cema: available as http://biogopher.wustl.edu:70/0/audio/bmg/mailorder.txt INFOCD Mail Order Sources (Updated 05/16/94) Here are some sources for mail ordering discs. They have been recommended by members of the group. Please send any more you have experience with. *********** Send additions/comments to infocd@perch.nosc.mil *********** AB-CD 33 North Main Street Port Chester, NY 10573 (914) 939-2223 fax: (914) 939-3879 They're a true importer, rather than an ordering agent. They will special order CDs in print. In the one case where I received a CD from them which had problems, they replaced it immediately with no quibbling. I've had nothing but good service from them. Anthem Entertainment (310) 691-9336 FAX (310) 691-8066 Post Office Box 737 Garden Grove, CA 92642-0737 E-Mail: AnthemEnt@aol.com You CAN order from them, or make any inquiries, without having to subscribe. (this will get you a free catalog) My orders have been averaging about 10 days delivery time. They can be reached at (310) 691-9336 or via the net at AnthemEnt@aol.com. (note: sometimes when you call you have to leave a message, but an account representative usually calls you back within a couple of hours.) They accept Visa, MasterCard and MoneyOrders. AUDIO HOUSE CD CLUB +1 313 655 8639 (fax +1 313 655 6817) 4304 Brayan Dr. Swartz Creek, MI 48473 (USA) Used CDs for $6.99-$9.00 some New CDs for $10.00-$12.00 Import CDs only. Full length CDs only, no CD singles. They keep everything in stock, so there is a very quick turnaround for your orders. They're a little stingy about sending catalogs, though, so be persistant. cema Berkshire Record Outlet +1 413 243 4080 cema Rte. 102 Pleasant Street., RR1 cema Lee, MA 01238-9804 USA cema cema Classical music. "Their catalog is a gold mine of rareties cema and discontinued items". cema Be warned they charge US $20 for the first four disks, S&H cema (Robert Parish, RDPARIZ1@ulkyvm.louisville.edu) Bertrand Musique, 3465 Ontario St. Montreal, Quebec, CANADA French Canadian folk music BLACK SWAN RECORDS 2936 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V6K 1R2 (604) 734-2828 "... specialize in non-mainstream tunes, jazz, folk, world/ethnic music, etc. And for the last year or so, we've been spinning off a fairly healthy mailorder business." BMG MUSIC CLUB +1 317 542 0414 Customer Service P. O. Box 91418 Indianapolis, Indiana 46291 (USA) Bose Music Express 50 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 1-800-233-6357 Specialize in domestic. Ship anywhere CBS MUSIC CLUB +1 812 466 8125 and +1 800 457 0500 Customer Service 1400 North Fruitridge Ave. Terre Haute, IN 47811-1211 (USA) THE CD BAR 325A Yongs St. Toronto, Ontario M5B 1R7 (CANADA) 281 Queen St W. Toronto, Ontario M5V 1Z9 (CANADA) 1 (800) 663-1616 / +1 416 977 6863 (fax +1 416 977 6865) Imports from around the world, will ship anywhere. Visa, Mastercard, no COD (no AMEX) checks (but you have to wait for it to clear.) Ceirnini Claddagh. Claddagh records were one of the earliest companies to record traditional music in Ireland, and have released many fine and important recordings over the years. As well as traditional recordings from their own company, Claddagh carry a wide range of other Irish traditional recordings and also other ethnic/world music recordings, as well as a selection of books. Claddagh Records, Dame House, Dame Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Telephone and FAX: 01-6793664 They have a retail store at 2 Cecilia St., Dublin 2., Ireland. Tel.: 01-770262 Chaabouni World CDs Inc. 103 Wood Street Westerville, OH 43081 Ph: (614) 436-9351 Fax: (614) 267-4661 e-mail: cmoez@valhalla.cs.wright.edu They specialize in Ethnic and hard to find music on CDs. However, they also carry every regular item manufactured in the USA. Compact Disc Connection Modem lines: 408-730-9015 (Sunnyvale, Ca.) (8,N,1,FDX, <=2400 baud) 212-5324045 (NY) 312-4773518 (Chicago) 510-8431259 (Berkely, Ca) 617-6390238 (Boston) Human 408-733-0801 (Sunnyvale, Ca.) Fax 408-733-0801 (Sunnyvale, Ca.) 408-733-0850 (Sunnyvale, Ca.) Internet: telnet holonet.com, username: CDC An online CD database and ordering system. Large inventory (~65,000 titles). Numerous search criteria, like title, artist, label, number, song, etc. Compact Disc Europe P.O. Box 8561 Deerfield Beach FL 33443-8561 (305) 481-8817 Pretty good source of import CDs, does take about 6-8 weeks for an order. They also have a bi-monthly newsletter. COMPACT DISK EXCHANGE +1 408 730 9015 (modem) +1 408 733 0801 (Voice INFO) Data bits: 8, Parity: none, Stop bits: 1, speeds: 300, 1200, 2400 32,000 titles. Sold only via modem. (USA) Country Music Store, 2203 Danforth Ave. Toronto, Ont. M4C 1K3 CANADA Canadian fiddle, French Canadian and Newfoundland folk Cranford Publications, Box 42 Englishtown, Cape Breton NS, B0C 1H0 CANADA for Cape Breton music (sheet and recorded) and some Irish Devine Celtic Sounds P.O. Box 5983, Glendale, Arizona 85312 phone 602-938-8132 Dischord 3819 beecher st. NW washington DC 20007 DISCS & DATS +1 416 432 2835 25 Thickson Road North Whitby, Ontario L1N 8W8 (CANADA) DOWN HOME MUSIC, 6921 Stockton Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (510) 525-1494, (510) 525-2904 fax EAR/Rational Music 1118 Castillo St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805/564-4949 805/893-8553 FAX email: ear-rational@xmission.com ESPRIT 011-44-(0)474-567900 011-44-(0)474-534535 (fax 011-44-(0)474-537137) 21 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP (UK) <> hours: Weekdays 9am-9pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 12-6pm FLYING LEAP 6808 Madison Dr. Indpls. IN. 46227 or mwilkenf@silver.ucs.indiana.edu Buy and sell new and used CDs/Cassettes and LPs. Fred's Records 198 Duckworth Street St. John's Nfld. Telephone (709) 753-9191 Fax (709) 739-4849 Style: Newfoundland celtic folk, rock, blues and jazz artists. They also stock many Canadian artists, but these would be cheaper from Toronto or Vancouver. They may be slightly more up-to-date than O'Brien's, but don't have as much older stuff or obscure artists. Would have local releases not easily available from places such as the CD Bar, Devine Celtic Sounds, Andy's Front Hall or Elderly's Instruments, who might have major Newfoundland acts at better prices. They have a catalogue. G.E.S. 81-20 138th St. Kew Gardens, NY 11435 Supposedly heavy into Japanses Imports GOLDMINE +1 715 445 2214 (fax +1 715 445 4087) 700 E. State Street Iola, WI 54990 (USA) Bi-weekly publication about the size of Rolling Stone. Contents: all newsprint, usually with a featured artist on the cover. It features major articles and discographies on featured artists, their collectible items, etc. Excellent section of reviews of both new and re-issues. The majority is devoted to dealer advertisements, listings of their wares, auctions of collections, classified ads... Subscriptions cost US$35 for 1 year. (other rates available.) Green Linnet Records 43 Beaver Brook Rd Danbury CT 06810 write for a free catalogue They have many Irish, Scottish, Breton, American and Canadian celtic and other folk acts, including some re-issues of old Irish recordings. Good prices, with quantity discounts. STYLE: mostly celtic, some New American folk. H&B Direct (800)222-6872 San Antonio, Texas They only deal in classical CDs, but their prices are good and variety extensive. Call them and they will send you a monthly flyer listing labels on sale (I received the flyer for four months before placing an order). They also have a complete catalog which they charge for, but if you place a reasonable order, they will toss one in for free. HMV RECORDS 150 Oxford Street London W1 (UK) INTERNATIONAL CD EXCHANGE (ICE) +1 213 395 0874 P.O. Box 3043 Santa Monica, CA 90403 (USA) Monthly newsletter Approx. 8-10 pages. Contents: New and upcoming CD releases, Watchdog column about defective discs, letters/ombudsman. 13 Issues: US$24 (North America 1st class), US$30 (overseas air-mail) Sample Issue US$2.50 (anywhere-airmail) INTERNATIONAL CD +1 215 233 0638 (fax +1 215 233 0421) 216 S. York Road Hatboro, PA 19040 (USA) KEY SOUNDS +1 800 869 7978 (fax +1 415 824 1660) P.O. Box 931 Half Moon Bay, CA 94019-0931 (USA) A source for hard-to-get CD's and LP's. Payment: AMEX, COD, check. Prices include shipping in the mainland USA. California residents, please add 6.25% sales tax. If outside the USA, please call or write for shipping costs. NO PARALLEL IMPORTS TO THE US. LADYSLIPPER, INC. P. O. Box 3124-R Durham, NC 27715 Mail-order catalogue; HUGE selection of primarily women's music (U. S. & international) that is very hard to find elsewhere. Not discounted. LIGHTSPEED MAIL ORDER 011 44 (0)836 780285 P.O Box 31 Purley Surrey CR2 1XH (UK) Weekdays 4pm-7.30pm <> They offer a selection of european releases + lots of promos From all around the world. "CATALOGUE/LISTS: All group catalogues/stock lists have been updated recently. For major artists some of these now run to 8 pages or more. Overseas customers please send 2 IRCs for EACH list required..." Their order turnaround time is acceptable; a couple of weeks within Europe. Magnolia Thunderpussy Records 1591 North High Street Columbus, OH 43201 tel: 614-421-1512 fax: 614-421-1511 Mosaic Records 35 Melrose Place Stamford, CT 06902 voice: (203) 327-7111 (10 A.M. - 5 P.M., Monday through Friday) fax: (203) 323-3526 Visa & Mastercard only A source for great jazz, on CD and LP. Much of it is very limited edition. Mulligan Records Mike Larkin 1 Cross Street Galway STYLE: Irish traditional "Mike send us notes as to what is new that he thinks we would like, and we send him orders. Good service -- but not exactly mail order in that he does not have a printed catalogue. We do not have to pay VAT, I believe, as these are shipped out of Ireland. We have had more success with Mike than with any of the English mail order houses. I am sure that the traditional music shop in Dublin whose name escapes me at the moment would also provide the same kind of service, but we are extremely satisfied with Mike. CSchwartz@vmsvax.simmons.edu" Music By Mail PO Box 090066 Fort Hamilton Station Brooklyn, NY 11209-0002 Music Machine 10367 Reisterstown Rd Owings Mills, MD 21117 301-356-4567 301-356-4693 (fax) Assorted domestic and import titles. I Don't know if they have a catalog, but they regularly advertise in Goldmine magazine. MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY and JAZZ HERITAGE SOCIETY 1710 Highway 35 Ocean, NJ 07712 A "club" similar to BMG & CBS, but everything they carry seems to be on their own label. Not sure whether it's identical to what's sold in stores or not. Classical & jazz. NEW ENGLAND CD (fax +1 617 776 2514) 105 Charles Street, #359 Boston, MA 02114 (USA) Source for promos/singles. NOTEWORTHY +1 800 648 7972 [8:30am-6:00pm EST] (fax +1 603 833 9220) Customer Service +1 603 881 5729 [9:00am-4:00pm EST] New Release Hotline +1 603 883 1914 17 Airport Road Nashua, NH 03063 (USA) A CD Only mail order house (not a "club"). No minimum purchase obligation. Call for free registration and catalog. O'Brien's Music 278 Water Street St. John's Nfld. A1C 1B7 (709) 753-8135 Style: Newfoundland, Irish, Scottish traditional and folk rock They also have some out-of-print records hard to get elsewhere, including some LPs. Would have older recordings and independent releases not easily available at places such as the CD Bar, Andy's Front Hall, Elderly's Instruments, or Devine Celtic Sounds, some of whom might have major Newfoundland acts at better prices. They have a catalogue, and also deal in instruments and songbooks. Ossian Publications. A major source of material available on mail order. Originally publishing sheet music, they have in recent years begun to release recordings as well. These are for the most part re-issues at the moment mostly of old Topic releases. STYLE: Irish traditional. Ossian Publications Ltd., Publishers and Distributors of Irish and General Music in Print and Sound, 12 Pope's Quay, PO Box 84, Cork, Ireland Tel.: 021-300350 Fax: 300352 PHANTOM RECORDS +61 2 264-8992 Fax: +61 2 267-5242 375 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Pintail Records 11640 Pintail Dr. Richmond, B.C. Canada V7E 4P5 Limited to CDs not distributed in Canada otherwise, classical/jazz only. RECORD COLLECTOR 43/45 St. Mary's Road Ealing London W5 5RQ (UK) Subscription rate: USA, Airmail; USD 110. (?) Monthly publication, approx. 200 pages, Articles, reviews, discographies, dealer ads, personal ads... Rhino Catalog 2225 Colorado Ave. Santa Monica, CA. 90404-3555 Rockaway Records 2395 Glendale Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90039 voice: (213) 664-3232 ext 2 (human M-F from 10am-4pm Pacific Time, otherwise machine) fax: (213) 664-0956 Roundup Records PO Box 154 N. Cambridge, MA 02140 Affiliated with Rounder, they put out a great monthly catalog with lots of obscure music, cut-outs, warehouse discoveries, etc. ROUND SOUNDS (Ed Wilson) 419 North Pacific Coast Highway Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (213) 372-3477 (catalog free for the asking) RRRecords 151 Paige St. Lowell, MA 01852 Mail-order extreme-alternative and in particular Industrial (not Industrial Dance) music. Secret Guide to Music (Formerly Music/New Hampshire) 1-800-234-8458 Fax: 603-924-8613 They offer a magazine with dealing with small label samplers. They also sell CDs. A subscription is $12.90 a year for 12 issues. Wayne Green, who founded CD Review runs this. Sound City, 2000: PO Box 22149 Portland, Oregon 97269-2149 Phone: 503-654-2196 Fax: 503-654-4920 Sound Delivery Box 2213 Davis, CA 95617-2213 1-800-888-8574 Their catalog is $7.50. It lists over 90,000 CDs of all types, and includes foreign labels. It's issued quarterly. SPINDLE RECORDS +1 613 228 0001 PO Box 817, Station B Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5P9 (CANADA) A distributor that advertises that he can get anything from anywhere. Specializing in Imports, including Germany and Italy. SubPop p.o. box 20645 seattle WA 98102 Taang p.o. box 51 auburndale MA 02166 TOWER RECORDS UK 1 Piccadilly Circus London W1 (UK) Voice: 44-71-4392500 Fax: 44-71-4302766 Tower Records USA 692 Broadway New York, NY 10012, USA Human: 001 212 5051500 general Fax: 001 212 6748792 fax USED CD SERVER (email) Posted weekly (on Mondays), this is a database of CD's, cassettes, and (gasp) LP's for sale or trade. Use the request HELP for complete details. Email to: used-music-server@cs.ucsb.edu When you send a message to the server, the command should be the first word on the "Subject:" line (it can be upper or lower case). VIRGIN RECORDS Oxford Street at Tottenham Court Road London W1 (UK) Walter Ostanek Ltd. 41 Geneva St. St. Catharines, Ont. L2R 4M5 CANADA some Canadian fiddle and Newfoundland folk music. WATERFRONT +61 2 211-0073 Fax: +61 2 281-5939 770 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia WAYSIDE PO Box 8427 Silver Spring, MD 20902-8427 (USA) Phone # 301-589-1803 new release info & catalog requests