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... happy spring everyone !!! to commemorate our favorite season (and to help get this place back to some sort of workable condition) we're having a "spring cleaning" sale !!! please visit the spring (2013) cleaning page to view a list of (recent, mostly 2012) releases that we're now offering at reduced prices (while supplies last, no rainchecks, etc) ...

mimaroglu music sales faq & general info

what is mms ? where are you located ? how fresh is the info on this site ?
mimaroglu music sales is a distributor & retailer of experimental & electronic music ... it is run by keith fullerton whitman & geoff mullen out of a private office just outside of porter square in cambridge, massachusetts ... our address is ::

mimaroglu music sales
33 richdale avenue #232
cambridge, ma 02140 usa

the mms site was last updated on thursday, june 13th, @ 2:40pm. ...
how can i contact you ?
for general queries, etc ... please write ::

sales (at) mimaroglumusicsales (dot) com

if you want to direct your concern, please write either ::

keith (at) mimaroglumusicsales (dot) com
geoff (at) mimaroglumusicsales (dot) com

please note ; if your message is of a solicitational nature and you haven't heard back from us, assume the answer is "no" ; or at the very least "not right now" ... if you're following up on an order placed via this site, please read the info in your detailed order receipt ...
how can i buy items listed on this site for myself ?
the best way to place an order is by using the shopping cart & check-out features. to begin, click on the cover-image of any item currently listed on this site, then click the ".cart." and/or ".checkout." buttons in the menu-bar to modify and/or place said order ...
how can i buy items that are listed on this site to sell via my record shop ?
while there is a separate "b2b" website for shop-sales in the works, for now we're dealing with stores in a decidely "offline" manner ... just email us on any of the address(es) above and one of us will send you an updated "shoplist" detailing everything we offer to shops ...
can i pick up an order or browse in person ?
for all intents & purposes, mms is a "behind closed doors" operation ; our hours are erratic, and we're not set up to handle the general public ... if you're local and/or coming through town, of course you're welcome to place an order via the site & arrange for a "pick-up" ; we'll have everything you want picked and ready to go when you arrive ...
what is your shipping policy ?
we ship all orders via either the united states postal service (usps) or the united parcel service (ups) ; several different variations of the two aforementioned methods are available as soon as you add the first item to the shopping cart ...
when is the best time to place an order ?
orders placed over the weekend are not contended with until the following tuesday morning and do not ship until tuesday afternoon at the earliest (the same also goes for most email and other correspondence) ; during a regular, non-holiday business week, the bulk of finalized orders ship on tuesday & friday afternoons ...
what about returns ?
any defective or damaged goods, or items received in error can of course be exchanged for the correct ones or comparable credit ...
can i send you something for distribution consideration ?

we generally advise that you not send us any unsolicited materials ; your best bet is always to simply send us a detailed email with all of the relevant information far in advance of the "release date" ... if we're able to handle distribution for you & the timing & pricing are right, we'll get in touch ...

who programmed your site ?how safe is your shopping cart ?
the nuts & bolts of the mimaroglu music sales web site were built from scratch, with the exception of oursecure shopping cart software by americart ; all credit card transactions are processed by authorize.net using their 'advanced integration method', a highly secure, 128-bit encrypted system that uses a dedicated server ...
who is mimaroglu ?
ilhan mimaroglu; he's responsible for much good in this musical universe as a composer ::

"wings of the delirious demon and other electronic works" (finnadar, 1971)
"music for jean dubuffet's coucou bazaar" (finnadar, 1973)
"tract: a composition of agitprop music for electro-magnetic tape" (folkways, 1975)
"to kill a sunrise / la ruche" (folkways, 1976)
"face the windmills, turn left" (finnadar, 1976)

... and as a producer / collaborator/ enabler ::

freddie hubbard / ilhan mimaroglu "sing me a song of songmy" (atlantic, 1971)
charles mingus "changes one / changes two" (atlantic, 1974-1975)
linda & sonny sharrock "paradise" (atco, 1975)
don pullen "montreux concert" (atlantic, 1977)
"music of the whilrling dervishes" (finnadar/atlantic, 1987)

mms is not officially aligned with ilhan in any way...
gm kfw lp covers, 05/09
..,. we love tapes !!!
the usps :: "we care" ...
nybz is helping !!!
the mms office, mid-week ...
geoff @ cambridge common ...

mimaroglu music sales faq & general info

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