17 Progressive music Mail Order Vendors: USA part10
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This article is from the Progressive Music FAQ, by Phil Kime(Philip@kime.org.uk) with numerous contributions by others.
17 Progressive music Mail Order Vendors: USA part10
::Name::
Possible Productions
::Address::
351 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
::Fax::
310-491-1945
::Email::
dinokiller@aol.com
::Comments::
Official US outlet for King Crimson/Robert Fripp projects on the
Discipline label. They accept credit card orders by email.
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::Name::
Progressive International
::Address::
1655 11th Street, Ogden Utah 84404
::Phone::
(801) 394-7700
::Fax::
(801) 394-7707
::Comments::
All along they have been a mail order outlet and, although I've
rarely dealt with them by mail, I've heard a lot of horror stories
not unlike my dealings with Calendula (see above). I personally
have no bad experiences. Their in-house label features artists
like Solstice, Xaal, Sinister Street, Anthony Phillips, Gryphon,
Steeleye Span, Aragon, Wayne Kramer and others. They are getting
national distribution in major chain stores like Tower and others, so
there's really no need to buy their titles directly from them. They
also handle distribution for bands like Galahad and Final Conflict,
and stock a modest selection of other imported titles as well,
although my feeling is that they would like to get out of the direct
mail-order business altogether and sell to distributors only. Like
many others, I've found that these guys are less than totally
reliable about getting things in that they say they will get in,
so my recommendation is to never order anything unless they have
it in stock when you order.
They recently issued a catalog which explains that they decided to
start up the mail distribution service again "due to the abundance
of letters and phone calls we have received". You may want to add
also that (as far as I can tell) they seem to have the lowest prices
of any catalog--$10.98 for in house, $11.98 for other domestics,
and $12.98 for most imports. As for their being `risky', I would
give them another chance before writing them off.
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::Name::
Ranjit Padmanabhan
::Address::
566 Crystalberry Terrace, San Jose, CA 95129
::Email::
ranjit@netcom.com
::WWW::
<URL:http://www.webpage.com/~progtron/>
::Comments::
Such a clever idea: Sell CD's over the net. Anyway, I'd been
hearing about Ranjit for a couple years, mostly from Ken Welchoff
of Progressive, who recommended him highly, before I actually got
in touch with him. It was other netters highest recommendations
that finally convinced me. He sends out periodic "Descriptive"
catalogs over the net, as well as simple lists that list everything
he has in stock. All you need to do is email him and ask him to
send it. He's a very friendly guy, knowledgeable and helpful, his
selection is extremely good and his prices are good also. Once your
order is confirmed, he holds it for you, you send him the payment,
and he sends you the discs. Very simple, very convenient. He also
carries all currently available issues of Audion Magazine, and,
like Doug Larson, will make a sampler tape of things from his
list for a nominal fee.
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::Name::
Rockaway Records
::Address::
2395 Glendale Blvd., CA 90039
::Phone::
(213) 664-0956
::Comments::
These guys offer CDs of some live shows, Westwood One radio
discs, etc. but nothing specifically progressive, just general
interest. Ordered once - service was fast.
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