10 Progressive music Mail Order Vendors: USA part3
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This article is from the Progressive Music FAQ, by Phil Kime(Philip@kime.org.uk) with numerous contributions by others.
10 Progressive music Mail Order Vendors: USA part3
::Name::
Cadence
::Address::
Cadence Bldg, Redwood, NY 13679
::Comments::
Extensive jazz/folk catalog which you must subscribe to. Also have
some avante-garde and fusion releases.
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::Name::
CRI - Composers Recordings Incorporated
::Address::
73 Spring St. Suite 506, New York, NY 10012-5800
::Comments::
List over one hundred artists in their 1992 catalog. Mostly
Neo-classical/avante garde. Lou Harrison, John Zorn, Milton
Babbit, Harry Partch, Otto Leuning, Guy Klucesvek, etc...
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::Name::
Calendula Records / Mt.Olympus Imports
::Address::
Rick Haney, c/o 6207 22nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98115
::Comments::
Now here's a guy who I had a real bad mail order experience
with. I sent him money for both of the HAPPY THE MAN CD's (Japanese
Pressings), which he had listed in his catalog. Six months later I
got one of them, and a refund for the other. This was after about
40 long distance phone calls to his answering machine he never
once returned a call, and it turns out that at the time he put his
catalog out, he didn't have the discs in stock, in fact hadn't even
ordered them yet. His idea was to take a bunch of orders THEN order
them after he had enough to guarantee a healthy profit for himself.
I had a bad experience with a record store in Seattle that was either
called Mount Olympus or that was the title of a mailorder catalog I
later got associated with that store. I went to a store in Seattle
and found an amazing stock of new and used progressive rock there. I
bought a bunch of stuff and after I left town I called to arrange
another order which a friend was to pick up for me. Many of the LPs
they had were priced at high collectors prices, and I specifically
asked them for a handful of releases, and I asked them to pull any
2 of about 6 releases they had by Embryo. The friend got there and
found the order totaled $185 instead of the $70 I'd told him it would
be, and he thought something was fishy and didn't take the order. A
month or two later I found the store billed my VISA card anyway,
and they still had the records "held" for me because they didn't
have my shipping address. Turns out they'd pulled they entire Embryo
section priced at $25 each thinking I'd wanted them all. I resolved
it and was happy to get LPs I couldn't find anywhere else, but it
was pretty sleazy on their part. The Mount Olympus catalogs I saw
had a lot of rare LPs, but at very high prices. It was (loosely?)
affiliated with the store that tried to burn me. This happened
around late 1987, so it's possible that the store and/or mailorder
biz are gone now or operating under another name. I would recommend
that you make sure you know exactly what you're getting before you
send any money to these folks or place an order.
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::Name::
CD Connection
::Address::
1016 East El Camino, #322 Sunnyvale, CA 94087
::Phone::
(408) 733-0801
::Fax::
(408) 733-0850
::Modem::
(408) 730-9015 Up to 9600 bps (8 data, 0 parity, 1 stop), San
Francisco/Berkeley (510) 843-1259, Chicago (312) 751-2447, New
York City (212) 532-4045
::WWW::
<URL:http://www.cdconnection.com/>
::Comments::
58,000+ Cds listed on-line, accepts VISA, MasterCard, $3 per
regular order; free shipping on orders of $100 within 48 US
states, Phonolog(tm)-Select - industry standard song/track title
database. Downloadable catalogs so you can search offline, and
available via mail for $5 (deductible from next/first order). The
Golden Ears Society - music critics. Ships to Canada, Overseas
shipping info available. Claims 94% average ability to deliver - 90
-100% of orders filled. Delivery of orders requires approximately
1 work week + shipping time (1-2.5 weeks depending on location. A
separate account must be established on each system (city) you
will be using if you call more than one location of this company
to place orders.
If you're on the internet, you can telnet to cdconnection.com and get
a full, online database search of their stuff plus the facilities
to order by credit card. I found CD CONENCTION's prices not too
bad but their overseas shipping charges are outrageous.
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::Name::
CD Europe
::Address::
PO Box 8561, Deerfield Beach, FL 33443
::Phone::
305-481-8984 (Orderline: 9-5 EST 5 weekdays), 305-481-1724
(Customer Service: 9-5 EST weekdays),
::Fax::
305-481-8817 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
::Modem::
408-985-2094 Up to 9600 bps (8n1)
::WWW::
<URL:http://www.cdeurope.com/>
::Comments::
Like CD CONNECTION above but specialises in European imports
(for the US). Unlike CD CONNECTION, their overseas shipping
rates aren't too bad but their prices are high. If you are on the
internet, you can telnet to cdeurope.com to access their entire
catalogue. You can also order on-line using credit cards. Very
useful but, like CD CONNECTION, very costly.
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::Name::
Cleefo
::Address::
Box 652, Ellington CT 06029
::Phone::
(203) 875-2315 3-10PM EST
::Comments::
Cleefo (that's his name) specializes in cutout CDs, Cassettes
and Videos of all types. He used to send out a list, but rarely
does anymore as his stock turns over so quickly. Just this year
(92) he was able to get me two long- out-of-print Synergy CD's
and Dixie Dregs "Dregs of the Earth" CD. It's best to just call
and let him know what you're looking for. I've never had any
problems with his service, he's always been friendly and helpful
on the phone, and has a network of other record-show type dealers
that he works with, which in some cases allows him to get some
long-lost obscurities in record time. (he couldn't find me a copy
of Utopia's POV though !!). Overall very good prices.
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::Name::
Coriolis Records
::Address::
Box 3528, Orange, CA 92665
::Comments::
They handle only a very limited selection of (mostly) Southern
Cal. independent artists: Walter Holland, Djam Karet, Neuronium,
Steve Roach, Mark Dwane, and a handful of others.
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