After pulling out my vinyl for the first time in 10 years I realize that some albums I remembered having are no longer in my posession. Mainly old Pink Floyd. Where do you purchase vinyl? I dont mind if it's used as long as its in good shape. I have been keeping an eye out at all local thrift stores for quite some time, and let me tell you, the people that lived in this town in the past must have been as far from 'hip' as you can imagine. Either that or there are other people like me that have more free time to scan record bins at local thrifts.

All I ever find are religious records, seriously.

Thanks

After pulling out my vinyl for the first time in 10 years I realize that some albums I remembered having are no longer in my posession. Mainly old Pink Floyd. Where do you purchase vinyl? I dont mind if it's used as long as its in good shape. I have been keeping an eye out at all local thrift stores for quite some time, and let me tell you, the people that lived in this town in the past must have been as far from 'hip' as you can imagine. Either that or there are other people like me that have more free time to scan record bins at local thrifts.

All I ever find are religious records, seriously.

Thanks

Yup, religious, Johnny Mathis, Barbara Streisand, Herb Alperts...I hear you man, I see it again and again...I shop on ebay for my records.. I check the thrifts occassionally but normally nothing exciting there..

Gotta try the flea markets a little east of ya, towards Berks and Bucks Counties. I can't wait to get back out there for stuff - I got some of the best stuff I own in those places. One guy's got thousands of LPs for a bukkapiece, less if you buy more (6 for $5, 12 for $10, etc.). Some real offbeat stuff, but just about all of it in real nice shape.

I'm also hearing of a place in Doylestown (http://www.sirenrecords.com/) a friend wants to take me to.

I was near Harrisburg a few weeks ago and I couldn't believe the religion in the thrift store record bins, either. It was a lot, even by PA standards.

Gotta try the flea markets a little east of ya, towards Berks

Oh great! More carpetbaggers coming into town!:worried:
Now, I'll have to get up even earlier for those flea markets......

For you vinyl collectors in the Paciic NW check out my friend Eric's place Crossroads Music if you in the area,tons of albums you can spend hours in there.Located in Portland.

It's my personal experience that college towns usually manage to have at least one used record/LP/CD store. I usually hit Dynamite Records for LPs, and Turn It Up! for CDs, both in Northampton, MA.
Tom

Oh great! More carpetbaggers coming into town!:worried:
Now, I'll have to get up even earlier for those flea markets......
Don't worry...the one in Berks doesn't open 'til 2 on Friday afternoons.

Don't worry...the one in Berks doesn't open 'til 2 on Friday afternoons.

I know, I have to send the wife out, since I'm at work!:thmbsp:
BTW, that place in Doylestown is great, you will enjoy it. On the
Berks county front, last year I responded to an ad in the Saturday
paper(I was up early, in true Central PA tradition). The old guy was
selling 150-plus LPs for 50 bucks. Sure, a lot were absolute dreck,
but I saved about 40 first-rate old jazz and blues albums in impeccable
shape, several of which I had never encountered before. I love days
like that!

There's a huge thrift store in Glassboro, NJ off 47 with the biggest record section I've ever seen. Little out of yer way, though. There supposedly are several in the Center City Philly area, someone told me there are two new record stores on South Street east of Broad. C'mon, you remember.."..meet me on South Street-hurry on down...". The religious stuff is everywhere, as is the Larry Welk and Andy Williams.
Dan

Goodwill salvation army and the various thrift shops

Look in your local yellow pages for used record shops then look int he next town over and the larger city in your area

Craigslist online classifieds

Ebay

Monterey California
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k206/xtcdriver/akakphoto/RecycledRecords.jpg

Other than the bike, the place looks deserted. Maybe they've sold out of records. :smoke:

Here in London Ontario, we have Grooves Records, across/down the street from the main Library. He has the best selection here in London, and of course we have the twice yearly record show. Lots there, reasonable prices. You could try the mentioned yard sales, and the thrift shops, but in my opinion, all you will get is crap/damaged/scratched records.
You could try your friends/relatives or the people next door. You would be suprised how much a used turntable gets here .... $$$$$!

Rob Savage!

Other than the bike, the place looks deserted. Maybe they've sold out of records. :smoke: That is my bicycle. Parking is in the back. Recycled Records also sells used audio gear. The prices are very reasonable. Check it out if you are in my neck of the woods.

The Princeton Record Exchange in Princeton, NJ.

The Princeton Record Exchange in Princeton, NJ.
Haven't been there in years. Definitely gotta go back soon. :yes:

Anywhere in the midwest, other than thrift stores & flea markets? In our little town, there are no record stores anymore, other than Karma. They've all been driven out by the evil Wal-Marts & Target.

Also, I was told that more current titles are starting to be released on vinyl. Anyone knkow anything about that?

Haven't been there in years. Definitely gotta go back soon. :yes:

Hi Howard,

If you haven't been there in years you might be disappointed in what you find. I've been a regular for about 15 years now and I've watched the vinyl section shrink and DVDs take over the store. Vinyl now occupies about 50% of the space it did just 4 years ago. The selection is still the best in the area but it's not like it used to be. I miss the mid 90's When they had everything and it was all affordable.

-Kevin-

i live in the boonies...so ebay and audiogon...and sometimes AcousticSounds online as well...

if you want the ebay monikers of my sellers (100% reliable and honest) PM me..

http://www.recordstorereview.com

Diamond Groove in Dundas Ontario, best customer service hands down!!!!! They ship as well...........

Hi Howard,

If you haven't been there in years you might be disappointed in what you find. I've been a regular for about 15 years now and I've watched the vinyl section shrink and DVDs take over the store. Vinyl now occupies about 50% of the space it did just 4 years ago. The selection is still the best in the area but it's not like it used to be. I miss the mid 90's When they had everything and it was all affordable.

-Kevin-

Ditto. I haven't found anything remarkable there in years. My last trip there 2 weeks ago was an actual bummer. I think it still would be worth it for a person who hasn't been buying records lately - you may find things you're looking for. But for those of us who spend all of our spare time looking for rare records, princeton rx (as well as my other former standby, Joe's Record Paradise in rockville MD) has been a let down for a few years now.

- also kevin.

I've had the best luck in smaller big towns like Tucson AZ, Dayton OH, St Louis...and then of course the big 3 - NYC SF & LA, where you might find it but it will cost twice what you want to pay. But most people don't have the luxury of traveling all over the country for work (or curse of having to be away from your stereo all the time) so I'd look for local shops that specifically sell (and most importantly BUY decent collections to sell you) vinyl rather than only thrifts that just have piles of herb albert and billy ocean records that are donated to them.

Ebay is okay for higher ticket things, where $5 of shipping is a smaller fraction of the final price, but when you're buying a $3.99 record it becomes a $10 really fast when it needs to be shipped from Boise or wherever.

have you tried this place:
http://www.recordconnectionpa.com/

Good luck!

In my area garage sales pawn shops the salvation army (cheep really really cheep 10c) are the regular places I get records.

Two online sites I've had VERY good dealings with are:

www.thegreatescapeonline.com

www.euclidrecords.com

The Half-Price Books and Records chain is a good place.

Here's last Saturday's take of G to VG LPs from their CLEARANCE bin. $12... and I'm pretty picky.


THE TALKING ANIMALS
T Bone Burnett
Columbia


PLAY ONE MORE
Ian & Sylvia
Vanguard Stereolab


ICARUS
Paul Winter, Winter Consort
Epic


MASTER WORKS FOR ORGAN, Vol 6
Dietrich Buxtehude
Jorgen Ernst Hansen, organist
Church of the Saviour, Copenhagen
Nonesuch (Cycnus)


SUN SINGER
Paul Winter
Living Music


FRENCH ORGAN MASTERPIECES
of the 17th & 18th Centuries
Piroye, Marchand, Couperin(s), De Grigny, Clerambault
Pierre Froidebise, organist
Nonesuch


COTTON PATCH GOSPEL
Original Cast Recording
Tom Key and the Cotton Pickers
Music and Lyrics by Harry Chapin
Chapin Productions Records


KONZERTE MIT ORGEL
Antonio Vivaldi
Andre Isoir, organ
Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz
Paul Kuentz, dir.
DGG


SYMPHONY No. 2, RESURRECTION
Gustav Mahler
Rafael Kubelik, cond.
Symphonie Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, and Edith Mathis
DGG


PALESTRINA
Missa Hodie Christus natus est, Improperia
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Regensburger Domchor
Hans Schrems, dir.
Archiv Produktion


HODIE
A Christmas Cantata
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Bach Choir, Choiristers of Westminster Abbey
with Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Philip Ledger, Dame Janet Baker
Conducted by David Willcocks
Angel


CHRISTMAS
Sing-Along With Mitch
Mitch Miller & The Gang
Columbia six-eye

Going to work last Friday just two blocks from me was a great garage sale. I think you never know when albums will cross your path. Some times just to tell folks this is your hobby has a tremendous effect on your luck. Your greatest find may right down the street.

Monterey California
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k206/xtcdriver/akakphoto/RecycledRecords.jpg

I would love to be in Monterey. I could only afford the beach, and a blanket.

I would love to be in Monterey. I could only afford the beach, and a blanket.
The beach is great on a sunny day. This picture of San Carlos beach, in Monterey, was taken one block from the coastal trail. On weekends almost the whole park area is filled with scuba divers. About two blocks up the hill is Vinyl Revolution, my favorite Monterey record store.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k206/xtcdriver/Monterey/SanCarlosIII.jpg

Ehhh big deal! Joisey's betta! :D

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z81/hakaplan/385898929pmzqtb_fs2.jpg

Ehhh big deal! Joisey's betta! :D
Just dont take some wrong turns around camden :no:

I'd love to go to monterey sometime - thanks for the heads up on the record store. wish i'd known a couple months ago when i drove down to big sur from SF....next time.....

Since the original poster is in -- no bologna -- Lebanon, I would suggest Record & Tape Traders main store in Towson, MD.

Still a pretty cool place after all these years. Got a nice copy of MoFi's "Waiting for Columbus" there a few years ago. Paid real money for it, but it is (as some of you may know) a spectacular pressing of a great album.

http://www.recordandtapetraders.com/

Got a nice copy of MoFi's "Waiting for Columbus" there a few years ago. Paid real money for it, but it is (as some of you may know) a spectacular pressing of a great album.

Sorry to take this off topic (sort of) but I've never checked out "Waiting for Columbus", only listened to their early-mid 70s studio records, but I've noticed lots of audiophile-ish folks seem to really love Columbus - is it just a really great sounding live recording? And how much better does the MoFi pressing actually sound as compared to the original warners? I've never mustered the courage (or cash) to spring for one of those MoFi/Nautilus pressings so I have no idea what I may be missing. Is it that palpable?

Thanks.

Anywhere in the midwest, other than thrift stores & flea markets? In our little town, there are no record stores anymore, other than Karma. They've all been driven out by the evil Wal-Marts & Target.

Also, I was told that more current titles are starting to be released on vinyl. Anyone knkow anything about that?


A bit of a drive for you but I visited a place named Remember When in Westmont, Illinois (western suburb of Chicago) the other day for the first time since getting back into the vinyl thing. Lots to choose from, prices reasonable. Was even able to find an originally sealed Genesis album, released in 1976.... when Genesis was good!

Sorry to take this off topic (sort of) but I've never checked out "Waiting for Columbus", only listened to their early-mid 70s studio records, but I've noticed lots of audiophile-ish folks seem to really love Columbus - is it just a really great sounding live recording? And how much better does the MoFi pressing actually sound as compared to the original warners? I've never mustered the courage (or cash) to spring for one of those MoFi/Nautilus pressings so I have no idea what I may be missing. Is it that palpable?

Thanks.


Columbus is a great album! One of the tightest live bands I've listened to. It's got kind of a funky groove to some of the song, but more like New Orleans funk. They had a huge horn section at these concerts. Well recorded, and fun. I just wish 'Dixie Chicken' was a full album side. LOL. I don't have the MoFi version (wish I did), but the original pressing is top-notch in my book. But I do have a few other MoFi's that I think are miles better than the original. Take Dark Side of The Moon for example. Oh and here's a link to Little Feat doing Dixie Chicken and Fat Man in a Bathtub. They're not the Columbus versions, in fact, I think they're better(at least the Dixie Chicken is) but this will give you a good idea for what the live album is like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRCCY2-5bnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkZsSydzQjM

-Derek:music:

A fellow AK'er turned me on to "Pops Resale" off Leestown Rd. In Lexington, KY. If you're ever in town. They have like 6,000 square feet of space mostly filled with LP's and Pops said it was only about 30% of his inventory. I spot checked about a dozen and they were all in great condition. Top price was $2.99? Anyway, way cool place, funky stuff, old equipment, clothes, etc. Smelled weird too! They have a simple web site too.

is it just a really great sounding live recording? And how much better does the MoFi pressing actually sound as compared to the original warners?

No. It is a great sounding recording (including the original Warners vinyl), but more important, it's a fantastic live R&R album. IMNSHO, it's the very best one of all.

The fact that it sounds very good is just icing on the cake.

EDIT: The fairly recent two-CD Rhino set is a sonically perfectly reasonable facsimilie of the original, with bonus tracks. Highly recommended. The original budget-priced, single CD version (edited to fit) is a total waste of time, space,and money, though. Needless to say, we have both :-(

have you tried this place:
http://www.recordconnectionpa.com/

Good luck!

Great place, worth checking out! You have to love the hidden message in the sign... been going there for years.

I finally got around to taking a picture of my favorite record store, Vinyl Revolution, Monterey California.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k206/xtcdriver/akakphoto/VinylRevolution.jpg

I was up in San Francisco last night and stumbled across a used book and record shop. Green Apple Books on Clement Street. A modest collection with some brand new 180 gm vinyl. Grabbed a couple. I usually find some at the local GW but like any other thrift is limited.

It's where you find it.

Hi Howard,

If you haven't been there in years you might be disappointed in what you find. I've been a regular for about 15 years now and I've watched the vinyl section shrink and DVDs take over the store. Vinyl now occupies about 50% of the space it did just 4 years ago. The selection is still the best in the area but it's not like it used to be. I miss the mid 90's When they had everything and it was all affordable.

-Kevin-


I was thinking the same thing. It's gone steadily downhill over the years as far as selection, price, and even grading. Regardless, it's still hit or miss, a couple months ago I had a number of good finds. Often I leave empty-handed.

I also recommend Curmudgeon Records on Main St. Somerville, NJ. They were in Edison, then Hillsborough, but now Somerville, and in the last 6 months there's been a dramatic increase in the amount of quality vintage vinyl going into and out of that place. Definitely worth a look.