Unofficial BMG Sound and Spirit Christian Music
Guide
This unofficial guide aims to help members of the Sound and Spirit
music club, as well as members of BMG Music Service who enjoy
Christian music. It could also serve prospective members who want to
see what's available before they take the plunge.
My unofficial guide offers some things that the official BMG Music
Service site doesn't. My search feature allows you to search by
price, by format, by length, or to perform more complex searches. If
you enjoy more than one kind of music, or if you sometimes have
trouble guessing which category BMG thinks your favorite recording
artist fits, you might think it's a plus that I haven't sorted
musicians by their style of music. (If you want a giggle sometime, go
see what the BMG site has listed in the "Inspirational"
category.)
The official site has playlists and sound clips for some
albums. The catalog and prices will be up to date. And you can place
an order there.
Information at This Site
My Quick Search allows you to search
for artist, title, format, length, or order number.
My Advanced
Search lets you do more complicated searches. Want to find all
cassettes by Amy Grant that BMG sells for less than $10.00? No
problem.
I offer a word about BMG Music Service
numbers. Handy if you found an album on the web, but it has a
seven-digit number, and you need a five-digit number to order
from an ad. How to convert between five-, six-, and seven-digit
numbers.
If you need something compact to print out, and don't mind long
names and titles being truncated, I have lists of albums by recording
artists with names beginning from A-L and M-Z, and a list of Christian albums by various artists. Each of
these lists includes title, order number, and prices for CDs and
cassette tapes.
rec.music.christian, a
Usenet newsgroup which leans toward CCM and alternative music, but
runs the gamut from classical to gospel.
The CD Club FAQ
offers tips on getting the most mileage from your music club
membership.
BMG Music Service:
the official site. If you also listen to pop, jazz, or
classical music, start here and pick the link for the Christian
club.
Sound and Spirit
Online: the official site for Sound & Spirit. Jump right to
the Christian stuff. An alternate route to the same information as
the previous link, except that if you go this way, searches won't turn
up anything not listed in BMG's Christian catalog. For example, you
will find two albums by King's X here, but not the five other King's X
titles that BMG has in the "pop" catalog.
