Karl Miller wrote: > Donald would be pleased to know that back here in Austin we still have > one such locally owned and operated store, Waterloo, which has a classical > section. The Classical Manager, Russell (a man who is held in great > esteem by the Classical music CD buying public in Austin...and a friend) > is indeed himself almost an artifact of a bygone era. He has worked at > Warehouse, then after it closed, Tower, and then after it closed, Waterloo, > a store which seems to have found its niche in the market place. Waterloo always has an interesting classical selection, especially given that it's very small. I always wished they could build a second story on theat wonderful store, one of the best-known indies in the USA. They also have all the 'popular' music in one big alphabetical section: jazz, rock, country etc all mixed together, which I think is cool. Didn't Russell also work briefly at Barnes & Nobles's Arboretum store, what they call a flagship location? A better selection there than usual for a big box store, just because it's so big. > So how do the rest of you, keep up with new releases? I find stuff I want (especially keep abreast of new Naxos releases) by catching the classical reviews at MusicWeb five days a week. But like you, Karl, I miss the Schwann. They listed the new releases separately each month. Donald *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html