Initially bad and now good news from Hiroshi Tanno

[J.A.W.]

Hiroshi Tanno just told me he won't be able to supply most new Japanese CDs from January 1, 2010. He'll keep running his record shop, so people can still contact him about used records and CDs from that date.

Mr Tanno has provided me with many gems over the years and I'm very sorry to see this happening. His service has always been excellent.

Edited November 12, 2009 by J.A.W.

[Jason Drake]

Yes, I heard from him this morning. His contact point for new releases won't deal with someone of his size anymore. So a good reason to get orders in for current releases in the next month or so (even if the pound to the yen rate is a killer at the moment). As Hans says though, he was keen to point out that the shop is still open for used items

[Tony Pusey]

I already posted this bad news last week on the New Japanese reissue thread, but it does deserve its own thread in retrospect....hope Hiroshis business continues to thrive under the altered cicumstances.

[J.A.W.]

I already posted this bad news last week on the New Japanese reissue thread, but it does deserve its own thread in retrospect....hope Hiroshis business continues to thrive under the altered cicumstances.

Sorry, I hadn't seen that; I'm no longer following the Japanese reissue threads. I guess those threads will dry up, now that Hiroshi soon won't be able to get new CDs anymore.

Edited October 29, 2009 by J.A.W.

[Cliff Englewood]

This is a real pity, I am awaiting a large shipment from him myself, should be here early next week, it will have a few new CDs in it which I'm sure he went to a bit of trouble to get for me. Strange he didn't mention this to me because I am a fairly regular customer and usually get a few new things from him with every order. :rcry

[peterintoronto]

Hiroshi Tanno is a true gentleman whose product is always, always, A+. The only people to come close to his level of service are Chuck Nessa, and the folks at www.ayler.com, who are also a joy to do business with.

I will remain a loyal customer of Hiroshi's LP offerings at least!

Edited October 29, 2009 by peterintoronto

[Shrdlu]

Sad to see that go. I recommend Mundo though. They give very quick and friendly service. As a backup, there is also hmv.co.jp - kinda pricey however.

[J.A.W.]

Sad to see that go. I recommend Mundo though. They give very quick and friendly service. As a backup, there is also hmv.co.jp - kinda pricey however.

Mundo's prices are also quite high compared to Hiroshi's.

Earlier this week Hiroshi told me he might still be able to get new Japanese CDs after January 1, but nothing's been decided yet.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Sad to see that go. I recommend Mundo though. They give very quick and friendly service. As a backup, there is also hmv.co.jp - kinda pricey however.

Mundo's prices are also quite high compared to Hiroshi's.

Earlier this week Hiroshi told me he might still be able to get new Japanese CDs after January 1, but nothing's been decided yet.

That is hopeful. We'll await with interest. Yes - Mundo is more expensive than Hiroshi.

MG

[J.A.W.]

Sad to see that go. I recommend Mundo though. They give very quick and friendly service. As a backup, there is also hmv.co.jp - kinda pricey however.

Mundo's prices are also quite high compared to Hiroshi's.

Earlier this week Hiroshi told me he might still be able to get new Japanese CDs after January 1, but nothing's been decided yet.

That is hopeful. We'll await with interest. Yes - Mundo is more expensive than Hiroshi.

MG

Hiroshi just told me he'll probably know more in about four weeks.

[Tony Pusey]

Hans

thank you for that sliver of hope!

fingers crossed, or the Swedish version, I am holding my thumbs!

[clifford_thornton]

I haven't bought anything from him in a while.

Guess it's time to do so.

[B. Goren.]

Hans

thank you for that sliver of hope!

fingers crossed, or the Swedish version, I am holding my thumbs!

If it helps, I'll cross even my legs fingers for Hiroshi.

[Shrdlu]

Mundo wasn't all that bad, and they have an extensive range. But I don't buy a lot of Japanese CDs.

[B. Goren.]

This was the last paragraph of an e-mail message I received this morning from Hiroshi:

I have one more thing to tell you. I'm going to sign a contract with another supplier, so I will be able to provide brand new CDs after January 1st, 2010.

[J.A.W.]

This was the last paragraph of an e-mail message I received this morning from Hiroshi:

I have one more thing to tell you. I'm going to sign a contract with another supplier, so I will be able to provide brand new CDs after January 1st, 2010.

Yep, got this good news from him too.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I'm extremely pleased. Thanks for relaying this news.

MG

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

wait wait wait wait wait who is this guy and how do u work w/ him? hes in the US but has the hookup for japanese import cds? tell me more about the logistics on this

[PHILLYQ]

wait wait wait wait wait who is this guy and how do u work w/ him? hes in the US but has the hookup for japanese import cds? tell me more about the logistics on this

Hiroshi Tanno is in Japan and he's at Early Records.

[Tony Pusey]

great news! So the end of the world as we know it has been postponed again.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

how do you send him payment. do you have to do a foreign draft. or is it wire transfer only.

[Chas]

He takes Paypal .

http://www.earlyrecords.com/

[sidewinder]

Great news - long live Early Records !

[Jason Drake]

Good news for the med/long term - and in the short term it also means I can defer the planned last minute splurge

[Kyo]

Great news. I haven't ordered any imports in quite a while, but Hiroshi was always my vendor of choice.