Super Budget Labels

[Grazioso]

I wonder if those of us in the States will be able to add Chandos to that list now that they are being distributed by Naxos of America.

Actually, the price of the budget Chandos Classics discs has recently risen at Amazon

[ChamberNut]

George,

Thanks for mentioning Naxos and Eloquence.

There is also Madacy.

[MN Dave]

Super-budget (and budget) List

Amadis (may be a piece of crap though )
Arte Nova
Brilliant
DG Musikfest
Eloquence (budget)
EMI Seraphim
Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord (budget)
Madacy
Naxos (budget)
Sony Essential Classics
Virgin Veritas
Warner Apex

[71 dB]

Black Box doesn't look so cheap. 

Yeah, looks more like a black sheep...

[Brian]

Thanks for that link George!

[George]

Thanks for that link George!

[Novi]

Dave, there is also the new(?) EMI Triples Series.

I had a quick look - the 3CD sets are under US$19 at us amazon.

In fact, the Brahms box is only $13.97 at the moment, which I would get, except that I already have the Arrau/Giulini PCs (their D minor is one of my favourites).

[Don]

Super-budget (and budget) List

Amadis (may be a piece of crap though )

Depends what you're looking for.  FWIW, the Naxos Music Library has the full Amadis catalog.

[MN Dave]

Dave, there is also the new(?) EMI Triples Series.

I had a quick look - the 3CD sets are under US$19 at us amazon.

In fact, the Brahms box is only $13.97 at the moment, which I would get, except that I already have the Arrau/Giulini PCs (their D minor is one of my favourites).

Thanks, Novitiate!

Super-budget (and budget) List

Amadis
Arte Nova
Brilliant
DG Musikfest
Eloquence (budget)
EMI Seraphim
EMI Triples
Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord (budget)
Madacy
Naxos (budget)
Sony Essential Classics
Virgin Veritas
Warner Apex

[MN Dave]

Depends what you're looking for.  FWIW, the Naxos Music Library has the full Amadis catalog.

Hey, that's what Brian said. 

[techniquest]

A few more:
Regis
Forum
HMV Classics
Alto
Hallmark Classics
Stradivari
Laserlight Classics

Have fun

[david johnson]

laserlight has a great 'suppe overtures' & 'bruckner #3'.

dj

[Tsaraslondon]

I'm never quite sure what the dividing line between budget and super budget is. Naxos have usually been classed in the latter category here in the UK, where CDs are consistently more expensive than in the US anyway. LSO Live also retail at about the same price, so they too are in this category. $27.98 for a wholly recommendable complete Les Troyens strikes me as something of a bargain, whichever way you look at it.

[Opus106]

EMI Gemini. I suppose that these are similar(same?) to the Double Forte series.

I got this (offline) for less than the price of a single CD

[George]

EMI Gemini. I suppose that these are similar(same?) to the Double Forte series.

I got this (offline) for less than the price of a single CD

That's a lovely CD.