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Re: [ARSCLIST] Is The Record Shop Dead?
I still see New Vinyl at The Bop Shop in Rochester. Not sure if Record Theater
is still getting new stuff (lots of "Final Vinyl" signs over some bins) but the
prices on some albums there don't reflect a desire to get out of it. What I
never see anywhere is new classical vinyl (Speakers Corner, etc), which is
reviewed regularly in Classic Record Collector. Is the sale of this stuff only
in Britain?
dl
Aaron Levinson wrote:
Actually, at least here in these parts that institution still exists and
I am truly thankful that it does. No fewer than 5 within 5-7 miles of
each other. I know that sounds crazy but its true. I actually think that
a small footprint chain that sold nothing but vinyl
would do really well. Vinyl sales are up 30% in the last year and I see
no end in sight. If someone carried Dylan, Tool, Coltrane,
Outkast and a bunch of great music on wax I bet it would do really well.
Stroll in, buy a few albums, and get that elated, "I just bought
'Introducing Roland Kirk' on a 180 gram pressing feeling". There is
still nothing like it. Viva Vinyl anyone?
AA
phillip holmes wrote:
The real record shop died a slow death in the '90s. What I mean by
real is: 33, 45, and 78 rpm; all genres; record care supplies;
ephemera; the selection of replacement styli; the stylus magnifier;
the audition turntable and headphones; tobacco smoke _OR_ an old man
chewing a cigar _OR_ the hourly help dealing pot out the back (but
preferably all three); two pair of JBL L100 on the walls; cardboard
stand-up Beatles; a ceramic nipper somewhere in the store; at least
one crotchety old worker and one bipolar young worker; a jaded owner
that USED to be in "the business"; the smell of paper aging (the not
acid-free kind); and let's not forget the most important part of a
real record shop--delusional and weird record collectors. Yes, it's
dead.
Phillip
Roger and Allison Kulp wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/music_week/agenda_recordshops.shtml