Retail mail order sources for mod, garage, psych, powerpop and other hard to find Records and CDs
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BOMP! Records
PO Box 7112
Burbank, CA 91510
Record label and mail order
Online catalog includes Bomp!, Voxx, and AIP releases. The Rare Records Catalog (available on request) has a good selection of garage, psych, mod and punk records and CDs, including imports. Mail order service is very fast.
Stanton Park Records & Arf! Arf! Records
Stanton Park Records
P.O. Box 58
Newtonville, MA. 02160
email: aheller@stantonpark.com
Record label and mail order
Stanton Park releases are featured. Online catalog of garage, punk, psych CDs, LPs, 45s and fanzines. Complete mail order catalog available on request. Sound files are available for some titles.
Arf! Arf! Records
P.O. Box 465
Middleborough, MA. 02346
email: arfarf@stantonpark.com
Record label and mail order
Online catalog includes Arf!Arf! releases, 60s reissues on CD and vinyl and a rare records catalog. Mostly garage and psych. Some sound files are available.
Detour Records
PO Box 18
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9YU
ENGLAND
Record label and mail order
Online listing of available Detour product. 64-page mail order catalog (available on request) has Mod, 60s, Ska, 2-Tone, Northern Soul, Brit-Pop, Garage, Powerpop, Punk, Oi! and New Wave. Includes 7" and 12" singles, LPs, CDs, tapes, videos, fanzines, T-Shirts, badges, memorabilia, books, magazines and posters.
Vinyl Vaults
22 Byrd Close
Waterlooville
Hants
England
PO7 5UX
email: vinylvaults@dial.pipex.com
Phone/Fax: +44 (0) 1705 269 871
Vinyl Vaults mail order and Vendetta Records
Online catalog of mostly mod, garage and psych LPs, 45s, CDs and fanzines. Also Vendetta Records releases and lots of comp LPs and reissues. Want lists accepted.
Siren Disc
5850 West 3rd Street
Hollywood, CA 90036 USA
213-935-0578
email: siren@earthlink.net
Mail order
Huge online catalog of mod, garage, ska, punk, britpop and indie CDs and vinyl. Good selection of imports and compilations. Informative new releases and upcoming releases pages. Orders accepted by phone and email.
Audities
PO Box 1555
Stafford, TX 77497
email: audities@aol.com
Magazine, record label, mail order, music distribution, and internet service
provider
Online catalog focuses on pop, powerpop, and mod pop releases. Focusing on obscure but brilliant artists. Magazine is published in print bi-monthly.
Black Vinyl Records
2269 Sheridan Road
Zion, IL 60099
800-262-3767 (mastercard/visa orders)
847-746-3767 (outside U.S.)
email: bvr@blackvinyl.com
Record label, mail order
Run by powerpop band Shoes. Online catalog focuses on powerpop and pop from artists on their label and other cool releases from around the world. Orders accepted by phone, fax or email.
Not Lame Recording Company
P.O. Box 9756
Denver, CO 80209
phone: 303-744-0888
fax: 03-744-0999
email: notlame@tesser.com
Record Label, mail order
Online catalog of powerpop CDs, LPs and 45s includes Not Lame's own releases. Sound files are also available for many artists. The band info in the catalog makes this a great site to visit and browse as well as to order from.
Vintage Vinyl
925 Davis St.
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 328-2899
Retail store and mail order
All the latest British and European import 45s, LPs and CDs. Large selection of new and used mod, garage, and psych including many rare and out of print titles (originals and reissues). Service is friendly and special orders are available.
Insanity Records
236 West Portal Ave.#131
San Francisco, CA 94127
Fax: 415-391-9208
email: InsanRec@aol.com
MailOrder
Specializing in Mod, Garage & Surf 45s, LPs and CDs. US and import records and CDs. A free catalog is available from the above address.
Beat Hotel Music
3185 W. Twelve Mile Road
Berkley, Michigan 48072
phone: (810) 544-2485 (Call for Fax #)
email: SkAmish@AOL.com
Retail store and mail order
Specialties are Ska, Mod, and independent punk music LPs 45s and CDs. Large selection of Ska, rocksteady, bluebeat, and related music. Ska & Mod related clothing, books, magazines, and accessories. Regular free in-store shows on Saturdays featuring mod, ska, and punk bands.
Parasol Records
905 South Lynn Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801-5205
phone - (217) 344-8609
fax - (217) 344-8652
email: ir001482@interramp.com
Record label, mail order
Huge online catalog of (mostly) indie releases and imports including their own Parasol, Mud and Spur labels. Lots of garage and powerpop 45s, LPs and CDs in the catalog, too.
Get Hip, Inc,
Columbus & Preble Aves
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Phone: (412) 231-4766
Fax: (412) 231-4777
Record label, wholesale distributor, mail-order
Online catalog of Get Hip releases. Huge mail order catalog includes rock and roll, psych, garage, punk, 50's and 60's lost classics, R&B 45s, CDs, and LPs. The mail order catalog is available for downloading on their home page.
Glenn' Records
7 Portsdown
Station Road, Edgware
Middx. HA8 7LE
England
phone - 0181-951-1071
Large selection of 50's and 60's Mod, Soul, R&B, Northern, beat, pop, psych 45s. Send IRC for catalog.
Outer Limits
Axel Keuneke
Pf. 440321
12003 Berlin
Germany
Tel./Fax.: 030/ 626 62 97
Record Label, mail order
Garage, Surf, Psych, mod, 60's reissue LPs, CDs, 45s. Also magazines, books, and videos. Catalog available on request.
Music Machine Mail Order
Kerkplein 5a
1621 CX HOORN
The Netherlands
Send IRC for catalog of LPs, 45s and CDs of all types of music. Lots of hard to find LPs and singles, and a good selection of 60s singles. Some magazines, books and memorablilia.
Big Beat Records
c/o: Jason Meyer
8713 Overland Dr.
Ft. Worth, TX 76179
(817)991-7561
Mail order
US distributor for Goldmine/Soul Supply labels. Large selection of new and used soul CDs, LPs and 45s including out-of-print titles. Catalog available from the above address.
The Record Collecting Resources page has a list of more music sources.
