As of August 15, 1998, Aural Gratification will no longer sell Happy Rhodes CDs. The rights to release and sell Happy's back catalog belongs to Samson Music now.
Any questions about (and pleas to re-release) the back catalog (Happy's nine albums pre- Many Worlds Are Born Tonight) should be directed to Samson at:
If you would like to buy the the Ambient or Mitch Elrod CDs directly from Aural Gratification, (P.O. Box 380, Bearsville, NY, 12409-0380) the prices are as follows. All prices are in US dollars unless otherwise noted:
(postage prices within the USA)
CDs are $13.99 each Postage for one CD is $2.00
Cassettes are $9.99 each Postage for one tape is $1.50
Each additional tape or CD is $ .50 apiecePostage for Canadian orders is $3.00, and add $1.00 for each additional item.
Full price in ENGLISH pounds is:
11 pounds per CD (CD, with postage included)
8 pounds per cassette (cassette, postage included)Postage for Europe: 1 item add $3.50, 2 items add $4.35,
3 items add $6, 4 items add $7.70.The postage price to AUSTRALIA:
Each CD - approx US$4.50 (info from Martin Dougiamas)Check or money order only please. No cash.
NOTE: The keeper of this FAQ has no financial dealings with any of these merchants, and would never accept pay or other compensation for including a listing. The keeper of this FAQ does not endorse or accept responsibility for any of these merchants. They are listed simply because they *say* they carry some or all of Happy's CDs.
Happy is getting limited distribution around the UNITED STATES. Her albums can usually be found in Tower Records, and some Sam Goodys, and Border's carry her also.
Frequently Happy's music has been found in small mom'n'pop stores and specialty stores such as woman's bookstores with independent music sections. Check the stores in your area (if you can buy the music in a store it will save you postage and it will also encourage the store to order more), but mail is always an option if you can't find it locally.
Happy should always be placed in the "R" section of the record store, but very often she gets misfiled under "H" so look there too.
Ladyslipper catalog used to carry all of Happy's albums, but their Autumn 1998 catalog shows that she's been dropped. I don't know what happened. If you want to buy Happy Rhodes albums through Ladyslipper, call, write or e-mail them and ask them to please start carrying her music again.
Ladyslipper (a not-for-profit distributor of music by women)
PO Box 3124-R
Durham, NC 27715
800-634-6044Ladyslipper can be found on the web at:
Looking for Happy's music on the net.
Cheap Or What!
An on-line UK/European service, Cheap Or What! (formerly known as Pastel Blue), carries Happy's music. They were the very first on-line CD company to do so. Support them! C.O.W.'s web address is:
Misc web outlets to try (not by any means complete):
Music Boulevard (has Sound Samples from Many Worlds Are Born Tonight)
CD Universe (has Sound Samples)
The Ultimate Band List Store (has Sound Samples)
Border's (has Sound Samples)
Tower Records (has Sound Samples)
CDNow (has Sound Samples)
Tele CD (has Sound Samples), (site is in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian)
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