Yes! We made it to Parnassus's 300th LP catalog!

Actually, we've done quite a few more catalogs than that. Since we split off our CD catalog, we've done 39 of those, plus 2 jazz catalogs (a failed project!), 11 "Prime" catalogs (higher priced records which hardly exist any more), 2 special order CDR catalogs, and possibly even a few others we've forgotten. So let's say this is at least our 350th catalog. At any rate, it's a milestone which as far as we know has been reached by no other record dealer.

Of course, if it weren't for our customers, we wouldn't be here. Some of you may remember the time five years ago when we had a close-out/moving sale and nearly wound up going out of the LP business altogether. Fortunately, it didn't happen, and we're expecting to be here for the forseeable future. Nancy (our Office Manager), Mark (our Webmaster and Lord High Everything Else), Susan (our Packer and Shipper) and I (Leslie) are all extremely appreciative of your support.

As you may know, LP sales are declining overall (prices certainly are!), and our LP business is falling off a bit, but not enough to make us quit. If our customers have any suggestions for how we might improve our business or dealings, we will receive them with great gratitude.

To celebrate our 300th LP catalog we are holding a
CONTEST

Some years ago we held an "Acoustics to Stereo" contest, in which you were asked to list performers who had made recordings by the acoustical process and in genuine stereo. Now, moving into the future, the contest task is to name as many performers as you can who fit the description: "78s to Digital".

Here are the rules:

• 1. Only "classical" music (including opera) will be counted.
• 2. Performers must have made recordings on shellac 78s, and by the digital process. The 78s cannot be special late issues on vinyl (so Roberto Alagna doesn't make the list). The digital recordings can have been issued on either LP or CD (or both), but CD reissues of analog recordings do not count.
• 3. The performers must be individuals who received or should have received label credit. For example, orchestras or members of orchestras do not count. Members of string quartets or wind quintets do count.
• 4. In case of names we question, compilers of lists must be able to substantiate their entries with labels and catalog numbers of recordings.
• 5. Rulings of the judge (Leslie Gerber) will be more or less final, but we will consider reasonable appeals of individual items.
• 6. In the event of a tie, the two prizes will be added and split evenly between the winners.

FIRST PRIZE IS A $300 CREDIT WITH PARNASSUS SECOND PRIZE IS A $100 CREDIT WITH PARNASSUS THIRD PRIZE IS A $50 CREDIT WITH PARNASSUS Back to Top

Credits can be used to purchase any available item from any Parnassus catalog. Good luck to all. Deadline for entries is April 1 2004