CONTACT
Land Of Treason
5 Marshalsea
Marshwood
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 5QE
UK
osmond.pete@googlemail.com
tel: 01297 678979
POSTAGE AND PACKAGING INFORMATION
Postage for UK and overseas is worked out by the combined weight of each individual item. It should be pretty accurate, and cheap.
This is a rough indication of what to expect for UK/inland parcels (amended after RM price increases, October 2025):
One or two 7″s (2nd class) work out at £2.60 Three to four will be around £3.40 / Five or more £4.16.
One to five LPs (or six, if the weight is light enough) will cost around £4.16 (if it goes 2nd class).
As long as they’re not heavy gatefold-sleeves or double albums you should get six LPs for £4.16 ok. If the combined weight goes over 2kg – which seven LPs probably will – it becomes more expensive.
If the value of your purchases goes over £80 I will send your parcel first class with tracking. And if it is over £150 in value I will send it Special Delivery (guaranteed next day delivery before 1PM). Choose the cheapest option at checkout – second class – and that way you can save yourselves some money on the postage cost (because Special Delivery is over £20). Cool.
You should receive your records in 100% perfect condition. Royal Mail are generally very dependable. On the rare occasion when something has gone wrong I have learnt how to successfully work my way though their system for compensation claims – so a happy solution to any mishaps is pretty much guaranteed. You won’t loose out.
I avoid flimsy record mailers for 12″s, and try to re-use thick cardboard from other sources. This protects the corners, helps stop any bending and creasing, and stops any internal movement that might split the seams of the sleeves. Physics is a bitch. But so are my packaging skills. I make sure each parcel is tight, secure, and with reinforced corners. Anything less than that and I would want to know about it. Feel free to feedback/complain!
Most record labels seal their records in polythene. In order to avoid the dreaded seam split, let me know if you want me to open the seal and place the record outside of the sleeve before posting. (Sometimes I use my own judgement and I do this automatically if I can feel that the record is a bit lose within the sealed sleeve).
Overseas
I ship to the whole planet.
Get in touch and let me know if you require a low value on the customs declaration form (a value under £20 means you should avoid any tax charges). I am happy to send international parcels as a ‘gift’.
Adding ‘Tracked and Signed’ to your order at checkout is a very sensible option. But for international parcels is it quit expensive, so it is up to you.
If you do not the pay extra money for the full compensation that comes with ‘Tracked and Signed’ you will have to take the financial loss if anything goes wrong with your parcel.
GENERAL ORDERING INFORMATION:
It’s always a good idea to get in touch the moment you feel a bit concerned about a delayed parcel. Believe me, I know exactly how much of a bugger it is to be left waiting in total uncertainty.
So message me – osmond.pete@googlemail.com or phone, anytime: 01297 678979
You can try my mobile – 07762994184 – but I don’t get proper reception here at Treason Towers. I only get good reception when I’m outdoors and away from home. Therefore, use the mobile number as a last resort.
Time delays in processing your order will be pretty unusual.
For UK customers, give it around one week before getting too alarmed if nothing has been delivered since placing your order.
For International orders wait a couple of weeks before getting in touch.
Usually, within 1-3 working days after placing an order you will have received an automated email notification from me that a parcel is imminently on the way to you.
Once your order has been posted-off I then try to send a personalised email with information on when to expect your parcel, plus the royal mail tracking number. It’s good to be forewarned, yeah? Sure is. But, you know, sometimes life gets in the way, and I can’t get to my computer in time. So don’t 100% depend on an email from me. I’ll send them if and when I can. And also, I might not bother messaging if the order was sent as a large letter (i.e. for a 7″, or zine) – they’ll get delivered though your letter box, you don’t need to be forewarned.
Because I live in an isolated rural location I cannot get to the post office every day. I usually make the trip three times a week. Overall, the time scale for inland orders is days, not weeks.
International orders (including those sent to Northern Ireland) might take longer because they have to be collected from my house, and I usually arrange this collection once a week.
Returns Policy
I don’t have one. But definitely get in touch if you have any kind of an issue with your order. There is always a solution that keeps everyone happy.
If anything goes wrong with your order – whether you got a different colour of vinyl to the one you were expecting; or the pressing plant had a wobbly moment; or the postal service has been a bit rough-handed – get in touch, and I will sort it out straight away.
Just remember, we are comrades, be polite, be friendly. Be punk about it.
Reservations
I know building-up a gradual stash of records for one big shipment can be super-convenient, and money-saving on postage costs, but unfortunately I need to dissuade folk from doing this as I don’t possess the storage space or the organisational skills.
If possible, just go ahead and order the records that you want through this webstore. No messing about.
However, reserving something either ahead of its release, or before being restocked, is a different matter – by all means, get in touch to do that.
Also, if you find yourself short of cash, and worried that you might miss out on a limited release, let me know – I’m happy to make occasional exceptions.
ABOUT LAND OF TREASON
Started in 1993 (in Manchester), moved to Dorset in 1995. Went on a long hiatus in 2003. Back again in 2018.
I mainly sell vinyl. It seems to be the most popular these days, and it is my preferred medium, and always has been, mainly because I love the sleeve artwork. But, all formats are cool. I can easily order CDs and Tapes for you, if and when they are available.
I can also get hold of countless other releases. Check the Out Of Stock pages, and let me know if you need any further information.
I don’t order in huge quantities, maybe just two or three copies per item, and so consequently things sometimes sell-out frustratingly fast. But as long as they are not too limited I can restock most titles in a pretty good time (2-4 weeks).
On the whole, I only stock releases I know and like.
Any suggestions, requests and helpful pointers are very welcome, please! (and I won’t judge, honest). I’ll be first to admit, not only is my musical taste occassionaly a little questionable, I can also be unaware and ignorant of what’s new and exciting. If you have the knowledge – please, share it!
But…. I avoid the bands with members who have been outed as creepy sex pests. Or bands who have any kind of affiliation to bigotry. Therefore all Oi! and black metal bands are guilty by association unless they make it blatantly clear to the contrary.
Sorry, them’s the rules. I can’t stand nazi apologists.
If you can’t find what you are looking for then the obvious solution is to go to a different distro. These all rock hard:
Static Shock Records
Urinal Vinyl
La Vida Es Un Mus
Specialist Subject
Quality Control HQ
SuperFi Records
Me Saco Un Ojo
Inflammable Material
Environmental Concerns
In order to mitigate the horrendous pollutants that go into the manufacture of vinyl records I attempt an eco-friendly approach to packaging your orders: 90% of the time I recycle pre-used carboard and avoid buying fresh mailers. I also use water based acrylic ‘envirotape’.
(The use of ‘pre-used’ cardboard entails regular trips to local retailer’s skips. The one at the local Pets At Home is particularly useful – if ever your parcel smelt of dog biscuits, I apologise, that’s the reason why).
The manufacture of vinyl records involves shitloads of fossil fuels, chemicals (chlorine) and energy. But I’m positive one day soon an inventive soul will come up with a non plastic record that works just as well if not better than PVC.
Keep in mind, streaming online uses-up a shitload of electricity. Apparently, in terms of energy use, a vinyl album is the equivalent of around twenty streams.
Now go lay down your soul to the gods rock & roll…