Second hand record shops are always worth a trek (and I don't mean charity/thrift shops - more the specialist dealers. Plenty down here in Surrey and South London, from Collectors in Guildford (I bought Joanna Gruesome and the Congo Natty albums there - they get a fair bit of new stuff in) to Dub Vendor in Clapham (which very nearly got torched in the 2011 Riots when the party shop next door got set alight).
Failing that whenever I'm 'in town' I always make a point of taking a walk down Berwick Street, Soho. A certain Oasis album cover was shot there, don't you know? Anyway, my favourite record shop in the entire world - Sounds Of The Universe - can be found here, where Berwick Street meets Broadwick Street. It's the sort of place which you feel stupid for walking out of empty handed, much like going to a strip bar and not seeing any tits. _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
Second hand record shops are always worth a trek (and I don't mean charity/thrift shops - more the specialist dealers. Plenty down here in Surrey and South London, from Collectors in Guildford (I bought Joanna Gruesome and the Congo Natty albums there - they get a fair bit of new stuff in) to Dub Vendor in Clapham (which very nearly got torched in the 2011 Riots when the party shop next door got set alight).
Failing that whenever I'm 'in town' I always make a point of taking a walk down Berwick Street, Soho. A certain Oasis album cover was shot there, don't you know? Anyway, my favourite record shop in the entire world - Sounds Of The Universe - can be found here, where Berwick Street meets Broadwick Street. It's the sort of place which you feel stupid for walking out of empty handed, much like going to a strip bar and not seeing any tits.
Well most of the records stores these days have this section of second hand CD and vinyls. There good for when you don't have the money for anything else.
Support your local record stores. To me, collecting non-physical albums is like building a library in my home of online books. That's just me. _________________ May we all get to heaven
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Well most of the records stores these days have this section of second hand CD and vinyls. There good for when you don't have the money for anything else.
The plural of vinyl is vinyl...
Indie stores have to have some additional revenue stream - the profit margin on new releases is really poor after artist, label, management and distributor have all taken their cut. Mail order and second hand stock have always been a staple of such shops, at least since I started visiting them in the 90s. Rom's right - support your local shop, and always take time to chat with the staff behind the counter - he/she could well be your best source of new music you come across away from Internetland... _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
I very rarely get physical CDs unless I find them cheap, and I usually just go to independent cheap record stores. Not exactly got much money and you can always find some cool bargains. I mean, shit, I got Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down for 50p in excellent condition. 'Hello' has had so many spins... not even joking.
I always liked physical copies of music so I always try to buy my favourite albums, almost only in CD format (I don't have a vinyl player now, and it would be too expensive to buy one and start to collect vinyls).
In my city it is now very difficult to find good stores. In most stores there are not much albums, not much rock albums and there aren't really albums I search for. For example, it is even difficult to find a Pink Floyd album, and if I find one, it is usually quite expensive.
I'm exactly in the same situation. Also, I live in a small city, so I have to go by car to buy new CDs. Furthermore, Italy is really a bad place for us who love music, as it's not very considered here. So, the record shops are usually full of shitty pop albums, and not so much more.
Now I usually buy CDs in a record shop in Parma, that's a quite big city, and I spend about 1 h by car, but that's where I study, too, so it's not too uncomfortable. The shop where I use to go is called "MusicMille", it has great albums, many underrated good albums, and the waiters are so kind (this is important for me) and they can give you great suggestions, expecially if you are into classic rock. I know artists like Cream and Ten Years After thanks to them.
I visit my local indie record store, Vintage Vinyl, daily almost to see what they have. Otherwise I order stuff on Amazon. Or I go to Euclid Records or one of the other record stores around here. It's rare I get any full albums digitally. It's not so rare for me to get a good song digitally however.
If any of you are ever in St Louis, MO, hit me up with a PM and we can meet and chill. And definitely go check out Vintage Vinyl on Delmar Blvd. _________________ -Ryan
Support your local record stores. To me, collecting non-physical albums is like building a library in my home of online books. That's just me.
Amen!
I've seen so many record stores come and go in my lifetime. One that has been around since the 1956 and still going strong is Dearborn Music in Dearborn, MI. Great collection of vinyl and cds, new and used in both formats. All genres of music. I'm lucky to have this gem in my neighborhood.
I've seen so many record stores come and go in my lifetime. One that has been around since the 1956 and still going strong is Dearborn Music in Dearborn, MI. Great collection of vinyl and cds, new and used in both formats. All genres of music. I'm lucky to have this gem in my neighborhood.
It's a shame they actually had to downgrade their store recently though.
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