T.D. Posted Monday at 07:14 PM Report Posted Monday at 07:14 PM I used to be a big customer and receive their weekly e-mails. Last week I placed my first order in four years. [No longer buy as much classical.] Today I got the following email. Kind of sad, like the end of an era. A Note from Berkshire Record Outlet Dear fellow music-lovers, The time has come to announce our closure within the next sixty days. In the interim, we have a backlog of new and restocked titles that we plan to offer you via our usual updates, in preparation for the subsequent sale of the entire inventory to a consortium of wholesalers. With one exception, we’re all well past retirement age, and the challenges of running a niche business in the year 2025 are more than this near octogenarian is willing to confront. In short, after fifty-one years, we bid you farewell. Thank you all for your patronage. Best wishes, Joe Eckstein Quote
HutchFan Posted Monday at 08:00 PM Report Posted Monday at 08:00 PM 46 minutes ago, T.D. said: Kind of sad, like the end of an era. Indeed. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted Monday at 10:24 PM Report Posted Monday at 10:24 PM I haven't ordered from them in a long time. I used to get great deals on small label Jazz CDs & SACDs but I bet my last order was close to 15 years ago now. Quote
mjzee Posted Monday at 10:34 PM Report Posted Monday at 10:34 PM I'm sad to see them go, but I found their website maddening. Quote
JSngry Posted Monday at 11:02 PM Report Posted Monday at 11:02 PM The say they'll be selling their inventory to wholesalers. Where are the likely destinations for megabuttloads of all those micro-sized specialty classical labels? With the lack of old-school record stores, are their cutout bins left anywhere? Quote
mikeweil Posted Monday at 11:22 PM Report Posted Monday at 11:22 PM I got some interesting items from them, but this was many moons ago. Shipping fees from the US to Europe simply were prohibitive. I wish them well. They deserve their retirement. Quote
felser Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM 1 hour ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: I haven't ordered from them in a long time. I used to get great deals on small label Jazz CDs & SACDs but I bet my last order was close to 15 years ago now. Same here. Quote
jazzbo Posted Tuesday at 02:19 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 02:19 AM I last ordered about five years ago. All the best to the enterprise. Quote
cliffpeterson Posted Tuesday at 02:59 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 02:59 AM Used to visit the physical store in Western MA before it closed years ago Quote
Ken Dryden Posted yesterday at 03:32 PM Report Posted yesterday at 03:32 PM Their website was maddening to search but I found a few gems. I hope they enjoy retirement. Small mail order businesses are closing a lot these days. Quote
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