Right now, who offers the best price on imports?

[Hardbopjazz]

Who has the best offers for imports from Japan?

[J.A.W.]

Who has the best offers for imports from Japan?

Including shipping? That would be Hiroshi Tanno: hiroshi@earlyrecords.com.

[Pete C]

You might want to try Dusty Groove. It's hit or miss whether they'll carry the item you want, but when they have it their prices are very good.

[J.A.W.]

You might want to try Dusty Groove.  It's hit or miss whether they'll carry the item you want, but when they have it their prices are very good.

Dusty Groove's prices are much higher than Hiroshi's. Unless direct import from Japan is not an option, Hiroshi would be the best choice in my opinion. Here's his website. He can supply every jazz LP and CD that's currently available in Japan, though it might not be listed on his site.

Edited March 18, 2004 by J.A.W.

[Guest Chaney]

I've been wondering about this for ages: Is it possible for me to ask Mr. Tanno for a listing of available Japanese pressings of Helen Merrill titles or would I have to be specific in what I was looking for?

[J.A.W.]

I've been wondering about this for ages: Is it possible for me to ask Mr. Tanno for a listing of available Japanese pressings of Helen Merrill titles or would I have to be specific in what I was looking for?

Why don't you ask him; if it's not too time-consuming, he'll probably mail you a list.

[J.A.W.]

I've been wondering about this for ages: Is it possible for me to ask Mr. Tanno for a listing of available Japanese pressings of Helen Merrill titles or would I have to be specific in what I was looking for?

Helen Merrill CDs at HMV Japan. Beware: HMV Japan's shipping charges are astronomical.

[Brad]

Hiroshi's the man. You have to go with him. I'd use HMV as a catalogue source. If it's on HMV, Mr. Tanno can get it for you.

[PHILLYQ]

Count me as one impressed by Hiroshi's service. I ordered some discs from his place on 3/24, and they were in my mailbox TODAY! That's amazing. He takes Paypal and let me pay in US$(No getting shafted on the exchange rate.). I praise him and his operation highly- they deserve it.

[Swinger]

Phillyq:

I'm just curious...how many cds/lps did you order from his site and how much were the shipping costs?

Edited March 30, 2004 by Swinger

[PHILLYQ]

I ordered three discs- each disc was 1500 yen, and the total was $48.93. The shipping was about $8, which is very reasonable for Japan to Brooklyn, NY. I sent him an email with a list of what I was interested in and asked for a quote for the total. He replied quickly and gave me the option of paying in yen or dollars. He must have put it in the mail about 10 minutes after I paid him.

Edited March 30, 2004 by PHILLYQ

[Man with the Golden Arm]

And as for trust I can remember a couple of times when Hiroshi will give you the quote and then you get busy and might pay him the next day and promptly receive his reply of thanks and that the "package was dispatched yesterday". I even sent a defective CD back just last week that was received and acknowledged for a credit within four days.

This must be a completely Japanese phenomena! And we should all do so well across the board. Hiroshi has Karma.

[Brad]

His service is very fast. It even amazes me. I usually get his package in five or six days. I can't recommend him too highly.

[Dave James]

I haven't bought anything from Mr. Tanno for awhile, but a couple of years ago, we had three or four interactions. His customer service / responsiveness is by far the best I've seen in the entire CD online industry. Not to mention his prices. You absolutely cannot go wrong doing business with this gentleman.

Up over and out.

[undergroundagent]

Hiroshi is the only retailer I buy music from anymore.

He's reliable, and he can get you stuff that's sometimes OOP. I've never had a problem with him, but, even if I did, I'd still buy from him.

[Swinger]

phillyq:

Shipping costs $8 from Japan to USA for 3 discs? Not bad at all! I usually have to pay around $9.00 (Global Priority Mail) to order more than 1 cd from USA.