[ASTRO] Re: secret agent soundsIn-Reply-To: <199810062339.TAA12672@camel7.mindspring.com>

[Michael Kepler <kepler@metro1.com>]

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Continental Records mailorder is one with which I have had some
good experiences.  They are in Bellvue WA, I think.  I'll post
the address if I can find a catalog.

I generally have frustrating experiences with CD importers, and
have yet to have what I would call an entirely "good" experience.
In fact, I found it most useful to make e-friends with people
in other countries who are willing to do my shopping for me.

Speaking of indie shops, we've got some excellent ones in
Portland OR: 2nd Ave Records, Ozone, Music Millenium.  In
case you ever get into town.

I am also perplexed by the negative report on "Secret Agent Sounds".
This is one of my favorite comp CDs on which MOA? appear, even better
than the excellent "School House Rock Rocks" and much better, overall,
than "The Estrus Cocktail Companion".  Don't get me wrong, the "Cocktail
Companion" is a worthwhile purchase, just not as consistently good
across the whole disc as the others.

Mookie

On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Astro-Grant wrote:

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> I've been thinking about putting something up on the web site about 
> this... somwhere where people can list their favorite mailorder places or 
> even give some feedback about places they haven't had such a good 
> experience with. Can you get in to trouble for that?
> 
> Anyway, one thing I've been doing more lately is going direct to the 
> label. I've had good luck with Lookout, MaiTai, Thick, Dionysus, and a 
> few others. I've also been ordering from some of the smaller catalogs... 
> Vital Msuic Mailorder, Lubmerjack... and you know? I've never had a 
> problem with ANY of them. It kinda makes me feel good about people in 
> general.
> 
> Support your local indie shop. See if they can order it for you. If you 
> go to them with the label and the exactly title, they can work wonders 
> sometimes.  If they can't come through, try the label itself or an online 
> indie shop.
> 
> -Grant
> 
> On 10/6/98 9:18 AM ,the madcap prince of adventures (billh@atg.com) said:
> 
> >While we're on the subject, aside from cdnow, musicblvd, and cduniverse,
> >are there any online cd stores that have decent catalogs and are reasonably
> >reliable?
> 
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