Purchasing Vinyl Online

i’m one of those a-holes that has a spotify premium account. it’s how i listen to a majority of music.

but, i’ve heard the digital. which means it’s time for me to officially begin buying and listening to vinyl.

whatever…

i’m about to buy caribou and aphex upcoming release on vinyl. wondering where you all recommend buying from.

my first instinct was amazon. which i did… but i’m now regretting. any suggestions?


in us.

looks like you’re in the US… don’t know the shipping rates but Hardwax in Berlin is a great shop for all things vinyl
https://hardwax.com

Discogs is your friend.
Biggest online database of pretty much every single record every made, together with all the places (globally) where you can get a copy.
Amazon’s not for vinyl. Discogs is. Massive, and most of the big shops (including for example Hardwax) have active accounts on Discogs.

Why are you regretting it? I have never had a problem.

Discogs is good for used - of course ebay you can find whatever the hell you want (where’s the fun in that?).
Juno.co.uk is pretty good if you want new / more underground stuff.
I have also used chemical-records from the UK.

regrettably this may no longer be an option.

regrettably this may no longer be an option.[/quote]
That’s a shame but I guess that’s the way that little old cookie crumbles.

I recommend Discogs as well. Great site for vinyl!
CD and LP is good also (www.cdandlp.com).

As for Amazon I decided to boycott them due to how they treat their employees. I don’t want to be part of that…

Why not try also your local vinyl dealer? Some still exist (there’s still a small local shop in my city!), most are passionate, and they can give you great advice.

Cheers,

Why are you regretting it? I have never had a problem.[/quote]
some sense of _amazon can’t sell me everything…
and mostly just wanting to explore new options.

not for aphex obviously but lots of good stuff here :slight_smile: http://www.stonesthrow.com/

elektrons and modular used on this, very tasty
http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/dntel/human-voice

Rubadub in Glasgow has some great vinyl.

http://www.rubadubrecords.co.uk/music

Why not directly from Merge? http://www.mergerecords.com/our-love
And Bleep? https://bleep.com/release/53848-aphex-twin-syro

I usually try to go directly from the label. If they don’t have a place to buy they usually have a distributor, such as with LIES http://alldayrecords.com/lies.shtml which IMO is not the best way to do it.

why not right from bleep… or the label…

getting a little more cautious about how many vendors i provide card info too. gets difficult to manage and keep track of.


also…
@nirun

dntel… mmmm. just arrived. i did buy this directly from stones throw.


+1 on juno.co.uk for anybody who’s uk based. I’ve spent more than I’d care to admit with them over the years!

Also went direct to Bleep for Syro though.

Discogs is brilliant for things that are plentiful and commonplace, but as soon as things get a little bit rare, the prices go up like mad. However, sometimes people let you make them an offer.

For rare things, I prefer to bid it out on ebay. The downsides of ebay are that it takes time, rejection, heart-ache and nerves of steel.

Really nice to hear people going back to vinyl :slight_smile:

I’m quite a fan of the Bandcamp discover pages too. I love browsing / listening to some of the new releases in my preferred genres.

deejay.de if you like yer techno, another choice
boomkat.com if you like yer IDM

+1 for Hardwax and deejay.de and I would add http://www.decks.de/shop to the list…

  • 1 for juno & rubadub.
    clone.nl also worth a look

Try Clone.nl as well…

http://www.factmag.com/2014/09/25/urban-outfitters-sell-more-vinyl-records-than-any-other-retailer/
:wink:

that just makes me want to go back to cd’s.
…interestingly, the dntel vinyl came w/ a cassette. talk about confusion…