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Record Shops RIP ...................................

and then Soho, That London

Revival Records has not shut is it, but has turned back into Reckless again, with the same stock, same record cleaning machine, but no turntable! RSA seemed surprised that I was buying some Surgeon records, and wanted to check that I knew they were relentless hard techno, so that was a kind thought there

Vinyl Junkies now completely empty, no records on the floor even.

DS
 
You have the true, unfortunately is it.

I look forward in the future to going to the place (if it exists) where the hip happen' DJs go for thier tunes in my tartan rug and leatherette purse with change in it there.

DS
 
Pete

I had a 1959 AMI J200 and they had a fixed large dia spigot. The later models allowed you to swop.

Regards

Mick
 
Hi, Mick

Was it only single speed?

I didn't work on many Rowe-AMIs mostly Rock-Ola, Wurlitzer, Seeburg and NSM all the old ones where 33 and 45.

Pete
 
dss said:
Moving to Newcastle , the previously reported closure of the physical alt.vinyl has happened. It was quite handy for the British Rail train station there, if you happened to be going there by train is it. But not anymore. I shall have to look elsewhere, like Reflex and that.

DS
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We've got 'Beatdown Records' right next to Central Station in Newcastle in the old Pet Sounds shop if you're familiar with it from the 90's, which has a decent sized collection of new and used. Still got RPM, Reflex, Oldhitz (bit shit TBH), and the other Beatdown store up near Haymarket.

Not all doom and gloom in The Toon :D
 
Pete MB&D said:
Hi, Mick

Was it only single speed?

I didn't work on many Rowe-AMIs mostly Rock-Ola, Wurlitzer, Seeburg and NSM all the old ones where 33 and 45.

Pete
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Pete

The AMI J200 was fixed at 45rpm. The only adjustment was whether you had a free play or had to drop sixpence in. Mine was set on free play.

I once had a very strange experience - Swindon once had a massive Railway factory that employed 17000 men in its heyday. It went into gradual decline in the 1960s and closed down completely in the mid eighties. All of the workshops were empty and some were used as a temporary warehouse for short term storeage solutions.

I was helping a possible client negotiate a let and we walked into the old canteen and there were 200 old Jukeboxes stashed away. It was quite a sight. Most were Wurlitzers from the fifties.

One day they were all cleared out and that was that.

Regards

Mick
 
^^the book "last shop standing" describes many a big shop dodge like this. I suppose I should doff my cap to them as they show sharp business skills. I go out of my way to spend cash in indie shops and avoid chains.
A walk around Bath today revealed that the record shop ( big second hand collection ) just up the hill from Waitrose has gone.
 
I have the book mentioned above, find it a sobering read, but with a glimmer of hope that the rate of decline will slow.

AFAIK all the records shops in Bath are gone is it, apart from Bath Compact Discs, who I have rarely troubled there, being classical and CD.

DS
 
Report from Cambridge, MA

Twisted Village has shut down, gone, leaving only 8 faded CDs in a narrow window is it. Their closure was confirmed by the trinket shop above. Obviously crystal tat and that is more viable than records! That was a shame, previous reviews had led me to expect a 'Out-there' pan-genre experience.

Looney Tunes has also gone, being converted into an Indian restaurant there, which is quite unusual.

But did OK in Planet, In Your Ear, Weirdo and Cheapo records instead.

DS
 
You get around DS. I can report from Inverness that Imperial and Market Brae are still going strong. Bought me some Raincoats, Reed and Cope. Yeah.
 
I also went to Inverness is it.

Imperial was shut, the owner had gone to a festival, and I went up the steps to Market Brae, and for a quick browse was overwhelmed with Dad-Rock, so left empty hearted.

I had high hopes for Imperial, as I used to go to the Bristol Park Street shop a lot, when it was behind the shoe shop there, and it always had interesting stuff.

So another trip beckons, I reckons.

DS
 
Market Brae had a heap of 90's US college rawk in the "just in" box - Pixies et al; but yeah it is generally a bit conservative...
 
I was in NYC last week and am happy to report that despite the closure of many fine record stores over the last decade, there are some that are still surviving. In East Village, Academy was doing good business, as was A-1 Records. I saw a good flow of regulars both young and old, and surprisingly a number of European tourists. The Brooklyn branch of Academy also had a good crowd on a weekday.

In a nearby area of a few blocks, I found GimmeGimme Records, Tropicalia in Furs (specialist in Brazilian & latin music), Good Records and Big City. All these places were quite well stocked with listening stations and friendly staff.

Although I did not make it to Princeton Record Exchange (was to lazy to make the 90 min train hike from Manhattan), I am sure they are doing fine.

I also chanced upon the Archive of Contemporary Music (www.arcmusic.org) located in Tribeca, a nonprofit organization started by B. George to collect recordings of all genres. Apparently even recording companies use their resources (recordings, album covers, liner notes, etc.). Pretty amazing stuff. Plus they hold a biannual sale every June and December where they sell off their duplicates.
 
Hockman,

Is Other Music in Manhattan still going? I have shopped in Academy and A-1, and found the selection in Other good for my tastes is it.

DS
 
Unfortunately I didn't make it to Other Music but previous web searches seem to indicate that it is still around.

BTW for CDs, J&R still has very decent stock but the staff is pretty rude. They seem to hire off-the-boat types with bad demeanors, a practice they have pretty much kept over the decades that I have been patronizing the store.

I found AKA Music in Philly quite excellent for CDs as well.
 
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