CDuniverse ends their 30% off all new cds policy

[Nick]

This sucks. I'm glad I pre-ordered the Leo Smith box when it was $35 because they already changed it to $42.69. They won't get nearly as much of my business in the future.

[stonemonkts]

Alldirect.com is always 33% off retail price. Their selection is not as vast as some, but if they have it you can be guaranteed the lowest price (or damn near close to it).

Excellent resource for books, by the way.

[Nick]

Wow! Thanks for the tip. I'd never even heard of it.

[J.A.W.]

The Wadada Leo Smith Kabell Years box is still listed at $34.99 at CDUniverse, at least today (Feb.4)

[Nick]

Yeah, I don't know if somebody made a mistake or what but all pre-releases are back to 30% off. I still think I'll try alldirect.com for my next purchase. They have free shipping on orders over $99 too.

[stonemonkts]

Originally posted by Nick
Yeah, I don't know if somebody made a mistake or what but all pre-releases are back to 30% off. I still think I'll try alldirect.com for my next purchase. They have free shipping on orders over $99 too.

I've probably purchased a few hundred CDs from Alldirect over the past 2 years alone. I always check to see if they have a title first (although I know better to expect to find anything along the lines of HatHut or stuff like that.)

Recent purchase from them which arrived a week or so ago:

Bebop ~ Bley, Paul
1 CD Music 716043125920 | Price: $12.79 | Ext: $12.79
-- Shipped With Order
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Fuschia Swing Song (Bonus Trac ~ Rivers, Sam
1 CD Music 724359041322 | Price: $11.88 | Ext: $11.88
-- Shipped With Order
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Group Masterpieces 6 ~ Tatum, Art
1 CD Music 025218042925 | Price: $8.65 | Ext: $8.65
-- Shipped With Order
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Group Masterpieces 8 ~ Tatum, Art
1 CD Music 025218043120 | Price: $8.65 | Ext: $8.65
-- Shipped With Order
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Kelly Blue ~ Kelly, Wynton
1 CD Music 025218603324 | Price: $8.65 | Ext: $8.65
-- Shipped With Order
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Rosewood (Bonus Tracks) ~ Shaw, Woody
1 CD Music 074646551929 | Price: $7.99 | Ext: $7.99
-- Shipped With Order
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Sabino ~ Malaby, Tony
1 CD Music 026724015328 | Price: $12.79 | Ext: $12.79
-- Shipped With Order
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Spellbound ~ Jordan, Clifford
1 CD Music 025218676625 | Price: $8.65 | Ext: $8.65
-- Shipped With Order
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String Quartets 11 13 & 15 ~ Shostakovich / St Petersburg
1 CD Music 034571171579 | Price: $13.49 | Ext: $13.49
-- Shipped With Order

As you can see they definitely have the best prices on your basic Columbia, Riverside/OJC, Pablo and Blue Note type recordings, and other similarly priced labels (Impulse, Verve and so on.)

[J.A.W.]

Originally posted by Nick
I still think I'll try alldirect.com for my next purchase. They have free shipping on orders over $99 too.

Pity they don't ship outside the U.S.

[Nick]

Thanks again for the tip stonemonks. I'd been planning a purchasing freeze to catch up on all the shit I've been buying lately but I think I'll sneak in an order to alldirect first. I've been falling behind on the Blue Note Connoisseur series the last couple years due to their high prices, but at under 12 a disc and free shipping I'll probably grab a few along with some of the Nonsuch Explorers ($8 each shipped).