mike is closing emp50 On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 3:09 PM, JT Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as much as you can find at dancerecords.com (lightning fast shipping > which is often free for orders over 50$, ridiculously huge stock..), > then more boutique type shops like dopejams, emporium50, submerge etc > to fill in the gaps > > i second Tom's question though, why the heck would you order records > from a u.s. store when you live in europe? american labels send the > majority of their stock there anyway, there's probably next to nothing > you can get here that you can't get there > > FE gets a low rating from me, they've sent me the wrong records even > when what i ordered was in stock, and not much of what i order is ever > in stock. kudos to them for providing some much needed distribution > services, but the store is "meh" > > > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 7:41 AM, theREALmxyzptlk > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > FE is fine if what you want is in stock. > > Speaking as someone who'd like to keep on *current* things domestic and > > abroad musically, it's not so hot. > > It won't do to wait on them to get in much of anything that's limited, and > > it's a crap shoot waiting to see if they'll get the records in which > create > > a buzz here. Usually it's a losing bet. On the other hand, they'll often > > roll out a huge back-catalogue of a label which wasn't that hot last year. > > It depends on what you want. They are efficient and fast if you specify > you > > want backorders skipped and shipping asap, but as far as keeping > > *consistently* current on things (save mostly the 'trendy' ends of techno, > > the Soul Jazz catalogue, and the odd gem here and there) - and especially > as > > Tom mentioned, the Detroity stuff - you're better off elsewhere. I use a > > mail order service (PBE) which is run out of NY. > > No online site with interactive samples, etc, but excellent and faster > > service with a more varied stock (including imports). > > > > jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > > forced exposure. great experience every time. email them to make sure > > > what you want is available, especially if it is slighty more uncommon. > > > > > > > >
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