gayde@iwu1b.UUCP (Peter Gayde) (02/13/84)
I've had a request to supply some more information about the two
mail-order houses I mentioned about in a previous article.
International Book & Record Distributors (IBR) offers recordings on
the following labels:
EMI U.K., Classics for Pleasure, Pathe Marconi (EMI France), Electrola
(EMI Germany), Electrola Reflexe Series, EMI Denmark, Toshiba EMI
(Japan), EMI Sweden, EMI Italy, ASV (U.K.), Bongiovanni (Italy),
Calliope (France), Danacord (Denmark), Italia (Italy), Lyrita (U.K.),
RCA Italy, RCA Italy Toscanini Edition, RCA U.K., Fonit-Cetra (Italy),
Martini and Rossi Concerts (Italy), Soundfact (U.K.), Replica (Italy),
Saga (U.K.), Concert Athens (Greece), World Records (U.K.) and Erato
(France).
Their address is:
International Book & Record Distributors
40-11 24th Street
Long Island City, New York 11101
Phone: (212) 786-2966
Andre Perreault International offers recordings on a large variety of
labels. The labels they offer change every month, they don't have a
warehouse and they don't back-order. If you don't get everything you
order, you'll have to wait until they offer it again or try IBR or
some other company. Let me quote from one of their catalogues:
"Every month, Andre Perreault buys in bulk from record
manufacturers in Europe. All (customer) selections...will
be grouped to form one bulk order which we will air speed
to Europe. This order is quickly processed and shipped to
Andre Perreault. The containers are quickly unpacked and
within a few days, your order is on its way to your home."
The labels they offered in one recent month included: EMI U.K., Unicorn
Kanchana (U.K.), Accent (Belgium), Hyperion (U.K.), Schwann (Germany),
CBS Germany, Chandos (U.K.) and Classics for Pleasure.
Their address is:
Andre Perreault International
P.O. Box 8310
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23450
Phone: 800-833-2400
For those who asked, HMV stands for "His Master's Voice", the classical
portion of EMI records. The reason you see Nipper the dog on RCA in the
U.S. is that RCA owns the Trademark here while EMI owns it over there.
Whenever HMV records are imported, the label on the record jacket (not
on the record itself) must be covered by an "EMI Angel" label. Until
recently, they used to have to cover it with an "Odeon" label.
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Peter Gayde ihnp4!{iwu1b,ihuxp}!gayde
AT&T Technologies
Naperville, IL
(312) 979-7186