Stewart / Gaskin Online Store
Welcome to Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin's online store. Here you can legally download the entire Stewart / Gaskin back catalogue of 41 tracks originally released between 1981 and 1991. Individual songs or whole albums can be downloaded. ('The Big Idea' CD is also available via mail order.) Revenue from these sales goes directly to the musicians with no record company involvement.
This store is operated by Dave & Barbara's colleagues Burning Shed, a UK online label and store operated by artists for artists. You may see a 'small transaction surcharge' fee added to your purchase - Burning Shed explain: "Our bank charges us a fixed amount for each credit card transaction. We absorb the cost of this for typical transactions, such as CD purchases. However, for orders totalling less than £3.00 GBP, we apply a small surcharge of £0.25 GBP to the order. This way we can avoid repeatedly charging you with a hidden cost, and ensure that more of the money that you spend goes to the artist."
(Technical note: all songs are available in a choice of high-quality mp3 and mp4 file formats, both of which will play on an Apple iPod. Mp4 (also known as .m4a and AAC, the audio format used by Apple's iTunes store) sounds virtually identical to CD. The LAME-encoded mp3 files are also very good quality and their smaller size makes them quicker to download - another advantage is they'll take up less space on your player. Audiophiles will be able to discern a very slight difference in sound quality between the two formats: Dave Stewart says that the mp4s have a slightly 'creamier' sound than the mp3s, but is satisfied that both are of very decent listening quality. Take your pick!)
