[nanahachi]

[Updated 8-17-06]

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Ok, so today I'm looking for a CD, and my mental list of online CD stores is frighteningly small:
http://www.half.com
Amazon - via Head-fi link
CD Universe
Second Spin
...
and then I go blank.

Sometimes I'll use the MUSIC function at www.addall.com to search for CDs, but that site is best for finding books.

I was hoping that we could get a sticky thread going, so that we could have a reference list of online CD stores, so that we won't have to rack our brains.
Perhaps we could have the Name of store, Link, and maybe a short description of the site if it specializes in something, such as imports, a type of music, Vinyl, etc

eg:

Half.com - http://www.half.com - new & used Cds

It would be nice if we could keep it in a nice, clean FAQ-style sticky thread...little to no discussion, just the facts. maybe we can build the list here, and then make the Master list from that?

I hope this would be helpfull for more than just myself. Any thoughts?



Major Online Retailers
http://www.towerrecords.com
www.amazon.com
www.half.com - new and used CDs
www.deepdiscountcd.com - cheap prices, free shipping
http://www.jandr.com
www.cybermusicsurplus.com -- new CDs at discount prices. Not as cheap as it used to be but still about 30% off new price. Carries a lot of labels of various genres
www.cduniverse.com
www.yourmusic.com -- $5.99 discs! See the headfi-associated link above

Used CDs
www.half.com
www.secondspin.com
http://cheap-cds.com/surf/home
www.djangomusic.com
http://www.ravensusedcds.com/
www.musicrecyclery.com -- used CDs. Smallish inventory, fair price. "cutouts" (i.e. the barcodes of the discs' tray cards has a hole punched in). Sometimes has free-shipping promotions.

Audiophile recordings
http://store.mediapitstop.net Great for rare audiophile recordings, but tends to be on the expensive side.
Super Audio CD: http://www.superaudio-cd.com/
The Audiophile Store: http://www.uhfmag.com/AudiophileStore.html
Ma Recordings: http://www.marecordings.com
AbstractLogix.com

Imports
http://caribplanet.homestead.com/ "My first stop for Caribbean music."
From Japan - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp
http://www.ant-zen.com/ (go to "links" there is a HUGE label list, mostly european)
http://www.importcds.com/
www.cdroots.com -- carries traditional music from all over the world. Price is a bit steep, but in case you're looking for that album from Uzbekstan...
www.malmusic.com - Chinese pop
www.yesasia.com - Chinese pop
www.animenation.com -- Sells legitimate game music / anime music / merchandise, ships within the US so it ends up being quite a bit cheaper than cdjapan.

All Rock - incl indie, progressive, etc
http://www.aquariusrecords.org/ - With extensive reviews and streaming samples this one is hard to beat for eclectic listening. Good place to turn on to great music nobody told you about.

Wayside Music - http://www.waysidemusic.com/
Great for the more avant-garde and experimental side of things (RIO, free jazz, avant-rock)

The Laser's Edge - http://www.lasercd.com/
More of a focus on traditional prog rock and progressive metal

Syn-Phonic - http://www.synphonic.8m.com/
The BIGGEST selection of prog rock from all over the world; also, the best service of any online music vendor I've ever used. Only problem is the online catalog is only sporadically updated, so it's always best to email to see if what you want is in stock (whether or not it's listed)

The Artist Shop - http://www.artist-shop.com/
Great selection of independent labels and artists here, not necessarily limited to progressive rock

Discipline Global Mobile - http://www.disciplineglobalmobile.com/index.htm
King Crimson's record label features a pretty solid online store

Doug Larson Imports - http://www.hicom.net/~dlarson/

http://www.cdbaby.com/ - Independent

http://www.glitterhouse.com/ - Americana

www.etrecordshop.com - Country
www.purecountrymusic.com - Country


Soundtracks
http://www.footlight.com


Classical & Jazz
http://www.classicalandjazz.net/

Dusty Groove - http://www.dustygroove.com/ - for great Neo Soul,Funk,Acid Jazz,World Music and lots of vinyl.

ArkivMusic!
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/main.jsp
Well-designed site, fair prices, huge inventory (including imports and small lables), and an INCREDIBLY helpful staff answering queries and searching the world for hard-to-find recordings.

H&B Recordings Direct
http://www.hbdirect.com/
Huge selection, fair prices (with $8/year membership fee), great specials and sales. They also scour the critics' reviews (Fanfare, ARG, Gramaphone, ClassicCD, Penguin, &c.) and point out which recordings garnered special acclaim---very useful.

Forced Exposure http://www.forcedexposure.com/ Alternative/Free Jazz

Cadence http://www.cadencebuilding.com/cade...sicsaleshp.html Great for hard to find Improvisation/free jazz

Berkshire Record Outlet - http://www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com/ Out-of-print/cutouts in Classical and some jazz. Great prices, check often as their stock changes quickly

Downtown Music Gallery - http://www.dtmgallery.com/ Free Improv/Free Jazz/Modern Classical. Phone orders only, but great prices on hard-to-find stuff. Sign up for their weekly email--it's rare that a week goes by without my ordering something from them.

For Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, and World music
http://www.crotchet.co.uk/

http://www.ludwigvanweb.com/
classical cd stores

here is a helpful site which includes some listed above:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/class...ine-cd-stores/

http://www.audiophileimports.com - Fusion

Electronica (including IDM, electro, techno, ambient):
http://www.primalrecords.com
http://www.satelliterecords.com
http://www.tweekin.com
http://www.releaserecords.com
http://www.deepdish.com
S://KIMO - http://www.skimo.com/
Bent Crayon - http://www.bentcrayon.com/
Playing by Ear (email only) (playing.by.ear@mindspring.com)
Forced Exposure - http://www.fe.org/
http://www.geometrikrecords.com/index_i.html
http://www.ear-rational.com/index.php
has lots of Fax and interesting ambient, IDM, and experimental stuff.
www.groove.nl -- This Netherland-based company has a BIG selection. Price is fair, with discounts for large orders. Shipping is erratic, at least this was my experience some 3 years ago. ONE BIG CAVEAT: should you order from them you're advised to state loud and clear DON'T SEND ME CUT-OUTS
http://www.musicnonstop.co.uk/store/erol.html
http://www.psyshop.com - they have psy trance CDs. Infected Mushroom, Hallucinogin, Astral projection, et al. They seem to have a good selection. Shipping took just one week from Germany to San Diego, USA via air mail (quite a ways). Seems to be a pretty reliable outlet
www.juno.co.uk for dance/electronica - (UK based) They mostly sell vinyl, but a few times I've also been able to pick up some pre-release CD singles a couple of months before they hit the shelves.
http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/ - psytrance/goa, tribal, ambient
http://www.breakbeatscience.com/
Saikosounds (Japan) http://www.saikosounds.com -- Mostly Psytrance and Progressive Trance, but also Ambient, some Dub, etc.

Hardcore techno/breakcore:
Bloody Fist - http://www.bloodyfist.com.au/1024_Index.html
Wrecked - http://rhinoplex.org/wrecked/

Experimental/avant-garde/leftfield/out-there/weirdness:
RRRecords - http://www.rrrecords.com/
Staubgold - http://www.staubgold.com/
Drone Records - http://www.radiantslab.com/DroneRecords/

Industrial/Gothic/noise/dark ambient:
Malignant Records - http://www.malignantrecords.com/catalog
Infrarot http://www.infrarot.de - Excellent selection of industrial and gothic CDs as well as band T-shirts and other promotional items. Very helpful staff, and good prices.
Metropolis Records http://www.industrial-music.com - Very good selection of CDs both on the Metropolis Records label as well as imported.
Tesco USA - http://www.tesco-distro.com/
Soleilmoon - http://www.soleilmoon.com/
http://www.equilibriummusic.com/ - Portugese shop, sends as gift if asked nicely. Fine place
www.isotank.com - metal/industrial/eletronic/gothic/whatever else fits with those

Punk
www.interpunk.com

Metal & such
Nuclearblast - http://www.nuclearblast.de/
Swampmusic - http://www.swampmusic.com/
firebox - http://www.firebox.fi/
sangreal media - http://www.sangrealmedia.com/
Blackmetal - http://www.blackmetal.com/
The End - http://shopping.netledger.com/
Sanctuary Records Group - http://www.noiserecords.com/default.asp
Century Media Records - http://www.centurymedia.com/index2.htm

General / Other & Unspecified music types
http://www.roughtrade.com
http://www.bangcd.com/ -- chart stuff - free worldwide delivery
http://www.adifferentdrum.com --A great site for synthpop music
http://www.telarc.com
http://www.amusicdirect.com
http://www.cdconnection.com has a huge selection of all genres, plus vhs and dvd movies, good prices, reasonable shipping, great service, I've been buying from them for at least 4 years and very satisfied (also BBB and other internet ratings for quality).
Twist&Shout http://www.twistandshout.com - Independent store in Denver, CO carries a huge selection of both major-label and independent-label CDs, they also carry posters and T-shirts and the like. They import a lot of CDs, too.
www.redtrumpet.com - Their discounts are not very deep, but their service is excellent.
Dusty Groove - http://www.dustygroove.com/ - for great Neo Soul,Funk,Acid Jazz,World Music and lots of vinyl.
http://www.gemm.com
Music Direct: http://www.amusicdirect.com/
Texas Music Group: http://www.antones.com/
Elusive Disc: http://www.elusivedisc.com/
www.AllDirect.com
http://www.rasputinmusic.com
www.insound.com
www.jadetree.com
www.goodrecords.com
Other Music - http://www.othermusic.com/
www.musicstack.com
www.sanboxautomatic.com
http://www.blackmetal.com
http://www.amusicdirect.com
http://www.redstream.org
http://www.theendrecords.com
http://www.nyke.tv/
http://www.nashtu.ws/
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/3072.html
http://store.acousticsounds.com/

http://www.playusa.com/
www.parasol.com
http://www.daedalusbooks.com -- "prices of their heavily discounted "great deals" look attractive."

please feel free to correct any mistakes I have made, or add any info to help better categorize some of those listed.

also, please submit any other sites you think should be added to this list

 

[mekanoplastik]

my favorite.....

http://www.gemm.com

edit [details] ....gemm is a very large world wide "broker" service for used and new cd's vinyl posters tapes...everyhting, ....really good source for strange and hard to find records



m.

 

[ArChaos]

Great idea

... some sites specializing in heavy metal:



The End - http://shopping.netledger.com/

Blackmetal - http://www.blackmetal.com/

Sanctuary Records Group - http://www.noiserecords.com/default.asp

Century Media Records - http://www.centurymedia.com/index2.htm

 

[john_jcb]

Music Direct: http://www.amusicdirect.com/

Texas Music Group: http://www.antones.com/

THis is a great source drop in and listen to their offerings.

Elusive Disc: http://www.elusivedisc.com/

Super Audio CD: http://www.superaudio-cd.com/

The Audiophile Store: http://www.uhfmag.com/AudiophileStore.html

 

[pcolbeck]

http://www.classicalandjazz.net/

They do second hand classical and you guessed it jazz, in a big way with a stock of 30,000 second hand CDs. They also do rock and pop etc across the road in another shop they own called Wildcat but that has no web site so far as I know.

 

[Odi_et_Amo]

Welcome to ArkivMusic!

Well-designed site, fair prices, huge inventory (including imports and small lables), and an INCREDIBLY helpful staff answering queries and searching the world for hard-to-find recordings.

H&B Recordings Direct

Huge selection, fair prices (with $8/year membership fee), great specials and sales. They also scour the critics' reviews (Fanfare, ARG, Gramaphone, ClassicCD, Penguin, &c.) and point out which recordings garnered special acclaim---very useful.

 

[Old Pa]

www.AllDirect.com remains my go-to choice for redbook CDs. Good selection and free ship on orders of $99 or more.

NOTE: AllDirect recently closed their virtual doors permanently.

 

[Gergor]

Wow, what's with the big bold font?!

Anyway, Odi_et_Amo, thanks about ArkivMusic, it has titles that I haven't been able to find anywhere else! Great site, thanks a lot!

 

[FCJ]

Forced Exposure http://www.forcedexposure.com/ Alternative/Free Jazz

Cadence http://www.cadencebuilding.com/caden...icsaleshp.html Great for hard to find Improvisation/free jazz

Berkshire Record Outlet http://www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com/ Out-of-print/cutouts in Classical and some jazz. Great prices, check often as their stock changes quickly

Downtown Music Gallery http://www.dtmgallery.com/ Free Improv/Free Jazz/Modern Classical. Phone orders only, but great prices on hard-to-find stuff. Sign up for their weekly email--it's rare that a week goes by without my ordering something from them.

 

[Odi_et_Amo]

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[nanahachi]

awesome suggestions guys. i know ill be poorer at the end of the week after i've had a chance to check out these sites.

heres a bump for more ideas.

thanks!!!

 

[mekanoplastik]

http://www.rasputinmusic.com

edit [details] rasputin is the local store where i usually get stuff from, used cd's, new, vinyl, vhs, ....it is located in the bay area and their logo rocks


m.

 

[nanahachi]

bump?

 

[grinch]

www.insound.com

www.jadetree.com

www.goodrecords.com

www.interpunk.com

 

[chicken]

www.mapleshaderecords.com