[Dixielandjazz] Worlds Records closing down

[Marek Boym]

Dear David,
As mentioned in my email, Stomp Off did not sell directly on the web;
I tried to order that way, and finally had to send my orders and
cheques by mail.  As far as I remember, CD Baby sells Stomp Off.
Cheers

On 19 March 2013 19:39, Dave Livingston <snargi at pacbell.net> wrote:
> Stomp Off Records is also gone or going. If you go to Stompoffrecords.com it
> has a message saying World Music is handling CD orders for Stomp Off. One of
> the other good web sites, Jazz By Mail, was run by Webster Records out of
> St. Louis, which closed in Jan. 2012.
>
> David Livingston
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> ________________________________
> From: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
> To: snargi at pacbell.net
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Tue, March 19, 2013 6:14:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Worlds Records closing down
>
> Dear Bill,
> Don't forget one of the most important - the GHB Foundation
> (Jazzology, GHB, American Music and Solo Art for OKOM, Circle for big
> bands, Black Swan - mainly blues, but also the Paramount reissues,
> Audiophile - mainly vocals, but also some traditional jazz, and
> Progressive - despite the name, not only modern).
> And the British Lake also deserves a mention.
>
> Then there are the Stomp Off records, but, so far, they have not been
> selling directly on the web.
> Cheers
>
> On 19 March 2013 10:28, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>> Dear Friends,
>> As listmate Mike Logsdon briefly advised the other week, Worlds Records is
>> closing down.
>>
>> http://www.swingdjs.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2976&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=d4b9f4cccac361344654f6270e7129d4
>> What a great loss to the jazz world (pun intended).
>> Worlds' proprietor, Ren Brown, is one of those few record retailers who
>> knows what real jazz is.
>> >From Irving Aaronson to Bob Zurke.
>> He and his team are prompt, efficient and friendly.
>> I started buying LPs from 'Worlds' way back when CDs were unknown.
>> And, in recent years, have been replacing them with CDs as I am running
>> out of storage space.
>> 8>)
>> [So too is Malcolm at Venerable Records, who a year or so back moved away
>> from selling limited edition CDs to dealing in 78s, due to the competition
>> in a dwindling jazz market.]
>> The private, specialist jazz labels including Jazz Oracle, Frog,
>> Retrieval, Timeless and Document do sell direct, but there are a lot who do
>> not.
>> How now will we find out about these smaller private company releases?
>> With Worlds it was simple, as most labels were available all under the one
>> roof.
>> So, what are we dedicated collectors to do now?
>> Very kind regards,
>> Bill.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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