What's the current status of the Classics labels?

[Don Brown]

Just heard from the local supplier of the Classics labels (the Complete Chronological jazz series and the Blues & Rhythm series) that they are no longer available from his source in Los Angeles. Are the labels dead or in yet another hiatus?

[Stereojack]

  Don Brown said:

Just heard from the local supplier of the Classics labels (the Complete Chronological jazz series and the Blues & Rhythm series) that they are no longer available from his source in Los Angeles. Are the labels dead or in yet another hiatus?

I heard from a reliable source that their European distributor recently went belly up owing the label a large amount of money. Whether they can survive this setback remains to be seen.

[FrancoisD]

  Stereojack said:

  Don Brown said:

Just heard from the local supplier of the Classics labels (the Complete Chronological jazz series and the Blues & Rhythm series) that they are no longer available from his source in Los Angeles. Are the labels dead or in yet another hiatus?

I heard from a reliable source that their European distributor recently went belly up owing the label a large amount of money. Whether they can survive this setback remains to be seen.

I think I've already posted it elsewhere-their new distributor is Abeille Musique France. They are at the present busy reissuing the back catalog, but no new issues have appeared after #1429( Lionel Hampton 1951-53). However you will be able to find a large slice of the back catalog here:

Chronological Classics