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post #16 of 85
1/18/06 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by gloco
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Let-It-Be Records
Corner of 10th & Nicollet, Minneapolis, MN
612-339-7439
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s. New dance vinyl twice a week. Supplies Minneapolis' DJs with wax.
Let It Be is now closed as are most of the indy record stores in the Twin Cities.

However, check out:
Treehouse Records
2557 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55405-3320
(612) 872-7400

Electric Fetus
2000 4TH Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2641
(612) 870-9300


Extreme Noise Records (For Punk and Hardcore)
407 West Lake St. (Lake St. at Grand Ave.)
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-824-0100


Also while on a trip to Columbus, Ohio I came across this place:
Magnolia Thunder***** Records
1155 N High St
Columbus, OH 43201-2412
(614) 421-1512
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post #17 of 85
1/18/06 at 7:16pm
I go to:

Generation Records
210 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012.
Phone: 212.254.1100

Lots of metal, drone, doom, stoner as well as mainstream stuff. Downstairs for second hand CD's and a wall full of vinyl and hoodies for just about every heavy band you've ever heard of. Upstairs for the cute girl with the nosestud It can be confusing if for instance you were unaware that Ed Mundell played with both Atomic Bitchwax and Monster Magnet because they're both racked under Monster Magnet. Similar for Alabama Thunder*****, racked under Avail etc. But the staff are super friendly don't mind helping if you ask.

They have no website.
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post #18 of 85
1/25/06 at 8:45pm
Salt Lake City, Utah: Randy's Records.

It's a hole in the wall with incredible vinyl section (thousands of used titles on display, and a gozillion more in the back), good pricing and high standards for condition. A new vinyl selection with the latest audiophile releases, scores of rap and metal, jazz, classical, everything. Randy is the owner and father to Tom, the young guy who works behind the counter and has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things vinyl. Try to stop by when they are not too busy, you'll find Tom very pleasant and engaging.

Michael Fremer wrote about Randy's in a recent Stereophile article.
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post #19 of 85
1/25/06 at 9:46pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by gloco
Good resources Gloco but this is a place where we can dish on the quality, prices, and general atmosphere of the stores. Kind of the head-fi recommended shops. Looking at a random list I still don't know if I'm going to walk into a place where the only vinyl they take in is what old ladies drop off.

Thus why I haven't added some of these places towards the end. If you've been there, and especially if you've bought records, tell us a few words about the place.
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post #20 of 85
1/29/06 at 1:19am
SAN FRANCISCO

AQUARIUS RECORDS
1055 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
(415) 647-2272
map

This is the best record store i have ever been to. Sure, Amoeba has 100 times as many cds as aquarius, but a lot of those cd's that amoeba has are awful.

while aquarius is a small store, every cd they have is there for a reason. they have a website, with access to it from the store with which you can listen to samples of everything they have in the store, and every cd has a review of why they have it. they also paste these reviews to the outside of every album in the store.

i go there not with an intention of buying something specific (i usually do that online) but to find something new. I ask someone working there for suggestions based on what i like. they run around the store grabbing stuff from every corner and i wind up with a huge pile of stuff ive never heard of. i then go to their computer and listen to samples (their samples are 30 seconds to 2 minutes long) of all of it and read reviews, and wind up buying 5 cds.

this is something i have always wanted in a store. that it is not just a place to buy music, but a place to find music as well. that the store is a mechanism for spreading music out into the world.

i couldnt recomend them more. ive been to cd stores all over san francisco, the bay area and the country. while many of them are wonderful, none of them come close to aquarius records.
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post #21 of 85
1/29/06 at 1:24am
just so you all know, some of the stores listed under San Francisco in this list aren't that great. We can get random record stores in the yellow pages. IMHO, this should be a list of good record stores.
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post #22 of 85
1/30/06 at 1:33am
Michigan:
Dearborn Music - they have a location in Canton, Michigan and one in Dearborn but I've only been to the Canton one.

They have vinyl there but since I don't own a record player I've never checked it out. Their CD collection is beautiful, though and the employees are cool - they actually know music and will talk about it with you and just shoot the breeze.
Their collection of indie rock is awesome, too, which makes me happy. They also have a fairly decent(i.e. existant) extreme metal section.
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post #23 of 85
2/25/06 at 1:20am
Massachusetts:

Newburyport

AlBums, they have a great collection of used/new vinyl for cheap.
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post #24 of 85
2/26/06 at 7:27pm
Crap..I lived in Nashville for 5 years and never knew those stores existed that were mentioned.
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post #25 of 85
4/21/06 at 3:49pm

Lakewood, OH (Cleveland) Rock-Metal-Stoner store

My Mind's Eye Records

Lakewood, Ohio

http://www.mymindseyerecords.com/store/

It is a certifiable jones for the record geek - a harsh jones that has taken this vinyl junkie to all points around the country looking for records. Amoeba in San Francisco, CA and Berkeley, CA. Aron’s in Los Angeles, CA. Reckless in Chicago, IL. Kim’s Underground in New York City. The Princeton Record Exchange in Princeton, NJ and Philadelphia, PA. Jerry’s Records in Pittsburgh, PA. Used Kid’s Records in Columbus, OH.

And how does My Mind’s Eye stack up against these nationally known destinations for both audiophiles and obsessive fanatics alike? Great. F--kng great. My Mind’s Eye is smaller than all of them but cheaper too and there is always a pile of records sitting next to the counter that just came in on a trade from somebody whose father just died and left a couple of crates of dusty platters sitting in the basement. You could go into the record bins at My Mind’s Eye every day of the year (because My Mind’s Eye is open every day of the year) and find something different for less money than you will find it anywhere else.


A friend of mine runs this store. All you "Darkest Desires" fans should go there if you're ever in the Cleveland area. Great selection of 70's rock, metal, NWOBHM (a specialty), punk/hardcore, stoner rock, japanese rock, and lots of other heavy music..

-jar
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post #26 of 85
5/1/06 at 4:27am
I've been shopping here for the past few years:

Soundsations
8736 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Westchester, California

This is ever so slightly north of LAX. You can watch airplanes take off and land from the parking lot behind it.

Great little place. Not huge, but they have a nice stock of LPs as well as used CDs. Mostly alternative rock, and I don't think I've ever heard the employees play a bad track. I've bought more than one CD just by asking them what's on.

If you're in the neighborhood, stop in and say hello. It's a good place.

EDIT:

Soundsations has moved. They're now at:

8701 La Tijera Boulevard
Westchester, CA 90045
310-641-8877

A little more room now and it is still a great place.
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post #27 of 85
5/17/06 at 7:30pm
I don't frequent the record/CD shop as much as I once did. The collection is large enough now that it isn't as necessary.

Here a few shops you might want to check out:

House Of Records
Address: 3328 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 450-1222
Used compact disc's - Mainly rock and popular

Record Surplus
Address: 11609 Pico Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 478-4217
Used compact disc's - Rock, Jazz, Classical
Used Vinyl - Good selection of Classical
This shop also has a lot of nice collectibles

Eastside Records
Address: 1813 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: (323) 913-7461
Used compact disc's - Rock, Popular, Jazz, Classical
Limited Vinyl


OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES:

Bud's Jazz Records
Address: 102 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 628-0445
The name say's it all - All Jazz all the time at this store.



Will try and add some others.


- augustwest
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post #28 of 85
5/21/06 at 10:41pm
I just found this little gem.

Phonoluxe Records
2609 Nolensville Pike
Nashville, TN 37211-2216
(615) 259-3500
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post #29 of 85
5/22/06 at 9:44pm
Thread Starter 
UTArch, pop in to Phonoluxe and give me a review. I haven't made it there during my visits but I do need to go someday. I heard from some locals that it's a bit pricey and not too well organized but it could be a cool experience. That type of shop all comes down to the owner.
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post #30 of 85
5/22/06 at 10:55pm
NightWoundsTime, I was in there this weekend. I needed to get some vinyl for my newly aquired Pioneer PL-530.

It is very disorganized. It seems as though they started very organized and over the years it just got out of hand. There were some aisles that you could not walk through. Whether it was a column or stacks of records blocking the way. I found the same band, genre, and album in several different spots. They had a huge selection. Not much new stuff that I could find. I thought there prices were pretty good. I bought a dozen albums for just over $50. The prices were $4, $5, and $6. There were more expensive prices, but overall I thought it was cheaper then The Great Escape. If you have lots of free time to scavenge then, it would be a great place.

We can go check it out the next time you are up here.
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