Musical Roots Productions

 

Roots CDs & Vinyl was Gerry William's much loved store among musical explorers. It was located in Carrboro, NC. Unfortunately, like other independent record stores, it could not compete with the internet and big box retailers. It is still alive in cyberspace.

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Ordering information

Cut and paste desired items into an email: Musical Roots

If you see an item in which you are interested, please email us and we will put it aside for you until payment is received. Often we have only a single copy, so sending payment without reserving the item is unwise. All of our vinyl records and CDs are guaranteed to be as described. Please email us if you are unhappy with your purchase and a refund or replacement can be worked out. We want to insure that you are content with your purchase! We also sell through Ebay with a positive feedback rating of 99.9%.

All purchases are carefully and professionally packed and in over 25 years of shipping we have experienced only a handful of problems. We do however strongly believe in insuring your purchases. We cannot be responsible for missing or lost packages that are not insured.

Please note that the shipping rates do not include insurance. 

In the U.S insurance is an additional $1.35 for up to a $50.00 value and $2.20 for up to $100.00. Overseas insurance is not always available.

We accept money orders and personal checks (10 working days to clear- your order will not be shipped until then). Sorry but we do not directly accept credit cards nor do we take PayPal.

Gerry Williams

1 Fearrington Post

Pittsboro, NC 27312

The U. S. Postal Service now offers on-line purchases of both money orders and International Money Orders (in US funds) to customers at reasonable rates. It will be mailed directly to us- make payable to Gerry Williams.

Go to http://www.sendmoneyorder.com

You may send cash at your own risk.

Postage Fees for Vinyl Records

Domestic

Media Rate- $3.00 plus $.25 per additional LP

Priority Mail- $6.50 plus $.25 per additional LP

International: (Airmail only)

Canada- $5.00 plus $.50 per additional LP

UK, Europe & South America- $14.00 plus $.50 per additional LP

Asia & Australia - $18.00 plus $.50 per additional LP

Postage Fees for CDs

Domestic

First Class- $1.75 plus $.25 per additional CD

Priority Mail- 6.00 plus $.25 per additional CD

International: (Airmail only)

Canada- $4.00 plus $.50 per additional CD

UK, Europe & South America- $6.00 plus $.50 per additional CD

Asia & Australia- $6.00 plus $.50 per additional CD

LP Grading

We normally use abbreviations when describing the item. In the description of vinyl LPs the LP grading is listed first using the Goldmine Record Guide terms. With only a few exceptions, all of the vinyl is visually graded- a “play-tested” LP will be described as such. Then the record jacket and sometimes the inner sleeve will be graded using the following terms:

bk: back

cc: cut corner

cov: cover

fr: front

gf: gatefold cover

hp: hole punch (cut out or promo)

imp: import

ins: insert

lbl: label

mo: mono

noc: number on label

nol: number on label

orig: original

pristr: price sticker or remnants of

prostp: promo stamp

prostr: promo sticker

q: quadraphonic

re: reissue

rw: ring wear

st: stereo

sl: slight

sm: saw mark

ss: still sealed

s/t: self titled

sw: shrink wrap

toc: tape on cover

tol: tape on label

ts: taped spine

w/:with

wlp: white label promo

wobc: writing on back cover

wofc: writing on front cover

wol: writing on label

wr: wear

11/10/2006