If you have a Prime membership, you can put that money to work with a solid music CD purchase, the Deluxe Edition (has four extra tracks) of the comeback album by Depeche Mode called “Delta Machine”, going for just under $6. The standard album has 13 tracks, so you get a total of 17 tracks for about 33c per track 🙂

This is sold by a trio of marketplace sellers competing on price, but all three of them are fulfilled by Amazon, so you get free Prime shipping even if you don’t buy anything else.

Note however that this is not eligible for AutoRIP unless the seller of record is Amazon actual. Amazon’s own price is a wild $17.52. However, once you receive the music CD, you can easily extract the songs in mp3 format and load it or cloud-match it to your favorite online streaming services.

If you are a fan of Mary J. Blige and music CDs, there’s a couple of good deals at Amazon. If you are a Prime member you get free shipping even if you buy just one CD. Non-members have to total $35+ in physical goods to get free shipping. The Audio CDs on sale (new condition, both $3.50~ CDs are sold by Amazon actual, not marketplace sellers):

• “My Life” (17 tracks) with AutoRip (mp3s become available in your account upon ordering) for $3.39
• “What’s The 411?” (12 tracks) with AutoRip for $3.50
• “A Mary Christmas” (12 tracks) for $3.50 [no AutoRip, this is sold by marketplace sellers, but eligible for Prime shipping]
• some of her other Audio CDs are on sale as well, starting at $5

If you like buying Audio CDs because you can get 16-bit 44 kHz audio and convert it to FLAC, a great deal is available at Amazon, the 25-track Live at Reading by Nirvana is on sale for $5, in new condition. On top of that, you also get the mp3 version of the album available immediately after you place an order. As the title suggests, this is a live album.

The critically acclaimed “Live in Paris” live music CD by Diana Krall is currently on sale for $5 in new condition at Amazon.com and this also includes an instant mp3 version of the album when you purchase the CD. Free shipping if you are a Prime member or if you place a $35+ order. This live album has 12 tracks and was released in October 2002.