" The Columbia House Music Club was first launched in 1955. Columbia House has grown to become the largest direct marketer of music, DVDs and videos.
Throughout the company's rich history, an enthusiastic embrace of emerging technology has become an enduring corporate trademark. From CDs to videos and DVDs, Columbia House has created a club that has consistently met the public's demand for the latest advancement in entertainment products.
On June 21, 2002, Blackstone Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in Columbia House. The original partners, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music continue to own minority interests in the company. " more

" BMG Music Service has been bringing people and music together for over 50 years. Launched in the mid-1950s, the Club was part of the RCA family of music until it was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1987. The company is the largest direct-to-customer distributor of music in the world and has millions of members across its various genre-based music clubs.
BMG Music Service has delivered music directly to the homes of customers for over half a century. From the early days of vinyl to today's CD format, BMG Music Service has helped members find music they want and discover new music -- all at great prices and with great convenience.
Today, the Club offers a wide variety of listening choices including pop, rock, R&B, adult alternative, easy listening, jazz, blues, classical, Latin, hip-hop, country, Christian and many more. " more

"National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to Music Education and the promotion of creative and performing arts in America.
Since its founding in 1898, the NFMC has grown into one of the world's largest music organizations with club and individual members of all ages (see history). The NFMC is chartered by the Congress of the United States, and is the only music organization member of the United Nations.
NFMC provides opportunities for musical study, performance and appreciation to more than 170,000 senior, student and junior members in 6,500 music-related clubs and organizations nationwide. Members are professional and amateur musicians, vocalists, composers, dancers, performing artists, arts and music educators, music students, generous music patrons and benefactors, and music lovers of all ages. " more

" You won’t find the Musical Heritage Society label in any retail store. There’s only one way to obtain our CDs or cassettes-by becoming a member.
The Society has issued many thousands of recordings over the entire classical spectrum and including classic jazz, folk music and spoken word, too. Each year the Musical Heritage Society issues about 300 new recordings. You won’t find a more impressive classical selection in any other club.
Besides the standard repertoire, the Society offers many seldom-seen classical works, including those recorded for THE FIRST TIME! (Each recording is manufactured to the industry's highest standards.) " ... more

" The Baroque Music Club is a quality product of Oryx Recordings, a company which has been in the classical recording business for forty years. The company has always specialized in the music of Bach and the baroque period, and draws from an extensive library of recordings originating both from Oryx Studios and from other licensed and available sources.
Many of these recordings date from the 60s and 70s featuring some of the truly great performances. These have been digitally reprocessed and remastered. Others are recent digital recordings. The main criterion is to offer the very best in performance and musicianship, and the baroque period's most engaging works.
Avoiding the extremes of "authentic" performances, our recordings favor the traditional style, where the violins "sing" as baroque composers intended, harpsichords are full-voiced and mellow as Bach is known to have preferred, and tempi are fast enough not to drag, but take a measured and respectful pace maximizing clarity – performance in what we call The Baroque Spirit. " more