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Heartbeat
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"Heartbeat"
Rounder Records
One Camp Street
Cambridge, MA 02140 USA
Phone: (617) 354-0700
WWW: http://www.rounder.com/heartbeat
HEATWAVE
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"HEATWAVE"
Christian Fritsch/Thorsten Rehahn
Heidelbergerstraße 46
69221 Dossenheim, GERMANY
(49) 6222-860164
Hopeless Records
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Hopeless Records
PO Box 7495
Van Nuys, CA 91409-7495
Fax: (818) 997-6445
Email: info@hopelessrecords.com
WWW: http://www.hopelessrecords.com/
Icon Records
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"Icon Records"
P.O. Box 1746
Royal Oak, MI, 48068 USA
Immortal Records
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"Immortal Records"
Los Angeles, CA USA
http://www.muzik.com/far/immortal, Immortal Records Online.
Island Records
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Island Records
WWW: http://www.island.co.uk/ UK
WWW: http://www.islandlife.com/
Returning to its ska roots in 1997!
JoCo Ska Records
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"JoCo Ska Records"
Attn: Jamie
12614 Overbrook
Leawood, KS 66209
Jump Up! Records
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"Jump Up! Records"
c/o Chuck Wren
4409 1/2 Greenview Suite 2W
Chicago, IL 60640 USA
Email: jumpup@mcs.com, Chuck Wren.
WWW: http://www.mcs.com/~jumpup/WWW/homepage.html
Kingpin Records
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"Kingpin Records"
920 Tuscola
West Bend, WI 53095 USA
(414) 675-9092 (voice)
kingpin@execpc.com
Leech Records
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"Leech Records"
PO Box 154
8042 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
EMail: t4riedma@twi.ch
WWW: http://www.twi.ch./~b5riedma/
(January 1997) Working hard on `Skampler 3' with a lot of foreign
bands and on an international Ska Compilation too.
Lookout
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"Lookout"
P.O. Box 11374,
Berkeley, CA 94712 USA
Mango
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"Mango" (UK/US - a division of Island)
http://www.island.co.uk.
(Has many Jamaican ska compilations, and some recent albums from the
"old school", like Toots Hibbert. Like Capitol/EMI Latin, this label
should be easily found in the reggae section of any large record store.)
MercuroChrome Records
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"MercuroChrome Records"
c/o Pete Levin
1109 Ann St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rdarden/MC/
abaghdad@umich.edu - Amir Baghdadchi
rdarden@engin.umich.edu - Randy Darden
ajmacle@umich.edu - Allison MacLennan
paddockt@umich.edu - Travis Paddock
schlege@umich.edu - Andy Schlegel
Moon Ska Records
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"Moon Ska Records"
P.O. Box 1412
Cooper Station
New York, NY 10276 USA
(212) 673-5538
FAX: (212) 673-5571
moonska@walrus.com
http://www.moonska.com/
All hail Moon for keeping ska on the books through the lean years of
the late Eighties and for pumping it up today.
Nat
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"Nat"
Shinmei Building 3F
7-33 Nishi-Shinjuku 7
Shinjuku, Tokyo-180 JAPAN
Neat Guy Records
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"Neat Guy Records"
P.O. Box 2322
St. Louis, MO 63114 USA
Next Step
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"Next Step" (UK - formerly Rhythm Foundation)
15 Trilleck Ave.
Hereford, HR2 7HX UK
(Modern - including Japan's Ska Flames - and classics compilations.)
Phalanx
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"Phalanx"
2-3 Kanda Awajicho
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101, JAPAN
(Punx ska)
Pinche Gringo
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"Pinche Gringo"
P.O. Box 49956
Austin, TX 78765 USA
Pork Pie Records/Vieklang
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"Pork Pie Records/Vieklang"
Forster Straße 4/5
D-10999 Berlin, GERMANY
(No Sports, Fun Republic, The Frits, other German & European bands)
Propaganda
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"Propaganda"
P.O. Box 9173
08023 Barcelona, SPAIN
(93) 418 73 46
Email: propaga@abaforum.es
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6185/propaganda.html, (In
Spanish)
Una nova distribuidora anticomercial, principalment musical, que
recolza totes les possibles iniciatives de caire alternatiu i
centra el seu funcionament en l'autonomia i l'autogestió,
plantejant la distribució i edició de material no comercial com
un arma contra el capitalisme.
Ska, Oi! and punk.
Quattro
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"Quattro"
JAPAN
(Jump With Joey) *I'd love some more info. -TCWN*
Radical Records
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"Radical Records"
77 Bleecker St
New York, NY 10012 USA
Voice: 212-475-1111
Fax: 212-475-3676
Email: radrec@idt.net
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6271
Raj Records
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"Raj Records"
321 South Main St.
Suite #4
Sebastopol, CA 95472 USA
WWW: http://www.sonic.net/~raj
Email: raj@sonic.net
*A ska-only label*.
Raw Energy Records
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"Raw Energy Records"
65 Front St. West
Suite 0116-42
Toronto, Ontario M5J 1E6 CANADA
Email: rawnrg@passport.ca
WWW: http://rawenergy.passport.ca
(Public Service, King Apparatus)
Redrum Compact Discs
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"Redrum Compact Discs"
P.O. Box 1084
Beaverton OR 97075
(Crazy 8's)
Reptilian Records
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"Reptilian Records"
c/o Chris X
403 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231 USA
(410) 327-6853 (daily - Noon till 7 pm)
Rhino Records
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"Rhino Records"
Toll-free number: 1-800-432-0020
rIOrARErECORDS
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"rIOrARErECORDS"
100 North Tryon
Suite-B-220-175
Charlotte, NC 28202
USA
Email: hxs4eyes@caro.net
Rounder Records
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"Rounder Records"
Cambridge, MA USA
Royal Flush Records
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"Royal Flush Records"
PO Box 441955
Somerville, MA 02144
Email: zbrooks@emerald.tufts.edu, for a catalog.
WWW: http://www.tufts.edu/~zbrooks Send two stamps for a printed
catalog.
Royal Flush Records is *not-for-profit*, and reinvests in independent
and unsigned ska and punk bands.
Rude Girl Records
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Rude Girl Records
Email: skaensack@aol.com
WWW:
Sandbox Records
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"Sandbox Records"
c/o Alan Quick
Box 6175 Wesleyan Station
Middletown, CT 06459 USA
Shining Path Records
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"Shining Path Records"
P.O. Box 2170
Westfield, MA 01085
E-mail: sma96@map.com
Signal Sound System Records
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"Signal Sound System Records"
c/o Greg McWhorter
P.O. Box 1861
Victorville, CA 92392 USA
(carries Voodoo Glow Skulls)
Silver Girl Records
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"Silver Girl Records"
P.O. Box 161024
San Diego, CA 92176 USA
(619) 282-9843 (voice)
http://www.SilverGirl.com
Simmerdown Productions
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"Simmerdown Productions"
c/o Matt Griffin
P.O. Box 344
Portland, OR 97207-0344 USA
simmerdown@aol.com
Sirius
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"Sirius"
PO Box 245
South Yarra, Victoria AUSTRALIA 3141
Son of Beserkley Records
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"Son of Beserkley Records"
Berkeley, CA 94710 USA
Sound System
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"Sound System"
P.O. Box A566
Sydney South
New South Wales, 2000
AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 2 9264 8992
Fax: +61 2 9267 5242
Square Records
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"Square Records"
P.O. Box 1926
Harvard Square Station
Cambridge, MA 02238 USA
http://www.dmn.com/square/
Steady Beat Recordings
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"Steady Beat Recordings"
P.O. Box 1141
Wilmington, CA 90748-1141 USA
(310) 669-4917
stdybeat@universe.digex.net, Luis Correa. WWW:
http://www.universe.digex.net/~stdybeat/
West Coast US traditional ska.
Step-1
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"Step-1"
P.O. Box 201
Talding, Kent ME18 6HF UK
Stockholm Records
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"Stockholm Records"
Stockholm, SWEDEN
Stomp records
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"Stomp Records"
370 Putney St
Lambert, Quebec J4P B36 CANADA
Email: mhughes@octonline.com
WWW: http://www.octonline.com/usr/mhughes
Stubborn Records
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"Stubborn Records"
504 Grand St. #F52
New York, NY 10002-4101 USA
Send S.A.S.E. for catalog and newsletter.
Email: stubborn@interport.net WWW: http://www.interport.net/~stubborn/
Sun Shot
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"Sun Shot"
15 Trilleck Avenue
Herford, HR2 7HX, UK
Third World International
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"Third World International"
http://euphoria.org/home/labels/twu/twu.html
Too Hep Productions
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"Too Hep Productions"
PO Box 331
Fairfax Station, VA 22039-0331
Phone: (703) 978-GUYS
Fax: (703) 764-2059
Email: courtney@erols.com
WWW: http://sys12.cs.jmu.edu/wwwhomes/goldhr/toohep/index.html
WWW: [With *Shockwave* extensions] http://sys12.cs.jmu.edu/wwwhomes/goldhr/toohep/shockindex.html
Trojan (UK)
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"Trojan (UK)"
Iwyman House 34
39 Camden Road
London NW1 91E UK
FAX: 171 267 6746
(A *classic* blue beat label, still going strong today. Send SASE for
catalog.)
Trybute Reggae Records
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"Trybute Reggae Records"
UK
Voice: 00 44 1225 446638
Email: trybute@clara.net
Re-issuing classic ska, rocksteady and reggae (Rico and Laurel
Aitken) and new releases by bands like the Ska Dynamics.
Tudor Rock
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"Tudor Rock"
Badenerstrasse 531
CH-8048 Zurich SWITZERLAND
01-491 72 50
FAX: 01-493 45 74
Ultralight Records
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"Ultralight Records"
c/o Andrew Baker
30172 Branding Iron Rd
San Juan Capo., CA 92675
USA
Email: mnar@ix.netcom.com
Unicorn Records and CDs
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"Unicorn Records and CDs"
c/o Plastic Head Dist.
Units 15 & 15A, Bushell Trading Est.
Hithercroft, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9DD
United Kingdom
Tel: 44+(0)491-825 029 / 44+(0)491-826 233
(Unicorn is *not* defunct.)
Weser Label
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"Weser Label"
Postfach 15 02 31
D-28092 Bremen, GERMANY
Stores
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Subject: 2.13: *Are there some record stores that carry ska?*
Some record stores that specialize in ska or at least have a decent
stock: (Many of these stores will do mail order. Call or send a
business size (Size 10 US or DL international) SASE first.)
Also, check out http://edbo.com/boudicca/places.html, for more
stores.
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B-Side Compact Discs and Tapes
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"B-Side Compact Discs and Tapes"
436 State Street
Madison, WI 53703 USA
(608) 255-1977
Beat Hotel Records
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"Beat Hotel Records"
3022 W. 12 Mile Road
Berkley, MI 40872 USA
(313) 544-2485
skamish@aol.com
Better Days Records
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"Better Days Records"
1591 Bardstown Rd.
Louisville, KY 40205 USA
(502) 456-2394
Brighton Wholesale and Distributing
-----------------------------------
"Brighton Wholesale and Distributing"
3002 Gardenia Lane 15-203
Tumwater, Washington 98512 USA
206-705-2228
They deal with the public and wholesale to retailers. They have 7"s
and videos not available anywhere, including some bands not available
from Moon.
Bronco Bullfrog
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Bronco Bullfrog Mail Order
Marcos Mari Brown
Apartado de Correos 1474
07800 Ibiza (Baleares)
SPAIN.
FAX: +34 71 311064
Email: bullfrog@arrakis.es
WWW: http://www.arrakis.es/~bullfrog/catalog.htm
"For Skinheads, Punks & Rudies"
-BB
Boudisque
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"Boudisque"
Amsterdam (The NETHERLANDS)
CD Bar
------
"CD Bar"
Toronto, Ontario CANADA
(800) 663-1616
Does lots of mail order business.
CD Research
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"CD Research"
407 G St.
Davis, CA USA
[Carries quite a bit of ska and will special order anything. You can
also listen to a CD before you buy it.]
The Clubhouse
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"The Clubhouse"
3728 N Clark St
Chicago, IL USA
(773) 549-2325
No service charge on Metro tickets. (For more info on The Metro,
See .) "Chicago's largest selection of ska. Tons of punk and Oi."
Coxsone's Music City
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"Coxsone's Music City"
3135 Fulton St.
Brooklyn, NY 11208 USA
Phone: (718) 277-4166
[Clement `Coxsone' Dodd is the original ska producer. They seem to
keep ska behind the counter, so you will have to ask for it.]
Crash and Burn
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"Crash and Burn"
1891 Drew Street
Clearwater, FL USA
(813) 449-BURN
[Skinhead and ska]
Daddy Kool
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"Daddy Kool"
9 Berwick Street
London W1v 3rg UK
Tel 071-437-3535
Dr. Strange Records
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"Dr. Strange Records"
P.O. Box 7000-117
Alta Loma, CA 91701 USA
(Lots of hardcore, punk and thrash, some ska)
The Face
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"The Face"
24 Granton Street
London W1V 1LA UK
Tel 071 734-5868
Fax 071 2878723
Fantasy
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Fantasy
9823 Jefferson Ave
Newport News, VA 20505 USA
Voice: (757) 595-1259
FAX: (757) 595-2720
WWW: http://www.fantasyva.com/
Email: FantasyVa@aol.com
Straight Edge, Ska, Techno and Industrial music
The Flytrap Store
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Flytrap, Inc
73 Ireland PL Suite 106
Amityville NY 11701
USA
WWW: http://www.flytrap.net/thestore.htm
Home of One Groovy Coconut & the New York Ska Jazz ensemble.
HIRSCHWORKS
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"HIRSCHWORKS"
Merchandising Dept.
280 Elizabeth Street
Suite A-109
Atlanta, GA 30307 USA
Contact hworks@mindspring.com, or lindab@mindspring.com, to be placed
on the e-mail list and check out
http://www.mindspring.com/~hworks/skatalog, for the latest t-shirts and
vinyl stickers. Wholesale info also available.
iNFINITY nETWORK
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"iNFINITY nETWORK"
c/o Backstreet Abortions
P.O. Box 51465
Raedene 2124, Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA
(These guys are mail-order only. They carry hardcore bands with
[anti-fasist] political content to their lyrics, and some ska-core.)
Jump Start Records
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"Jump Start Records"
Calder Square
P.O. Box 10296
State College, PA 16805-0296 USA
(814) 867-9255
Email: jam257@psu.edu
Just In Case Records
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"Just In Case Records"
P.O. Box 944
Canton, CT 06019-0944 USA
Send a buck or a copy of your zine for a catalog
Moon Ska Records
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"Moon Ska Records"
P.O. Box 1412
Cooper Station
New York, NY 10276 USA
(212) 673-5538
FAX: (212) 673-5571
[Moon also does mail order business. Send a business size (Size 10 US
or DL international) SASE for catalog/newsletter. These guys just
started carrying more German stuff and are working on getting exciting
old Jamaican wax from Coxsone!]
New storefront location:
150 East 2nd Street
New York City, NC 10009
Ask for Noah.
http://www.moonska.com/
moonska@walrus.com
Planet Music
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"Planet Music"
Route 40
Cationsville, MD
Phantom Records
---------------
"Phantom Records"
375 Pitt St.
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Ph: (02) 9264 8992
Fax: (02) 9267 5242
RAS Records Mailorder
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"RAS Records Mailorder"
P.O. Box 42517
Washington DC 20015 USA
(301) 588-5135
[RAS records has a big catalog with ska and rock-steady: Ask for
Charlie or Smitty.]
The Razor Room
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"The Razor Room"
406 S. Park Street
Madison, WI 53703 USA
Specializing in techno, punk, gothic, ska, industrial, trance, ...
Reckless Records
----------------
"Reckless Records"
old location:
3157 N Broadway
Chicago, IL USA
(312) 404-5080
new location:
2055 W North Ave
Chicago, IL USA
(312) 235-3727
"Lots of ska and punk." Buy and sell used CDs, tapes, records,
videos and laserdiscs.
Reptilian Records
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"Reptilian Records"
Baltimore, MD USA
[good vinyl, great prices; Ask for Chris X]
Round Flat Records
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"Round Flat Records"
PO Box 1676-N
Amherst, NY 14226
USA
WWW: http://www.roundflat.com/
Rhythm Records
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"Rhythm Records"
Camden Town
London, UK
*... a great selection of ska, rocksteady, and early seventies reggae.
Also browse the flea markets of the Camden Towm market on the weekend
...* - Harry May forskins@wam.umd.edu
ROIR
----
"ROIR"
611 Broadway, Suite 411
New York, NY 10012 USA
(212) 477-0563.
Rotz Records
------------
Rotz Records
2211 N. Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60614-2900
USA
Voice: (312) 862-6400
Email: rotz@rotz.com
WWW: http://www.rotz.com/catalog/skalist.htm
"We've got over 6000 Punk, SKA and Hardcore Titles plus over 250
T-Shirts in stock. For SKA T-Shirts and stickers listing or current
pricing, call the Rude Boy in our Mail Order Dept. at (312)862-6400."
Roundup Records
---------------
"Roundup Records"
P.O. Box 154, Dept. HB
N. Cambridge, MA 02140 USA
(800) 44-DISCS
[Carries Heartbeat titles and maybe more.]
Ska-T Boy Discs
---------------
"Ska-T Boy Discs"
P.O. Box 5193
Bellmont, CA 94002 USA
Email: skatboy@aol.com
Email: ska_t_boy@earthlink.net
WWW: http://home.earthlink.net/~ska_t_boy/
Write or email for a catalog.
Smash Records
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"Smash Records"
M Street (at 32nd or 33rd)
Georgetown
Washington, DC USA
(202)337-6274
Streetlink Music Ltd
--------------------
"Streetlink Music Ltd"
PO Box 157
Sittingbourne, Kent
England Me10 3SD
(0795) 424843
Stubborn Records
----------------
"Stubborn Records"
504 Grand St. #F52
New York, NY 10002
Taaang Records
--------------
"Taaang Records"
Cambridge, MA USA
(great selection, but pricey)
Taang Records
-------------
"Taang Records"
PO Box 51
Auburndale, MA 02166
(617) 876-2411
Threshold Records
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"Threshold Records"
7901 w 159th St
Tinley Park, IL 60477 USA
(708) 429-0220
"Huge ska section ... and tons of used vinyl"
Vinyl Ink
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"Vinyl Ink"
Silver Spring, MD USA
Wax Trax (Denver)
-----------------
"Wax Trax (Denver)"
Denver, Colorado USA
WOM
---
"WOM"
Munich, GERMANY
Yesterday and Today
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"Yesterday and Today"
Rockville, MD
[great vinyl, rare ska singles] *[reported to be going/have gone out of
business]*
See section 1.12 (in part 1) for citations.
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