Best place to buy Mosaic Select Sets ?

[cool_blue]

Looking top pick up the Paul Chambers Select. Is dealing direct with Mosaic the best route ? There shipping is a little high for one item.

[wesbed]

Direct from Mosaic is my recommendation.

[BeBop]

Direct from Mosaic is my recommendation.

Agree. I suppose some Bay Arean who finds a used Select at Amoeba, and who has one of the ubiquitous $2 coupons in hand, night save a couple of bucks over a new set from Mosaic. But even that doesn't seem like a deal.

Best bet: order all your Mosaic stuff in one big order. Lower shipping per item.

[Tony Pusey]

Or try True Blue!

[J.A.W.]

I'd recommend ordering directly from Mosaic. Unfortunately, their international shipping rates are quite high, but there's no real alternative for people living outside the United States* - unless you've got an American contact who's willing to order from Mosaic and forward the CDs; that might be a bit cheaper.

(*You can get a few Verve/Mosaic sets for relatively low prices in Europe, of course)

[sheldonm]

...not sure what the shipping cost are to the Sun Ship, but I would order directly from Mosaic as well.

m~

[sidewinder]

and, of course, if there happens to be a problem with the disks or packaging after transit, they will sort it out for you without hesitation.

Edited January 25, 2006 by sidewinder

[cool_blue]

and, of course, if there happens to be a problem with the disks or packaging after transit, they will sort it out for you without hesitation.

Cheers everyone, glad to be back and healthy again. Btw this is a rare occasion for me , jazz on cd : ) I hope my vinyl isnt mad at me lol. But I heard ther Paul Chambers Select on our NPR station and loved what i heard.

[Rooster_Ties]

I love Mosaic, and have bought many, MANY sets from them over the years. My complaints about them are VERY few.

But their shipping costs - particularly on small orders - are definitely a pain.

Maybe they do that to encourage larger orders - I don't know. All I know is that their shipping costs are high enough that I usually try to get a couple local buddies to all go in together on one order, so we can all combine on shipping.

[Dan Gould]

Given how important Mosaic is in the sphere of reissues and premium quality box sets that no one else will put out, I think we owe it to them to get everything we are interested in direct from them so that they can continue to do what they do.

[BeBop]

Anyone ever 'dropped in' in Stamford? (...not that it's going to save enough money to pay for the trip...)

[Kalo]

Given how important Mosaic is in the sphere of reissues and premium quality box sets that no one else will put out, I think we owe it to them to get everything we are interested in direct from them so that they can continue to do what they do.

[robviti]

Anyone ever 'dropped in' in Stamford? (...not that it's going to save enough money to pay for the trip...)

yes, i've managed to drop by a few times on my way to nyc. kevin b. and i even had the pleasure once of going to lunch with michael.