Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores

[Jeffrey Kane <jeffkane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What huge record emporia? Tower is bankrupt, Virgin has been closing
underperforming stores, and the world has moved to downloading content and
ordering from Amazon. So there's that, and Sam Goody.  Used record stores
aren't what they used to be either because their best stuff gets put up on
Ebay. Are we better off? Yes and no. I now have access to music I'd never
have considering my South Texas locale. Yet, it costs much more than it
would've had I sought it out on my own.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List 
> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Friedman
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores
> 
> The result of this thread (maybe its intention, I don't know; 
> I joined it
> late) is that I have sunk into a profound funk. I keep saying 
> to myself, "So many shops - all gone now". When I got to New 
> York City in 1963 to go to college (yes, I was 3, of course), 
> I fell across 8th Street and felt as I had died and gone to 
> heaven. Here were three - count 'em! - record shops on this 
> one block. There was Discophile, of course, the king of them 
> all, but there was also the Village Music Shop a bit farther 
> west, then, on the north side of the street was another store 
> whose name I have forgotten. Then, on the corner of 42nd 
> Street and 5th Avenue were both Record Hunter and Record 
> Center. Of course, all up and down 4th Avenue were the used book (and
> record) shops, where one could go and disappear for hours 
> without a trace.
> Between Will Lerner, Franz Jolowicz and Julian Moses, there 
> was an entire education to be had just walking in to their 
> establishments.
> 
> So, tell me, are we better off now with our huge record emporia?
> 
> -Larry
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > On Behalf Of Thomas Stern
> > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:28 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores
> > 
> > NYC in the 60's had a shop on Broadway around 12th st - 
> can't remember 
> > the name - incredible cutouts  including Riverside.
> > A shop on 6th or 7th avenue run by Ernie LeMire had seemingly 
> > miles78rpm albums in a tiny shop and basement.
> > S.Klein had really inexpensive lp's from Stinson (the green jackets 
> > with the cover slicks pasted on, sometimes with the 10" 
> notes inside) 
> > In the UK late 1980's I always found interesting lp's at Potter's 
> > Music in Richmond, Dobell's in London, and Caruso & Co (78s 
> also) San 
> > Francisco had Sea of Records, closed late 70's or early 
> 80's Discount 
> > Records (part of the cbs chain) in Scarsdale NY was run by 
> one of the 
> > ex A&R men from Musicraft - I think he did the Sarah Vaughan 
> > sessions???????  long gone (as is the chain, which I think 
> was used by 
> > Columbia for market research) Still around is Village Music in Mill 
> > Valley California (just over the bridge).  Incredible collection of 
> > lp's all musical areas, Down Home Music in El Cerrito (north of 
> > Berkeley) owned by Chris Strachwitz's Arhoolie has wonderful world 
> > wide roots music cd's and some lp's/ Best wishes, Thomas.
> > 
> > 
> > >
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