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Date: 17 Oct 90 22:26:04 GMT
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Really-From: derek%sunstroke@sdsu.edu (Derek Langsford)

> From: cole@lea.csc.ncsu.edu (Robert Cole)

> Could someone please re-post or e-mail the info for ordering the KT
> boxed set from HMV (I believe that was the name)?

HMV stands for "His Master's Voice".  The company symbol is referred
to in the States as the RCA dog (Jack Russel terrier looking into the
cone of an antique phonograph). I am not sure if there is any
connection between the companies.  HMV does not have a record label or
publishing company of their own like RCA.  They are one of the UK's
big record chains along with Virgin Records and W.H Smith (a general
stationery store which also sells music).  The staff at HMV, upon my
experience seem a little better informed than those at Virgin Records.

This should be all the contact info you need.
From the US:
 mail order dept. number : 011 44 71 631 3423
 Fax number  : 011 44 71 580 4461
 General phone number : 011 44 580 6648

 Address :
 
  Mail Order Dept.,
  HMV,
  150 Oxford St.,
  London W1N ODJ
  UK

I have no experience with them myself using mail order but posts on 
rec.music.cd have indicated they are efficient and relatively reliable.  I 
always personally check out their store when I am in London.


>Anyone with any suggestions on how to tackle this?  I've got to have that
>boxed set.  If I don't get my hands on the box set, I'll be the guy at the
>mall machine-gunning the record store employees.

>-- Robert

Me too.  My import supplier is bringing the release to the attention
of his import supplier.  I will try that route first.  If that does
not work out I'll be calling friends in England to get it for me.  (Oh
please let there be one for me).  Many of us will be on tenterhooks
until it is in our eager, sweaty (this may not apply to everyone of
course) hands.

Derek
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