replacements, Talking Heads, Echo & The Bunnymen, Johnny Cash, Lou Reed, Doors, Smiths, Tom Petty, Elton John, Neil Young, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, R.E.M., Velvet Underground, Eagles, Frank Sinatra, John Coltrane, Frank Zappa, Bee Gees, Tony Bennett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kiss, Radiohead, Police, Black Crowes, Supremes

Pretty good for me so far, already have downloaded eight albums and debating on whether or not to pick up the Prince and/or Bee Gees boxset.

 

[mrklaw]

US only

 

[MikeHattsu]

US only

Bah!

 

[davepoobond]

Oh mama.

 

[Yaboosh]

Wow. Going buck wild tonight.

 

[Mr.Swag]

No strings attached?

 

[Papytendo]

US only

Bah!

Shit, I was worried about this, I couldn't find if it was US only before making this thread.
Can a mod change the title to "FYI: Xbox Music US giving away 100 free digital albums for Windows 8/Phone 8 users"?

No strings attached?

Nope nothing really if you already have Windows 8/ Phone 8.

 

[Wreav]

Amazing how foreign the concept of downloading MP3s has become to me after having Spotify for a year.

 

[MarkusRJR]

US only

No Canada even?

 

[smurfx]

will i be able to get this? i installed win 10 over win 8.

 

[mrklaw]

Would a vpn let you access them on windows 8?


Edit:windows 10 is supposed to be OK

 

[Vyer]

Sweet.

 

[Papytendo]

will i be able to get this? i installed win 10 over win 8.

If I'm correct, I saw someone in the slickdeals thread be able to do it with 10, but I can't be 100% certain it will work for you.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Cool. I'll grab this when I get home.

 

[Chris R]

Man, lots of good albums on there. I'll be downloading and buying some box sets for sure when I get home

edit: why doesn't the music deal app show the tracklist??? Something so simple to include

 

[¡HarlequinPanic!]

sure I'll quintuple-dip on siamese dream~

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Cool thx

 

[captive]

i am unfamiliar with xbox music, are these locked into xbox music or can they be played by other things like plex?

 

[mackattk]

i am unfamiliar with xbox music, are these locked into xbox music or can they be played by other things like plex?

DRM-free MP3 format... you can play them on practically anything.

 

[vwnut13]

Can you use an Xbox Gift card to buy this music?

 

[Plywood]

Awww yeahhh bitches.

 

[vwnut13]

Well this is a clusterfuck.

Download this app. Sign into this app. Go to Xbox Music. Sign into that. Create an Xbox account. ERROR! Can't create Xbox Account.

Jeez.

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

Ohh wow the regular price on the box set of The Smiths is $50, totally worth it at $1.99!

 

[Mr.Swag]

Just downladed like twenty free albums. awesome.
also bought the $1.99 Radiohead box set.

 

[Lambtron]

If you buy these on a Windows 8 machine, are you able to log in and download them on a different machine? My work laptop is on 8, but my desktop/media machine at home is on 7.

 

[soundscream]

Is there a list of all albums available? I don't want to install the app on my phone.

 

[n64coder]

If you buy these on a Windows 8 machine, are you able to log in and download them on a different machine? My work laptop is on 8, but my desktop/media machine at home is on 7.

It looks like they're tied to your xbox music account. So I selected them on my Win 8.1 PC and then on my phone, I see that they show up on my xbox music app.

I don't know how you would access them on Windows 7. I don't think there's support for it.
Do you have xbox one or 360? You could access them there.

Is there a list of all albums available? I don't want to install the app on my phone.

You could do the purchase from the PC and then access them on the phone. It seems that the app is not really much more than a pointer to the content in the xbox music store.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Once again, USA only. Why MS? Why do you treat everyone outside the USA as if they're not important?

 

[n64coder]

One thing I noticed that some of the free albums do not include all of the tracks. You would need to purchase the full album. Examples of this are: Lo & Behold on James Taylor - Sweet Baby James & The Disco Strangler on The Eagles - The Long Run.

Wonder why they do this?

 

[Taco_Human]

So is it 100 free specific albums or 100 album that you get to pick and choose out of a list?

 

[soul creator]

If you buy these on a Windows 8 machine, are you able to log in and download them on a different machine? My work laptop is on 8, but my desktop/media machine at home is on 7.

You could probably stream them through the website, not sure about the download.

 

[Mr.Swag]

So is it 100 free specific albums or 100 album that you get to pick and choose out of a list?

There's a list

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Once again, USA only. Why MS? Why do you treat everyone outside the USA as if they're not important?

Because we aren't important to them and we never will be.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Because we aren't important to them and we never will be.

*sigh* I know, I know. It's just too much sometimes, you know? I can't handle the indifference. I want to feel some love too.

 

[dabig2]

Damn, awesome deal. Some legitimately awesome albums on here. I don't really buy music at all, so I've just been downloading album after album. Will probably download half the catalog.

 

[kharma45]

US only

I knew this in my heart when I saw the title. Damn it.

 

[Penguins&PolarBears]

If you buy these on a Windows 8 machine, are you able to log in and download them on a different machine? My work laptop is on 8, but my desktop/media machine at home is on 7.

I don't know if the old Zune app would work, but these are MP3 files, so just setup OneDrive and automatically sync the files/folders between PCs.

https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/download/

 

[n64coder]

Damn, awesome deal. Some legitimately awesome albums on here. I don't really buy music at all, so I've just been downloading album after album. Will probably download half the catalog.

Agreed. It's a lot of work going through the list, doing a few clicks for the album. I'm halfway going through the list. Will resume again tomorrow.

Once I finish going the free list, I'll look at the $1.99 deals that others have mentioned.

 

[megarockexe]

I downloaded my first full albums today because of this.
I don't know if I'll listen to them all, but it is fantastic value.

 

[Mutanthands]

Holy, there is some fantastic music on that list. And then you go over to the box set sale, and you can get The Complete Led Zeppelin for $1.99. $1.99. Wow.

 

[DAVIDHUXLEY]

Ohh wow the regular price on the box set of The Smiths is $50, totally worth it at $1.99!

All that melancholia fo a buck 99. You can't beat it. Bought!

 

[Syriel]

If you buy these on a Windows 8 machine, are you able to log in and download them on a different machine? My work laptop is on 8, but my desktop/media machine at home is on 7.

Have to download on the Win 8.x or Win 10 machine.

After that though, the downloads are DRM free MP3s so just drag and drop.

Once again, USA only. Why MS? Why do you treat everyone outside the USA as if they're not important?

Licensing / cost / legal reasons.

Still, if you have a US Xbox Live account and a VPN...

 

[SirKhalid]

You don't need a VPN just an account that is in US region.

I could transfer my main account to the US to have this on my main account but I am kinda scare that I will lose my money on the account when I migrate. Anyone ever transfer an account and kept the money on their previous region?

 

[AzureSkies]

ugh

US only

Does anyone know if the albums in the Led Zeppelin boxset are the new remasters?

 

[vwnut13]

This is getting less attention than Guardians of the Galaxy being free on Google Play?


I spent $21.10 and have around 2,000 (320kbps) mp3s ready to download.


(also, this made me glad that I don't use any of the Metro Apps/Features regularly. What a horrible experience.)

 

[n64coder]

I spent $21.10 and have around 2,000 (320kbps) mp3s ready to download.

I was surprised that my total was around $40. I didn't think I clicked on it that many times. Many of the albums I already have but there were a bunch that are new to me.

 

[Yaboosh]

Mp3 box sets are the most annoying thing in the world. They are near useless for anyone who actually likes to listen to albums.

 

[Winterfang]

I don't have enough space to download all those albums :O

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Oh shit, I have a windows 8 tablet and a Windows 8 phone.

 

[barkers crest]

Are there any Blink 182 albums available to download for free?