Black Saint/Soul Note

[kh1958]

Is there a current U.S. source for the Black Saint and Soul Note catalogue?

[Chuck Nessa]

Cadence.

[Guy Berger]

Cadence.

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Don't Downtown Music Gallery and Omnitone stock them as well?

Guy

[Chuck Nessa]

Cadence.

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Don't Downtown Music Gallery and Omnitone stock them as well?

Guy

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I believe they buy them from Cadence.

[kh1958]

Thanks. They had what I was looking for in stock, it appears.

[Late]

Many in stock and on sale here. Pick up Frank Lowe's The Flam for $11. (Or the Dewey Redman, which was impossible to find only a few years ago.)

[BFrank]

There are a lot of rumors flying that these labels will be showing up on eMusic in the near future.

[RDK]

More than just rumors I'd say. Cam Jazz has announced that they've picked up BS/SN for digital distibution, saying that they'll be turning up on itunes, emusic, Amazon, and other places soon.

[Guy Berger]

Many in stock and on sale here. Pick up Frank Lowe's The Flam for $11. (Or the Dewey Redman, which was impossible to find only a few years ago.)

Some good prices. Is tower.com reliable? A while back someone here said they got a used CD sent to them when they were expecting a new one.

Guy

[Hoppy T. Frog]

Oh crap, after I placed an order with Tower, I found out it's owned by Caiman. Ugh.

[Joe]

The Omnitone store also has a selection of these still available for purchase.

http://www.omnitone.com/store/label-blacksaint.htm

http://www.omnitone.com/store/label-soulnote.htm

[Late]

Some good prices. Is Tower.com reliable? A while back someone here said they got a used CD sent to them when they were expecting a new one.

Guy

In my 30+ orders over the last three years, Tower.com has been fairly reliable (— I've had one item that never shipped), and I've never received a used disc in place of a new disc. One caveat: never put anything in your shopping cart that doesn't say "in stock" or "on sale - ships in 12 hours." Those are the only items that actually ship. I've usually received my orders in 7-9 days, sometimes all in one box, but more often separately and in successive days.

The prices at Tower.com are almost always the lowest on the net, but they fluctuate wildly. After you place an order for a disc (and it ships), check back on the price from time to time. It will usually drop for about a week or so, and then go up considerably after that. For no reason in particular, I've been following the pricing on the Criss Cross label (usually $17 retail per disc), and have watched prices go down to $11, and then back up to retail.

As far as Caiman goes, I've had even better service from the Caiman Outlet (through Amazon). Their "used" discs, at least in my experience, are almost always new for some reason. I ordered a 15-disc box set of Montserrat Caballé used for $62, and it arrived in shrink wrap with the manufacturer's sticker on it.

That said, when I'm shopping through Amazon, I always try to purchase items from ImportCDs, even if the price is slightly higher. They're based out of Irvine, California, have a diverse selection (mostly classical and jazz, but with a decent tango selection as well), and they ship promptly (though that may be because I'm on the West coast). I usually receive orders from them in about 4 days.

Anyway, enough on that. I have no connection with any of the above sellers; just wanted to share my positive experience(s).