So I emailed both the bands. I included photos of my records in both emails as proof of purchase. Not that I think they would suspect me of lying, but just to make sure, because anybody could email any band and be like "hey I bought ur record can I get the code?" and get free music.
One of them already got back to me and gave me the digital download code. He seemed pretty appreciative of the email, probably because the photographic proof I sent had a jokey note in it. That's what I like about talking to small acts, they are still at that point where they are really appreciative of people taking an interest in their music and aren't all jaded yet. If somebody were to like, "play song X!", they'd be like "holy shit, you know our stuff well enough to know the titles of our songs?!" instead of "fuck off."
The other band hasn't gotten back to me yet, but it's understandable, since they're touring the US right now.
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