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tg [RIP]
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I have used Musicstack, Discogs, ebay (though rarely these days), http://classicrecords.co.uk/
http://www.hornet.hr/HRec.asp and recently Presto Classical. Have also bought bulk lots through the classifieds on a local audio forum. Edited by tg - 05 Apr 2019 at 4:50pm |
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LeviZ
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https://www.musicdirect.com/ in US, current listing for classical < 600, so heavily concentrated on audiophile collections.
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Pushpaw
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In Canada, there's an online shop called The Diamond Groove that stocks quite a few Analogue Productions, ORG, Speaker's Corner etc classical records. I mostly get mine there. However, I just found out the owner is retiring, but he has stock left to sell.
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Nippithon
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Like patientot, I do not have trouble finding "classical" LPs at used record stores (and there are many stores in my area). Pretty much every shop I enter has more rock than anything else, and often stores are light on the classical (a bin or two), but these same stores might undervalue the classical stock they do have.
Ex, I recently squatted on the floor of a shop to dig out - of a closed lower cabinet - a "Gotterdammerung," all 12 sides pristine, for $3. (Granted it's a 1972 reissue of a 1967 Decca recording but still, .25 per side.) And a great cast, and all the delicious liner notes.
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fluddite
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There are some fantastic sellers of classical stuff (however loosely defined) at bargain prices on Discogs. From my recent experience, I'd recommend (at least) these:
http://https://www.discogs.com/user/london-classical
All have delivered multiple LP titles in quality at least as good as listings, often better - and sometimes at frankly silly prices... And an extra nod for this charity seller, where I've picked up some particularly great stuff in a very worthy cause: FYO - I mostly buy baroque and 20thC stuff, with a particular emphasis on chamber music (esp. string quartets). The combination of Discogs prices and a decent RCM is unbeatable IMLTHO - oh, and an Accession helps as well... The other factor to bear in mind is that (at least until the "triumph" of digital recording and CD from the mid-1980s onwards), all classical vinyl was almost invariably better manufactured and looked after than its equivalents in other genres. If I could find 50s and 60s jazz LPs that were as well cared for as their classical equivalents, I'd be an even happier bunny... |
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kgilroy
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Lots of great suggestions. Believe it or not you can also find plenty of reissues and newer releases on Amazon.
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Bags
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I tend to use discogs for analogue recorded classical but stick to CD for digital recordings. I guess newer High Res formats might transfer well onto analogue but I struggle to see how a recording that was made for CD is going to sound better on vinyl. Am I missing something?
I'm certainly finding a lot of classical CDs at peanuts prices on eBay etc. |
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