Aalice.417 net.records utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!alice!ark Fri Jan 22 12:05:29 1982 A record club that is actually worthwhile For more than ten years, I have been a member of the Musical Heritage Society. That's a name which makes you think they are associated with the Franklin Mint or something, but they aren't. They are presently at 14 Park Road; Tinton Falls NJ 07724. Their deal works as follows. Write them a letter and they will send you an application form. Send back the form and one dollar and they will send you a record of Pachelbel's Canon in D. I know one person who can't stand Pachelbel's Canon and told them so; they sent him something else. They will also put you on their mailing list. From now on, you get a brochure every three weeks describing their new releases and some of their old releases. If you do not cut out the post card and send it back to them, they will eventually send you two or three records from that brochure and bill you. When you do send back the form, you can order whatever things you like or nothing at all. Why do I say this is a good deal? First, you are under no obligation. Whenever you like, you can tell them you're no longer interested and they'll drop you from their mailing list. Second is the price. They are currently charging $4.95 per record or cassette, plus 5% tax if you live in NJ, plus $1.60 shipping per order (regardless of size). Third is the unusual part: they only sell their OWN label, which is NOT available from anyone else (though a small number of record stores seem to carry a few of their things, at much higher prices). They are classical music only, and their performers range from very well known (Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maurice Andre, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center) to the utterly obscure. Many of their records are pressed from recordings made by Erato (a French company). Their catalog, which includes over 3,000 titles, lists many well known pieces, as well as many obscure ones. They offer, for instance, all the Haydn symphonies, as well as the complete piano music of Mompou. Their recordings are generally excellent. Many have won the Grand Prix du Disque. They are not listed in the Schwann catalog, because Schwann only shows records that are routinely available in record stores. If you are not a member, you can order individual records for $7.75 each plus shipping. A strong incentive to continue membership. Their recordings of Couperin's harpsichord music are particularly delightful (sixteen records). ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.