wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (03/20/85)
Would you believe cutout CD's already? Well, maybe they're not really cutouts... But the classical cutout house, Berkshire Record Outlet, lists a couple pages of CD's at $9.99 per disc (Chandos at $11.99), in their latest (March 1, '85) catalog. Though earlier catalogs had a few CD's listed, they were at $15.99 or so, not a price which could have been cutouts. Anyway, anybody who likes classical music should get this catalog; I've ordered from them repeatedly, getting lots of records -- as a matter of fact, they are my main source of records now. I won't pay more than their prices anymore, and I have so many accumulated but as-yet-unplayed discs that I have no incentive to buy any more for a while. I recall an Absolute Sound article on record sources that also recommended Berkshire, so this isn't just my personal opinion. This latest catalog is on pulp paper, instead of the white paper earlier issues were printed on, but it has slightly larger type, so is easier to read. Must be about 200 pages or more -- they're unnumbered. Address & phone: Berkshire Record Outlet 428 Pittsfield-Lenox Rd. Lenox, Mass 01240 (413) 637-2415 800-992-1200 for credit card orders, Mon-Sat, 11:30 - 5:30 EST Prices range from $1.99 to $5.99 per record or casette. Shipping is $2.50 for the first one, 10 cents for each additional (in the US). If anyone can figure out how they determine what is a $1.99 record and which costs $3.99 or $4.99, I'd dearly love to know it -- it seems totally arbitrary to me. (For example, old mono historical reissues or spoken-word stuff of limited and esoteric interest, which I would price no higher than $1.99 to get rid of, often costs $2.99 and up per record, while decent music can be had for $1.99.) By the way, they do carry a limited number of direct disks (usually $4.99) for audiophile interest. Happy accumulating and listening! Will Martin USENET: seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin or ARPA/MILNET: wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA