keanej6
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hey so where do you guys buy your metal/hardcore/etc lps? i guess i'll start listing the good/bad places i've had experience with.
stores (so cal):
amoeba: no introduction needed. huge lp section. decent metal lp section/selection.
second spin:the one by my house just started carrying/buying lps. they don't listen to their used copies so its hit and miss with them. they're cheap though and i got lucky with a really good quality copy of supertramp's "breakfast in america". not so much metal.
online:
20 buck spin: awesome doom label. their selection isn't really big but sometimes they offer like package deals which are really good. they also always throw in a bunch of extras like posters/stickers/etc.
southern lord: they release a lot of really good stuff but i usually purchase their releases from other places because they tend to be pricey.
the end records (omega mailorder):big big selection but they're kind of pricey too. they are also really fast with their delivery for some reason.
robotic empire: huge selection of punk/crust/tech/metal. they also offer deals all the time and their prices are really good.
kreation records: huge selection from like classic metal to obscure hard to find metal. but they are really unreasonable with the prices imo.
temporary residence: they're not metal but i love grails/tarantel/eits/the drift and i think their lps are pretty cheap.
insound: sucks. really expensive. and the 'new' lp i received from them was beat up pretty bad. not to mention a weak metal selection, but they focus on everything.
i can't think of anything else atm....i know most of the online distributors i listed are really just branches of record labels which is why i'm asking for just distributors with a huge selection of new vinyl. if i can remember some more i'll throw them up.
stores (so cal):
amoeba: no introduction needed. huge lp section. decent metal lp section/selection.
second spin:the one by my house just started carrying/buying lps. they don't listen to their used copies so its hit and miss with them. they're cheap though and i got lucky with a really good quality copy of supertramp's "breakfast in america". not so much metal.
online:
20 buck spin: awesome doom label. their selection isn't really big but sometimes they offer like package deals which are really good. they also always throw in a bunch of extras like posters/stickers/etc.
southern lord: they release a lot of really good stuff but i usually purchase their releases from other places because they tend to be pricey.
the end records (omega mailorder):big big selection but they're kind of pricey too. they are also really fast with their delivery for some reason.
robotic empire: huge selection of punk/crust/tech/metal. they also offer deals all the time and their prices are really good.
kreation records: huge selection from like classic metal to obscure hard to find metal. but they are really unreasonable with the prices imo.
temporary residence: they're not metal but i love grails/tarantel/eits/the drift and i think their lps are pretty cheap.
insound: sucks. really expensive. and the 'new' lp i received from them was beat up pretty bad. not to mention a weak metal selection, but they focus on everything.
i can't think of anything else atm....i know most of the online distributors i listed are really just branches of record labels which is why i'm asking for just distributors with a huge selection of new vinyl. if i can remember some more i'll throw them up.
