FAQ: Resource guide for vinyl/cd/misc newsgroups
Oldie but a Goodie
Resource Guide
rec.music.{marketplace/collecting} Hierarchies
Last Update: March 20, 2003
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Additions, corrections, and inquiries to pa...@houseofmusicoldies.com
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Paula Major, Lubbock, Texas
The current version of this file is available at:
.... http://houseofmusic.com/faqmenu.htm
T P Uschanov's list of Web-accessable resources is available at:
http://www.helsinki.fi/~tuschano/records/
PLEASE NOTE --
All entries to this guide are made at my discretion, including the
listings of electronically-accessable retailers. This is not an
advertising service. My inclusion of a retailer or service does
not imply that I recommend them, nor does my failure to include
one imply that I *don't* recommend them. --
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R001 Periodicals
R002 Internet Mailing Lists (Collecting-Specific Lists Only)
R003 Record Shop And Convention Guides - Regional
R004 Electronically Accessable Retailers And Wanted/Forsale Databases
R005 Supplies
R006 Cataloging Software
R007 Bibliography
R999 Miscellaneous Information Sources
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R001 Periodicals
* BBC Classical Music (CD+magazine)
Tel: (800) 972-3700
* Goldmine music collector's magazine. Published biweekly. Lots of ads
and excellent in-depth editorial content.
Subscriptions $35/year; Free trial issues available.
Goldmine, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990
Tel: (715) 445-2214,
FAX: (715) 445-4087
Subscriptions: (715) 445-3775 x257
* Discoveries magazine, published monthly. One year sub in the U.S. is
$21.00; airmail to Asia, Africa, and Pacific Rim is $114.00. Airmail
to Europe is $89.00. Surface rate anywhere outside US is $35.00. Fax
your subscription with MasterCard or Visa informatin to 800-531-0880,
or from overseas, to 319-588-0888.
Advertising information and rates: 800-480-0132 or 480-7111.
Overseas call 319-588-2073.
Editorial office: 922 Churchill St., Suite #1, Waupaca, WI 54981.
Editor: John Koenig email: jmko...@add-inc.com
* Jazziz (CD+magazine)
Tel: (800) 274-9800
* Record Collector (UK monthly)
43/45 St. Mary's Road
Ealing
London W5 5RQ
England
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R002 Internet Mailing Lists (Collecting-Specific Lists Only)
* Exotica (exotic vinyl from the 1950s and 1960s)
Email: majo...@xmission.com
(with command "info exotica")
* MD-L (Sony's MiniDisc format)
Email: lists...@nstn.ca
(with command "subscribe MD-L [your email address]")
* Used-Music-Web (wanted and forsale listings, all formats)
http://www.offloadonline.com/
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R003 Online Record Shop And Convention Guides
WORLDWIDE
JAPAN--TOKYO
* Tokyo Soul Record Shop Guide
http://www.st.rim.or.jp:80/~sho-/SHOP-e.HTML
UK--LONDON
* Directory of UK online Shops
http://www.moremusic.co.uk/links/uk_shops.htm
USA--CALIFORNIA
* Los Angeles Record Shops (by Lazlo Nibble)
* San Diego Record Shops (by Lazlo Nibble)
http://www.studio-nibble.com/guides/index.html
USA--NEW YORK
* Unofficial Guide To Music In Greenwich Village and More (by Bob
Gajarsky)
http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/text/NYC.music_guide
CANADA * Music by Mail - Canada
http://www.musicbymailcanada.com
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R004 Electronically Accessable Retailers And Wanted/Forsale Databases
* Further listings may be found at:
http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Music/CDs__Records__and_Tapes/
* ALH - Movies, Tapes and CDs
http://www.alh.tj/tapes/index.html,
* CDnow (CDs, videos, t-shirts)
http://cdnow.com
telnet:cdnow.com
* Compact Disc Connection (CDs, many imports)
1030 E. El Camino #322, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
http://www.cdconnection.com/bin/nph-main/eurkhWK6SBoD.b
Tel: (408) 985-7905
Fax: (408) 985-0464
BBS: (408) 985-8982
* DIMAR DISCHI (current Italian releases, deleted items, all genres)
http://www.rimini.com/aziende/dimar
DIMAR DISCHI
Corso d'Augusto 49
47900 Rimini RN
Italy
Tel +39 0541 786292
Fax +39 0541 787233
Email di...@rimini.com
* Ear/Rational Music (import/domestic CDs, esp. import dance music)
1592 Kilkenny St, Boulder, CO 80303-1646
http://www.xmission.com/~ear
ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/other/ear-rational/
Email: ear-ra...@xmission.com [automated requests]
Email: e...@xmission.com [to reach a human]
Tel/Fax: (303) 665-3325
* Ellesdesia Online (house/techno/ambient/trance/triphop; search+id
service)
http://www.ellesdesia.nl
* Global Electronic Music Marketplace (GEMM)
http://gemm.com
Telnet: gemm.com
Email: ge...@gemm.com [send command HELP in body of message]
* Harvard Square Records (Sealed vinyl only, catalog available)
Box 381975, Cambridge, MA 02238
Tel: (617) 868-3385
Email: hsre...@tiac.net
* HMV Canada (good source for Canadian music & video not out in US)
Tel: (800) 5678-HMV
* HotPlatters (rare vinyl and music related paper goods)
http://www.hotplatters.com
Email: HotPl...@aol.com
* Internet Music Wantlists (CD and Vinyl)
Email: want...@swcp.com [with HELP command in message body]
* Nowhere (all formats, specializing in vinyl, accepts wantlists)
2016 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Email: nowhe...@aol.com
Tel: (914) 962-6274
* PastelBlue (UK-based search service)
http://www.cow.co.uk/
* Paula's House of Music (out of print vinyl 45's, albums & 12"
singles all genres & years. Specializing in 50s and 60s. Want lists
accepted)
http://www.houseofmusic.com
Email: pa...@houseofmusic.com
Phone: 806-793-0111
Fax: 806-793-0111
* ReCycled Music (All genres of primarily vinyl LPs, all guaranteed,
sold exclusively on the Net for over 2 years).
http://www.execpc.com/~jimeukey/
Email: jime...@execpc.com
Phone: 414-272-7446
no fax
* Sound City 2000, a/k/a Overseas Shopper, Simmons Overseas Shopper,
et al. Due to the number of complaints voiced about this company on
the net and to the Better Business Bureau, I cannot recommend you deal
with this company or with its owner Linda Simmons.
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R005 Supplies
* Acoustic Sounds (VPI and Nitty Gritty record cleaners, etc.)
Tel: (800) 716-3553
* AGM Wordworking (CD storage)
Tel: (800) 858-9005
* Andy's Record Supplies (record sleeves, other supplies)
48 Colonial Road, Providence, RI 02906
Tel: (401) 421-9453
Fax: (401) 421-0841
* Bags Unlimited
Everything imaginable, in single units or bulk. Record sleeves,
CD/tape jewel cases, cleaning supplies, storage and shipping boxes,
you name it.
7 Canal Street, Dept. A, Rochester, NY 14608
Tel: (800) 767-BAGS
Tel: (716) 436-9006
Fax: (716) 328-8526
* Can-Am
Metal office-furniture style storage units. Best-known for their CD
drawers. 3-drawer units hold 800+ CDs; well-made but expensive.
Tel: (800) 387-9790
* Davidson-Whitehall (CD storage)
Tel: (800) 848-9811
* Hy-Q Enterprises (CD storage)
Tel: (800) 878-7458
* Leslie Dame Enterprises (CD storage)
Tel: (800) 261-4919
* Lorentz Designs (CD storage)
Tel: (800) 933-0403
* Lyle's Cartridges (phonograph supplies)
Tel: (800) 221-0906
* The Needle Doctor (phonograph supplies)
Tel: (800) 229-0644
* Something Special Enterprises (general collecting supplies, storage
& shipping boxes, record sleeves)
Tel: (412) 487-2626
* Sorice (CD storage)
Tel: (800) 432-8005
Email: sori...@aol.com
* VPI (record cleaners)
VPI, Aberdeen Business Park, 77 Cliffwood Avenue, Cliffwood, NJ 07721
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R006 Cataloging Software
CATraxx for Windows (shareware)
* Do you have a record collection you need to organize and catalog?
You find all the details (including how to download)
http://www.fnprg.com/catraxx/
WINDOWS
* ClassiCat (for classical music collections)
http://www.tdware.com/
* Music Catalog
ftp://ftp.marcam.com/win3/pim/am_mu40.zip
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R007 Selected Bibliography
* Bootleg: The Secret History Of The Other Recording Industry
By Clinton Heylin. Overview of the history and politics of
bootlegging.
ISBN 0-312-13031-7; hardcover $29.95.
* The Complete Introduction To Record Collecting
ISBN 0-9515553-8-3; Lstg. 14.95. (IBD Ltd; UK 1996)
* Goldmine's Price Guide To Collectable Records
ISBN 0-87341-325-3; softcover $19.95.
* McNally's Soundtrack Guide (?)
ISBN 0-964-3539-1-1; $29.95.
West Point Records, 24325 San Fernando Rd, Newhall, CA 91321
Tel/fax: (805) 253 2190
* Rockin' Records
By Jerry Osborne. Price guide.
Sun Ripe Productions, (800) 543-7133 ($40+$4 s+h.)
* Rare Record Price Guide 1997/98
By Record Collector magazine. Guide to British pressings of 45s,
EPs, LPs, tapes and CDs
ISBN 0-9515553-9-1; 19.95 UK pounds
* Search for the Black Gold: A Guide to Buying Used LP's
By Roger Gordon. Specialises in classical recordings. $25.
Roger Gordon, 312 Highland Ave Suite D, El Cajon, CA 92020
* Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records:
1950-1975 by Tim Neely, published in 1998 by Krause Publications.
It is softcover and is 1226 pages.
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R999 Miscellaneous Information Sources
* The Soundtrack List
5000+ listings of soundtrack recordings on LP and CD; searchable by
title, composer, label, etc.
http://www.filmmusic.com/soundtracks/
*International Lyrics Server - over 90,000 lyrics
http://www.lyrics.ch/
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