6.11.08 - With labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige and Stax, the scope of the Concord Music Group catalog is as deep and eclectic as your beloved public radio station left of the dial and as vast as the greatest neighborhood indie store. The quandary now is where to go to find a collection of Jerry Garcia's oeuvre with Merle Saunders or to find Soultrane on vinyl without having to take out a second mortgage. Well, record collecting has just turned a corner. Concord Music Group welcomes you to The Collector's Corner. Break out those lists of the obscure, out of print and the monophonic. At The Collector's Corner section of ConcordMusicGroup.com, you can peruse aisles of Miles, freights' of 'Trane, and the deeper treasures that await with each click. Everything is here, from Carolina bluesman Pink Anderson (whose name inspired Syd Barrett to christen his little English quartet Pink Floyd) to Albert King paying tribute to that other King, Elvis Presley; to the classic comprehensive Miles Davis and John Coltrane box sets from the Prestige vaults. Audiophiles and rarity hunters will also discover the bliss of having Waltz for Debby and Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle on vinyl is no longer relegated to the labyrinth of online auctions. In The Collector's Corner, visitors can peruse through titles available in the venerated vinyl format. In addition to great collectibles, each month The Collector's Corner offers reviews, pointers and suggestions from experts and Concord Music Group staffers. They'll share the must-have collectibles, from the historic to the bizarre. Visit the site and see what special surprises have been tucked away. It's all been packed into The Collector's Corner.
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