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!)
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We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully (in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998). We collect information about you for two reasons: firstly, to process your order and second, to provide you with the best possible service. We will not e-mail you in the future unless you have given us your consent. We will give you the chance to refuse any marketing email from us. The type of information we will collect about you includes:
Please note that we do not personally hold credit and card details, as payments are securely processed by established online payment provider Worldpay. We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent. The information we hold will be accurate and up to date, based on the information you give us when you place an order. You can check the information that we hold about you by emailing us. If you find any inaccuracies we will delete or correct it promptly. The personal information which we hold will be held securely in accordance with our internal security policy and the law. If we intend to transfer your information outside the EEA (European Economic Area) we will always obtain your consent first. We may use technology to track the patterns of behaviour of visitors to our site. This can include using a "cookie" which would be stored on your browser. You can usually modify your browser to prevent this happening. The information collected in this way can be used to identify you unless you modify your browser settings. Please contact us if you have any questions/comments about privacy. |
