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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => The Vinyl Circle => Topic started by: eric the red on 22 Mar 2007, 09:17 am
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Looking to buy new/used Blue Note/Verve jazz LPs. Any good sites on the web that sell? TIA
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On the used side, Euclid records in St Louis offers quality vinyl at average prices. Best part, you can trust their ratings.
www.euclidrecords.com
here is another decent shop in St Louis, The Record Exchange. Good selection, decent pricing, grading is accurate.
http://www.recordexchangestl.com/
Both store ship worldwide.
edit: added another shop
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Try Mosaic Records and True Blue Records.
d.b.
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gooberdude:
thanks and I ordered some stuff fom Dusty Grooves.
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some great sites thanks guys and yes this would be a great sticky for those of us who just jumped back in the LP pool. vinyl rocks! :guitar:
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Hey Goob,
I added the Record Exchange link to my post above. Vintage Vinyl, though cool and in a great part of town, doesn't quite have the selection of vinyl the other two have. I just visited their website and it doesn't look like it lists all of the vinyl they carry. Shame, it's a great place to shop for vinyl when you walk in but they sure don't have much of a web presence.
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TCG:
STICKY! :weights: STICKY! :weights:
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I've found http://www.Gemm.com and http://www.Audiophileusa.com to be good vinyl sources also. :thumb: Enjoy :dance:
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for used vinyl, emil on audiogon (http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/search2.pl?seller&Emil_anghel) is a wonderful resource. he's constantly posting unusual/rare/well-recorded items, and is one of the most honest guys you could deal with. if he's got it, it's rarely (RARELY) less than a true NM copy.
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I can recommend The Elusive Disc and Acoustic Sounds. Both places have extensive catalogs to choose from, and I've had nothing but great service from both outfits.
gary
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Eric:
I have used these guys a lot. http://www.mosaicrecords.com/
Good service and a very nice selection of titles.
Great site. THANKS big time. :D
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Better Records. Don't let the expensive "hot stamper" pressings put you off. Tom keeps a lot of modestly-priced stuff too. I've picked up some very nice Bill Evans and Blue Note stuff from there. Tom's bag is that a carefully-selected conventional pressing will often sound far better than the heavy-vinyl reissues. Truth be told, I've never been enamoured of most of the heavy vinyl, outside of the looks. Anyway - lots of good stuff, great service, AND, for $5 he'll clean the record for you on a VPI machine. Well worth it if you don't want to invest in a machine.
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www.soundstagedirect.com
good selection of lots of things and decent pricing.
http://www.recordsbymail.com/
i have done biz w/RBM and his items are EXACTLY as stated and shipped superlatively. i save his boxes to ship LPs with.
just a little advice from yer uncle tommy.
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I'm a 47 year old rocker who just dipped his ears into jazz with Diana Krall a few years ago. Now I subscribe to both Blue Note subscriptions from Musicmattersjazz and Acousticsounds.
If you like amazing realism with instruments and pretty cool jazz you have to check one of these 45rpm re-issues out. Go to http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/ and read about it. Acousticsounds puts out different releases from the Blue Note catalog at the same 45rpm. Acoustic does not provide the beautiful gatefold cover and black and white photos.
I am so spoiled by the sound it's almost a let down sometimes to listen to other records.
I will be the first to admit they are expensive. But you are buying a collectible piece of vinyl and packaging.
Another part of it for me is that this music was recorded in the late fifties and early sixties. I didn't know any of this music. I love the whole thing so much that I trust what they send will be fantastic sonically and musically. Twenty or so albums later and I'm hooked. I look forward to each month's new delivery.
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for used jazz, Tom at Jazz Record Revival is an awesome source. He is very friendly and his prices are fair (and he grades fairly!). He is also a hoot to chat with on the phone.
http://www.jazzrecordrevival.com/html_index.cfm?page=home (http://www.jazzrecordrevival.com/html_index.cfm?page=home)
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www.dustygroove.com bad-a^& funky record store in Chicago, their used ratings are honest and the selection is amazing for certain genres.
Most of the jazz/funk/soul & r&b i own i've bought from them...
My experiences were not so good. When they rate a record condition as "good" the condition can vary a great deal. I recently purchased 4 albums as good and good+ and all are irrepairably scratched, at least on some area of each record. I will purchase again from them, but only if the condition rating is their highest.
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Looking to buy new/used Blue Note/Verve jazz LPs. Any good sites on the web that sell? TIA
Eric,
Living in the SF area, there's a few shops around here. if you give me a list of LPs you'd like, I'll grab them if I see them. Most of the OJCs or reissues, used, run from $5 to $10 and some rarer or more popular ones a little more.
I'd be happy to pick them up for you if I run across them. Let me know...
I would only ask you pay for them :icon_lol:, and for shipping.
T
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Try : http://wdcdradio.stores.yahoo.net/ (http://wdcdradio.stores.yahoo.net/)or this one:http://www.ishtar.it/framerearward.htm (http://www.ishtar.it/framerearward.htm)
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My experiences were not so good.
When they rate a record condition as "good" the condition can vary a great deal. I recently purchased 4 albums as good and good+ and all are irrepairably scratched, at least on some area of each record.
I will purchase again from them, but only if the condition rating is their highest.
"Good"on vinyl is never Good!
D`nt buy records grade "good" nowhere.
Dusty, really is OK but start buying at VG+ .
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....I find so many fine albums of both jazz, classical, and real old western music at the Salvation Army outlet stores....and Goodwill Industries outlets. At $0.20 a copy typical, all it takes is time to pull a record from the sleeve and eyeball it in the light....and take a big chance with twenty cents! My collection of great music has been so enhanced by these little used resources. My three copies of the 1812 Overture and some Wes Montgomery....to Charlie Parker...all for less than a buck. And the sound....scratch wise...just as good as Music Fidelity's 200 gram vinyl!
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can be gotten from towerrecords.com. my only complaint is the somewhat flimsy packaging that allows bent corners now and again. but the prices are really good and free shipping for orders over $25.
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Craig Moerer's "Records by mail" and his storefront, "Djangos" in Portland, OR., always treated me right.
Also, Dan Serro in Miamai, Florida, but I don't have his contact info here. He has several You Tube videos, profiling his DJ show which he spins rare vinyl on a local station.
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is from amazon.com where i have gotten new vinyl and unlike towerrecords.com, the packing is superb. spend more than $25 and get free shipping.
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I like The Jazz Loft online, big selection reasonable prices.
If you sign up for their email they will send you special offers from time to time.
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ebay (sometimes...) soundstagedirect
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I'll second the recommendation for Jazz Record Revival. I've also found some nice OOP SACDs there.
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Looking to buy new/used Blue Note/Verve jazz LPs. Any good sites on the web that sell? TIA
Elusive Disc for starters. Music Direct is pretty good along with Acoustic Sounds for new stuff. My used stuff is very secretive, and have several places in several states.
gary
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I've become a regular at Half-Priced Books. The selection of Jazz 180 Gram LPs from the 50s and 60s
is impressive.
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Did no one mention Discogs.com? I have bought several records from various vendors and all have been accurate on their advertised condition.
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For Jazz try Music Matters. Their Blue Note re issues are awesome but pricey. To avoid sticker shock get them early as prices rise when stock dwindles.
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Have you tried the marketplace at www.discogs.com?
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I pretty much either go with Acousticsounds or MusicMattersJazz or for used Discogs. Thats what ive found works best for me.
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Here is a great source in Charlotte, North Carolina.
https://www.reporecords.com/home
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I've become a regular at Half-Priced Books. The selection of Jazz 180 Gram LPs from the 50s and 60s
is impressive.
I taught the folks at H.P Books how to select and grade LP's, and that was a mistake! I used to buy them all day long for $3.00 and now they are three to four times that. The worst I've seen for grading was in Dallas TX (HPB's). Most simply take the price out of Goldmine and add it to the disc they paid a half dollar for! The best I've ever seen was a dealer in Chicago. His records were always under rated.
Buying new stuff, there is no one better than the Elusive Disc. Plus they seem to seriously stand behind their product line. I have several hole in the wall shops I frequent, and unless it's rock & roll; they are pretty good. I've found that in some parts of the country; jazz is at give away prices, and in others thru the roof. Kinda strange, but true
gary
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https://downtownmusicgallery.com/
Also, see their Discogs link at the top of the their homepage.
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I'd like to recommend good ol Music Millennium in Portland, OR. They have a fairly decent functioning site/app and always have a decent lineup upstairs of jazz titles. Granted, not as expansive as the never ending abundance of Discogs, but it's a single locally owned store vs the rest of the internet.
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Are most of these stores still operating, just being honest, not in a hurry to click on 15 year old links.
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If you're looking for an on-line store I'm quite familiar with Love Vinyl in Schenectady, NY (I help out there from time to time). They have their own site (https://www.lovevinylrecords.com/), as well as a Discogs (https://www.discogs.com/seller/love-vinyl-records/profile) & an e(vil)Bay (https://www.ebay.com/str/lovevinylrecords) presence. They can order just about any new release, and have a pretty good selection of used LPs.
John Moore
Delmar, NY