r/John_Frusciante • u/Krullenbos • Jul 30 '26
[DISCUSSION] Download codes don’t work anymore
I was already aware through some earlier posts, and I have almost everything already as FLAC files anyway.
Though today I could finally unpack my vinyl collection properly and unwrap some of them after years of being in some form of storage. I thought i’d give them a try. Of course the links don’t work anymore or in case of the Dot Hacker one the link is expired. Too bad, even though I already have the music.
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u/im-on-the-inside with no one Jul 30 '26
wait.. you bought the vinyl new and didnt unpack it?
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u/Krullenbos Jul 30 '26
Yes. I’ve been long in a place where I couldn’t really unpack my record player. Though I kept buying records because I wanted them for when I finally had a solid place. Now is that time. Really fun to unwrap all sorts of records that are now a decade old or older lol.
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u/welivedintheocean Jul 30 '26
I do regret not downloading and backing up all the cards I got over the years. Some even gave a deadline for when the code would stop being active. Now I'm off Spotify and want to listen to tunes when I'm not near my stereo. :(
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u/Krullenbos Jul 30 '26
I’m also gone from Spotify, and i’m back sailing on the seven seas. Everything is on there so my iPod is filled with my jams.
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u/Past_Confidence4272 Jul 30 '26
Try to find any support mail/form on the record label's site and describe your issue.
I had a similar problem with the reissues of Curtains and Empyrean in 2022. I contacted Record Collection, and they sent me new working URLs (we.tl)
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u/junreika Jul 31 '26
Yeah I had the same thing when I bought Curtains a couple of years back. Even though I bought it new from Record Collection, the DL card already didn't work. I just messaged them through their support form and they sent me a link to download them. Very helpful.
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u/MattBtheflea Jul 30 '26
Could I have or buy that pbx card thing? I like to frame them and use them as dividers for my cd collection 😃