Ken Dryden Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 With Eastwind Import’s ongoing sale (now 60% off) and diminishing inventory, are there any good sources for brand new Japanese Jazz import CDs in the US? I know that Dusty Groove’s offerings are sporadic… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 Ken, They aren't based in the U.S., but my go-to for Japanese releases is CDJapan: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ Shipping isn't cheap, but I've never had any issues whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Ken, They aren't based in the U.S., but my go-to for Japanese releases is CDJapan: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ Shipping isn't cheap, but I've never had any issues whatsoever. Nor have I. And their base prices are fabulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 I agree with the above. cdjapan's shipping charges have gone up, as everyone's has, as base postal rates have nearly everywhere around the world. I find that ordering a half a dozen or so discs usually falls under the first level of postal charge and makes the individual per disc postal charge manageable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Ken Dryden said: With Eastwind Import’s ongoing sale (now 60% off) and diminishing inventory, are there any good sources for brand new Japanese Jazz import CDs in the US? I know that Dusty Groove’s offerings are sporadic… DG's offerings are sporadic, but I've found their prices pretty darned good. Now that DG allows preorders, I'm going to take them more seriously. Waiting for "in-stock" e-mails was not very reliable - product would often be sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 4 hours ago, T.D. said: DG's offerings are sporadic, but I've found their prices pretty darned good. Now that DG allows preorders, I'm going to take them more seriously. Waiting for "in-stock" e-mails was not very reliable - product would often be sold out. Agreed. My ordering with them tends to be when a label (usually Blue Note) has a great reissue batch scheduled, I'll pre-order what I want from that (can be up to 15 CD's sometimes) and order whatever else I've been saving on my watchlist that happens to be in stock (which usually isn't much). They run out of things very quickly, I never plan on something being available there after it's released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 Another vote for CD Japan. I've also had great luck with Amazon Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted July 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Too bad Amazon Japan doesn’t ship free to the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 I'm not a regular at CD Japan, but have used them for years with nothing but excellent results. My daughter uses them for anime products and is similarly satisfied. Order with confidence, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 been using CD Japan for years - highly recommended IMHO for service, though they don't always carry the full range of Japanese releases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 7/27/2022 at 10:28 PM, romualdo said: Been using CD Japan for years—highly recommended IMHO for service, though they don't always carry the full range of Japanese releases. My experience too. I've never used their Proxy service, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Could have sworn someone posted earlier but this thread will do ... Eastwind Imports is at the final stage of their final sale. Price drop to 75% which meant $28-34 Japanese imports at just $6.50 to $7.50. Only missed out on one, the SHM release of the Bennie Green Time Records release. Priority Mail worked out to $10 a piece, give or take and they are out for delivery today. Code SALE75 WWW.eastwindimport.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 10:04 AM, Late said: My experience too. I've never used their Proxy service, however. Their proxy service is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcam_44 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Used buyee for a couple Masabumi Kikuchi albums I wanted and it was very pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 I just went to Eastwind Import and he is indeed closing his business. Remaining stock is now 75% off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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