Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

These stories about the NYC of old remind me of another Manhattan Mecca -- 
Radio Row. For those of us who own and keep running vintage equipment,
imagine the dumpster dives when Radio Row was condemned. There was a good
Lost and Found Sound episode about Radio Row. Find it in the archive at
www.lostandfoundsound.org

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Smolian" <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores


> The other 8th Street shop was Record Center for whom I worked in their
> uptown location before Discophile opened.  Paul Rothschild worked there as
> well.  The RC uptown store was at the site of the old Record Hunter on Lex
> between 81st and 82d.  What a map!
>
> Steve Smolian
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry Friedman" <disquod@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 4:15 PM
> 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-----
> >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
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> >> On Behalf Of Thomas Stern
> >> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:28 PM
> >> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 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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