ULTIMA THULE SALE LIST
# 120 (January-February 2010), web version# at the start of a line indicates a new arrival, see: mail-order info & abbreviations pages for how to order & full lay-out details.
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Hello! A chilly winter so far, so I thought "how about a picture of Ultima Thule itself for the front cover?" and found this very nice picture of Thule bay in Greenland. There's ice on the roof here too at the new UT premises at 1c Conduit Street (3rd floor), our lofty abode with views over Leicester and the train station! Nope, not as pretty as the scene on the front cover! Anyway, time for a reminder that our new set-up is decked out as a shop and office, and visitors are welcome at almost any reasonable time. If you can't get within our advertised hours, phone us and we'll see what we can do. We're just 3 doors down from where we used to be. Press the top button on the intercom for us to let you in! A few other bits. The VAT rate is back to 17.5%. The £/€/$ (that's GBP, Euro & US dollar) rates are still volatile, which means we've had to put up some prices, but we're still cheaper than most places. Also, Steve's used a X logo on this list (a smiley on the printed version) for things that are now cheaper! Note our www.ultimathulerecords.com URL now sends you to http://home.btconnect.com/ultimathule/index.html. You can also now find us on Google maps! And we have an Ultima Thule MySpace page with samples from 10 CD releases at http://www.myspace.com/ultimathulerecords.
Cheers - Alan. |
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List # 119 editorial, for those that may have missed it....
The move is all done, and we're eager to hear from you. Despite not moving far, it was quite an upheaval transporting all the stock, racks, shop counter, etc. I've never had so much exercise in years! The new premises at 1c Conduit Street (3rd floor) are decked out as a shop and office, and visitors are welcome at almost any reasonable time. If you can't get within our advertised hours, phone us and we'll see what we can do. Decorating and shop fitting are still "work in progress" - but we're all go - just 3 doors down from where we used to be.
Ultima Thule Mail Order is all go too. Our phone and fax numbers remain the same. Note that the Ultima Thule web site has moved too. You can still use www.ultimathulerecords.com which has been redirected to: http://home.btconnect.com/ultimathule/index.html. This new site will grow and get even better over the next few months. You'll also find that there's now an Ultima Thule MySpace page with lengthy selections from 10 of our CD releases at http://www.myspace.com/ultimathulerecords
Cheers - Alan.
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List # 118 editorial, for those that may have missed it....
Ultima Thule is moving! Keeping the shop going has become too much of an expensive burden for us. We'd been wanting to move for a while, as shop customers have become fewer. This is happening sooner than we expected, as the landlord gave us an offer we couldn't refuse. He's let us out of our lease at no cost, with the offer of very cheap office space in the same building. So, we are not moving far! We will be at 1C Conduit Street (3rd floor), that's just 3 doors down from where we are now.
Ultima Thule Mail Order should remain largely unaffected. Our phone and fax numbers will remain the same. However, due to the short notice of this move, we expect our phone and fax numbers to be out of use for a week. If this does happen you will still be able to contact us by email. Visitors will be welcome at the new office, which will be partly set-up like a shop, and we will attempt to keep to our current shop hours. Just press the intercom button for us to let you in. We hope you will all continue to support us and help us through this big upheaval.
Cheers - Alan.
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List # 117 editorial, for those that may have missed it....
A time to celebrate, indeed - Ultima Thule is 20 years old! Who thought we'd make it? Well, the second decade hasn't been anywhere near as prosperous as the first. But we somehow manage to struggle on. With our own musical projects though we've flourished, and our prolific project Endgame is 10 years old on the 28 July, which just happens to be the date of our next Quadelectronic extravaganza! Making music is so much fun! If you haven't tried any of our music yet, and you have a taste for the adventurous, now's the time to do so, as the Endgame doubles are now at a much better price, and we've well-over a 100 other releases covering everything from cosmic synth, experimental guitar, via electroacoustic, freeform electronics through to Krautrock realms. Those into things like Nurse With Wound, could try our "irreverent tribute" project The Newt Hounds. Or, roll back 25 years with our old historical ZBB and Alto Stratus releases. Also, our CDR releases are under £7 each. And there's so much more, so - go on - challenge yourself!
Anyway, we keep managing to get new goods and sell them at better prices than almost everyone else, and we keep on turning up the rarities. We have lots of exclusives too! Note the restocks of Can CD's (more due soon) and Garden Of Delights label (sorry, some new releases are already sold-out, but we'll get them back later). The order of Spalax restocks hasn't arrived yet, but expect it soon. And more stuff (TBA) is on the way! So, keep on supporting us, else at this rate there will be nowhere to buy music from any more, and we don't want that do we?
Cheers - Alan.
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List # 116 editorial, for those that may have missed it....
It's difficult to keep going these days, but we're trying to stick it out, despite a lot of prices going through the roof and diminishing returns. Of course we all need you to spend loads of money with us. But we know things are tight. We've got a year's lease left on the shop, so we're going to try and find somewhere cheaper to move to, possibly an office above a shop somewhere south of here (hopefully still close to the train station). Of course we'll keep you posted. Ultima Thule is 20 years old soon, and we started in a recession, so let's hope we can keep going.
After 15 years of keeping 1CD P&P in the UK at £1, it got to the point (including Jiffy packs & VAT) that we were losing money. And Royal Mail have put up prices yet again! So, note the new P&P rates here. Also, as I was saying about costs, we will continue to send out printed lists free to those that need them. But, as the list is also on our web-site, do you really need a printed one? If you do, but only order occasionally, please subscribe to our lists. Every little bit helps us.
Anyway, we keep managing to get new goods and sell them at better prices than almost everyone else, and we keep on turning up the rarities. We have lots of exclusives too! So, keep on supporting us, else at this rate there will be nowhere to buy music from any more, and we don't want that do we?
Take note that, in order to simplify things, a lot of this page has been changed and truncated. Please take some time to read this. For more detailed information check the mail-order info page on our web site.
p.s. important notes...
ULTIMA THULE, 1C Conduit Street (third floor), Leicester, LE2 0JN, England.
Tel: +0044 (0)116 285 4545, Fax: +0044 (0)116 285 4555
Registered customer orders:
utle1uk@tiscali.co.uk