Best websites to buy vinyl?

Dun laoire

I have to say Discogs has been unreal for buying all the stuff i never had back in the day but there are still a few tracks that aren't available. I also used ebay in the past but that doesnt have a patch on discogs. Anybody know other good websites to buy records online?

Thanks.

Scubadevils

Gemm is really excellent -

http://www.gemm.com/

~Marky~

Hard to find records http://www.htfr.com/ I used to use them all the time but that was good few years ago but they where good and reliable.
I dont know what they are like now though but they have been around for years

Dun laoire

Thanks for the quick reply lads. I remember reading a while back about HTFR being well ropey and not to touch it with the mother in laws money. LOL only joking about that bit but i did read somewhere that it wasnt great. I just never bothered with it after reading the negative comments about it. I'll check out GEMM. Thanks me aul muckers

~Marky~

I never had any trouble with them but that was a good few years ago now though so could have changed alot

Scubadevils

I bought a bit from HTFR a few years ago - found them over-priced and they frequently shipped bootlegs where the track had been advertised as the official label release. I did get a lot of genuine stuff too but hit and miss.

I would stick with gemm and discogs.

Scubadevils

Another great shop is Hard Wax in Berlin and they have an ordering facility online - www.hardwax.com

I have never ordered from them but was in the shop once (for about 4 hours ) and they have an amazing selection of techno, minimal, house etc. Must take a trip over again actually, Ryanair do return to Berlin for €55 all-in which is money well spent to spend some time in that shop.

They are great for classics too, but mainly in techno. I made the mistake when I was over to ask quite innocently 'Do you have any tracks on Eye Q?' - I was on a classic trance buzz at the time and thought in my ignorance that being in Berlin that it would be likely that I would get tracks on Eye Q; the guy behind the counter said 'no' in quite an abrupt and smug fashion + :rolleyes: Wrong question I discovered for somewhere like Hard Wax. So, if trance is your thing, don't go to Hard Wax

Edit - just browsing through the listings under 'Detroit' on Hard Wax; mouthwatering stuff!!! I need to get there again.

sur_1_nuage

~Always ordered on Decks.de, top service & choice, bargain prices compared to Juno. I am on Serato Scratch now so no more business with me Decks, sorry!:D

BaZmO*

I use,

Discogs - Great for bargains on secondhand/rare stuff.

HTFR - OK for new stuff but can be pricey unless it's a popular track. Dreadful for secondhand stuff as they don't state what condition the vinyl is in and can be very expensive for the rare stuff. The one saving grace is that they have sound clips of most of their catalogue but with the advent of youtube it's not as much as a Godsend as it used to be.

Ebay / Gemm - Lumped the 2 together because it's just as much as a muchness which one you go with because both are just Marketplace websites like Discogs and it just depends who you're buying off. Although Gemm do a "Greenshield" buyer insurance thing on certain purchases, costs an extra 15% on the original cost though. Again both sites are like Discogs in that I'd generally only get older stuff from them.

ukdancerecords.com - Great site for underground tunes but the website ain't great. It only has sound clips of one track from each release which is a bit limiting. Stuff tends to go out of stock quite quickly though, but you can ask for stuff to be re-ordered but it just means that when it comes in you have to order it quickly or it gets picked up by someone else. The biggest problem about this is deliveries end up adding too much to the price as you're only buying one tune at a time.

chemical-records.co.uk - Fantastic website for vinyl as well as equipment and clothes. The music section is brilliant as you can listen to the full tune on every release.

Executive Steve

Dun laoire wrote: »

Thanks for the quick reply lads. I remember reading a while back about HTFR being well ropey and not to touch it with the mother in laws money. LOL only joking about that bit but i did read somewhere that it wasnt great. I just never bothered with it after reading the negative comments about it. I'll check out GEMM. Thanks me aul muckers

NEVER SHOP AT HTFR


www.chemical-records.com

red dave

I use http://www.juno.co.uk/ and have never had a problem with them. will deliver by normal post in 5 working days adn DHL next day. Can be bit pricey with the DHL although if you really want that tune does it matter the price?

Riesen_Meal

http://www.kompakt-net.com/

Setun

[cm]tyranny wrote: »

NEVER SHOP AT HTFR


www.chemical-records.com

Yeah that reminds, gotta get rid of that email sub to htfr... I didn't realise they were dodgy though.