20 Progressive music Mail Order Vendors: USA part13
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This article is from the Progressive Music FAQ, by Phil Kime(Philip@kime.org.uk) with numerous contributions by others.
20 Progressive music Mail Order Vendors: USA part13
::Name::
Van Richter Records
::Address::
PO Box 13321, La Jolla, CA 92039
::Phone::
(619) 452-2322
::Fax::
(619) 453-1799
::WWW::
<URL:http://lab11.me.gatech.edu/vanrichter>
::Coments::
Industrial label/mail order outlet. Accepts on-line orders through
the Web.
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::Name::
Voiceprint
::Address::
PO Box 32827, Kansas City, MO 64111
::Phone::
(816) 561-0723 business # (and home # too?)
::Fax::
(816) 531-2271
::Comments::
Rick Chafen at Voiceprint books the US tours of the Gong/Canterbury
network (which strays beyond those parameters but it's the easiest
way to describe it). Rick has helped present or is working on
tours by Daevid Allen, The Magick Brothers, Tim Blake, Mother Gong,
Gilli Smyth, Richard Sinclair, Kevin Ayers, Didier Malherbe Trio,
David Cross band, and Gordon Haskell. He's the person to talk to
if you'd like to help book shows by these artists in your city.
Voiceprint US has a couple of products and also imports UK
Voiceprint releases by Daevid Allen, Magick Brothers, Tim Blake,
Nic Potter, David Jackson, Robert Wyatt and more. A number of
releases including early Canterbury and recent Canterbury projects
and also works by David Bedford, Kevin Ayers. These releases can be
ordered from Voiceprint or from other distributors at comparable
prices. Voiceprint tends to only stock a few copies of the UK VP
releases. Very occasional catalogs or newsletters are mailed out.
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::Name::
Wayside Music
::Address::
PO Box 8427, Silver Spring, MD 20902-8427
::Phone::
(301) 589-1803 new release info (recording) (no catalog requests
via phone, you must write for a catalog or view it on the Web
page)
::WWW::
<URL:http://cuneiformrecords.com/>
::Fax::
(301) 589-1819
::Comments::
Wayside is the Mail Order outfit that I've been dealing with the
longest, probably around 8 or 9 years. They have two catalogs: An
annual "Green" catalog of Items they keep in stock all year long,
plus a quarterly (?) "White" catalog that lists Items that are
either new in stock or that will not be restocked after they are
gone, many of these items are very limited quantity stuff, so after
you get the white catalog it's best to act fast. Wayside carries a
wide variety of progressive stuff, but clearly favors the fringe,
RIO, and other uncategorizable material over the `melodic pop'
type progressive. They have an in-house label: Cuneiform, featuring
artists like Univers Zero, PFS, Curlew, Richard Pinhas, Dr. Nerve,
Miriodor, Henry Kaiser, Phil Miller, However, Forever Einstein,
etc. The catalogs usually have a brief (3-6 line) description of
the items they carry. I've found these descriptions to sometimes
be inaccurate and misleading, so it's best to proceed with caution
if you're about to buy something you've never heard of based on a
Wayside description ... Then again these catalog descriptions have
sometimes led to some really nice surprises. Complaints: First and
foremost is their lack of a live telephone for order confirmation,
and secondly the they take too long - sometimes up to six weeks
- to send out the orders. Usually it takes about a month. On the
plus side, they've recently added credit card payment as an option,
which means you no longer have to list a bunch of alternatives you
don't really want or receive credit slips.
Wayside is also a good source for mailorder for folks outside the
USA. It's one of the few catalogs I recall that lists international
shipping rates, and based on what I've heard it offers fairly
competitive rates compared to what CDs sell for in some parts of
the world.
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