I myself swear by Bent Crayon <http://www.bentcrayon.com>, on basis of
selection alone. The service is pretty personal via phone, but if you are
the type that doesn't like to deal with humans then Bent isn't for you. They
have no true online ordering system other than filling your online cart,
sending them your contact information via form then either waiting for them
to contact you or for you to contact them to provide payment. My main beef
with Bent, though, is their inconsistency with promptness. Sometimes I'll
get an order in 3 days, sometimes 2 weeks. I always overlook this, though,
just because the selection is so stellar.
If you absolutely can't stand the thought of picking up a telephone, I'd
also recommend http://www.planetxusa.com. I've found my Naked Music
compilations as well as some Svek comps there. I haven't ordered much vinyl
from them. They tend to carry less acid jazz and more house/techno etc. The
website is extremely professional, and when you order it usually ships that
day.
Then of course there are the evil giants CDNow (hope you aren't in a hurry)
and Amazon (hope you aren't in a hurry part II). Last resorts only, please.
B.
-- Bethany A. Johnson http://www.rawkawn.com http://www.thedownbeat.org> From: "Lester Wackadous" <wackadous@hotmail.com> > Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 14:46:01 EDT > To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu > Subject: Re: read this if you order records online > > I would also avoid Satellite Records, although my experience with them was > not as bad as Zach's with MIZZO. They sent me an LP that was more battered > than most thrift store finds, and they did not seem to think that there was > anything wrong with that. And their customer service was almost > non-existent. I also highly recommend GROOVEDIS and DUSTY GROOVE and Sandbox > Automatic(Hip-Hop). > > Are there any other mailorder sites you guys use? > > peas. > > lw > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >
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