How to Stay Updated on New Arrivals and Offers from Records By Mail

The most direct way to keep up with Records By Mail is to subscribe to its newsletter, which the site describes as covering "special offers and recent stock updates." Alongside that, the Recent Arrivals section on the homepage shows the newest listings with prices, and a "Browse all" link opens the full inventory. These three entry points—newsletter, Recent Arrivals, and full browse—cover both push updates and self-directed checking.

Subscribe to the Newsletter

The site has a newsletter signup block near the bottom of the page, headed "Sign up for our newsletter," with the note: "Subscribe to stay on top of all the RBM news including special offers and recent stock updates."

To use it:

1. Find the newsletter section on the homepage (it appears both as a heading and as a signup block).
2. Enter your email address in the field provided.
3. Submit the form using the Subscribe button.

Expected result: you receive RBM news, special offers, and stock updates by email. The page does not state how often emails are sent, so treat frequency as unknown until you see the first messages. If inbox clutter is a concern, a dedicated email address or a filter rule is a practical safeguard.

Check Recent Arrivals Directly

The homepage's "Recent Arrivals" section lists the latest stock with artist, title, label and catalog number, format and speed, and price. Examples from the current listing include:

Some entries show multiple copies rather than a single price—for example, "2 listings from $30" for Jimmy Walker & Erwin Helfer's Rough and Ready on Testament 2202, and "2 listings from $10" for Scott Hamilton on Concord Jazz 61. That phrasing means more than one copy is available and the lowest asking price is shown; the actual condition and price of each copy would need to be checked on the item page.

Because this section changes as stock moves, checking it periodically is the simplest way to catch new arrivals without waiting for an email.

Browse the Full Inventory

A "Browse all" link follows the Recent Arrivals list and leads to the broader catalog, which the site describes as "millions of in-stock vinyl records, CDs, and cassettes." Use it when you want to search by artist, title, or format rather than scan the newest items. Recent Arrivals is best for discovery; Browse all is best for targeted hunting.

Use the Popular Artists List

The homepage also includes a "Popular Artists" section listing names such as James Brown, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Barbara Lynn, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Kinks, Elvis Presley, Who, Gene Chandler, Byrds, Marvin Gaye, Dells, Bobby Bland, Impressions, O'Jays, Temptations, Fleetwood Mac, Fats Domino, Etta James, Jackie Wilson, Neil Young, David Bowie, Ray Charles, Doors, and B.B. King. These act as shortcuts into inventory for well-known artists—useful if your collecting focus overlaps with any of them, less so if you're chasing obscure pressings.

If You're Also Selling

The same page has a "Selling a Collection?" section stating that RBM pays "top dollar for high-quality vinyl" and will travel "around the corner or halfway across the world" for the right collection, with a Contact Us link. That's relevant if your interest in staying updated includes watching what the dealer is buying, though the page gives no specifics on evaluation criteria or turnaround.

Practical Combination

For most collectors, the efficient routine is: subscribe to the newsletter for offers and stock announcements, then check Recent Arrivals when you want to see what just landed, and drop into Browse all or a Popular Artists link when you have a specific target. The site does not publish a schedule for new arrivals or newsletter sends, so no fixed checking cadence can be promised—treat the newsletter as the low-effort channel and the Recent Arrivals page as the on-demand one.