TIME STEREO QUESTIONS

"do you still sell tapes?"

YES WE DO. TIME STEREO STARTED IN 1993 AS A CASSETTE ONLY LABEL. SINCE THEN WE HAVE SLOWLY EXPANDED OUR CATALOG TO INCLUDE NOT ONLY TAPES, CDS, AND RECORDS, BUT ALSO UNIQUE HANDCRAFTED ITEMS LIKE THE MONSTER GLOVES AND THE WHALE TABLES. YOU WILL PLEASED TO DISCOVER THAT OUR CATALOG PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS ORGANIZED BY CATEGORY. TAPES ARE LISTED UNDER THE HEADING "CLASSIC TAPES." WE HAVE HAD THE SAME SLOGAN SINCE 1993 AND TODAY IT STILL RINGS TRUE, TIME STEREO: "YOUR TAPES"

"do you have any copies of KING OF SWEET?"

NO, IN THE YEAR 1994 PERDITION PLASTICS, AN INDEPENDENT CHICAGO LABEL, RELEASED HIS NAME IS ALIVE'S "KING OF SWEET" CD. IT WAS A LIMITED EDITION RELEASE WITH ONLY 2000 COPIES PRESSED. THIS ALBUM CONTAINED SONGS THAT WERE RECORDED BUT NOT USED FROM AROUND 1991-1992. THIS CD IS VERY HARD TO FIND AND OFTEN SELLS ON A FAMOUS ONLINE AUCION SITE FOR A LOT OF MONEY. FORTUNATELY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS MUSIC, TIME STEREO HAS BEGUN RELEASING A SERIES OF RECORDS WHICH CHRONOLOGICALLY DOCUMENT THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OR GENERALLY HARD TO FIND MUSIC OF HIS NAME IS ALIVE. A CD ENTITLED, "EARLY MUSIC VOLUME TWO," IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE IN 2001, AND WILL CONTAIN THE SONGS PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE KING OF SWEET CD.

"do you still sell pre-4ad his name is alive tapes?"

NO, IN FACT WE NEVER HAVE. HNIA RELEASED 3 CASSETTES BEFORE THEY SIGNED WITH 4AD, "RIOTOUSNESS AN POSTROPHE"(1987), "HIS NAME IS ALIVE"(1988), AND "I HAD SEX WITH GOD"(1989). THESE TAPES WERE PRINTED IN VERY SMALL EDITIONS AND GIVEN AWAY TO FRIENDS, ALTHOUGH A FEW WERE SOLD IN LOCAL RECORD STORES. WHEN "LIVONIA"(1990) WAS RELEASED ON 4AD, HNIA MADE A COMPILATION OF THESE CASSETTES CALLED "EARLY WORKS," AND A NEW CASSETTE, "LOVE CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS." THESE TWO TAPES WERE SOLD AT CONCERTS, THROUGH MAIL-ORDER, AND BRIEFLY WERE AVAILABLE FROM A DISTRIBUTOR FROM SAN FRANCISCO. THESE TAPES ARE EASILY RECOGNIZED BY THEIR CHEAP COLOR COPY COVERS, WHICH FEATURE STOLEN PICTURES FROM A BOOK ON EYEBALL INJURIES. A NEW CD WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM TIME STEREO STARTING IN JANUARY 2001, CALLED "EARLY MUSIC VOLUME ONE." THIS CD CONTAINS NOT ONLY THE THREE EARLY CASSETTES BUT MORE UNRELEASED MUSIC FROM THAT ERA AS WELL.

"how do i order using my credit card?"

WE HERE AT TIME STEREO PERSONALLY PREFER CASH WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS MONEY ORDERS, AND CHECKS. FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT STORMYRECORDS.COM, RIOUXS.COM, OTHERMUSIC.COM, AND AQUARIOUSRECORDSSF.COM. THESE VERY NICE PEOPLE CARRY MANY ITEMS IN THE TIME STEREO CATALOG, AND ACCEPT CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLINE.

"your website looks sweet and friendly, who designed it?"

OUR VERY GOOD FRIEND ERIC COOK AT SIMULATED NET GRAPHICS PUT IT TOGETHER. CONTACT HIM AT ECOOK@SIMULATED.NET.

"your website is amateurish and simple minded, who designed it?"

DAVN AND WARN FROM TIME STEREO DID MOST OF THE WORK ALTHOUGH THE TECHNICAL SIDE WAS HANDLED BY OUR FRIEND ERIC.

"is livonia really as beautiful as everyone says it is?"

YES AND NO. THE SLOGAN FOR THIS SIX BY SIX SQUARE MILE CITY IS "THE CITY OF NATURAL BEAUTY." ALTHOUGH THIS FORMER TOWNSHIP'S MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME IS FROM TOURISTS CHECKING OUT THE LANDSCAPE, IT HAS MORE THAN ITS FAIR SHARE OF PROBLEMS.