Are there actually any record stores left??

http://www.unkut.com/2009/10/whered-the-rap-records-go/#more-2731

This article made me wonder "Are there actually any record stores left?"

I miss having record stores nearby. In my fave, which shut down 5 years ago now, i used to chill in there, meet other friendly heads, get reccomendations from real people...You just don't get that on the internet

Yes there are. I started a record store directory thread, I had a few replies, but it seems like most people don't really give a sh!t.

As you can tell by my list halfway down the page, there's too many in my area for me to frequent them all

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good times

jnorth wrote:http://www.unkut.com/2009/10/whered-the-rap-records-go/#more-2731

This article made me wonder "Are there actually any record stores left?"

I miss having record stores nearby. In my fave, which shut down 5 years ago now, i used to chill in there, meet other friendly heads, get reccomendations from real people...You just don't get that on the internet

I really think it depends where you live.

I literally have like 15 within a 30min drive. 10 of those are in one neighborhood. I think major urban concentrations have more (NY, ATL, Toronto, London UK, Berlin,etc) per capita. Maybe it depends on how many beatmakers are in the area

jnorth wrote:http://www.unkut.com/2009/10/whered-the-rap-records-go/#more-2731

its probably not worth it for MOST artists to release vinyl... but, i MOSTLY only buy vinyl of stuff that i know i like... cds arent worth copping for the MOST part imo...



as for record stores... theres still a few, but amoeba took over when it came to town(LA), when it comes to new hip hop releases anyway... stores that rely solely on vinyl sales are the ones hurting...

All record stores are hurting, even the chain stores that carry CD's and DVD's only. With MP3 DL's and streaming video on demand, all those stores are in trouble.

Big chain stores like Sam Goody, Musicland, FYE, Virgin Megastore and the like came in and ran out the Mom & Pop stores. Now the chains are disappearing and we are ending up with nothing.

Yeah brah, my **** girlfriend's dad has owned and run one for about 30 years. My girl works there on Sundays. 2 doors down, another record shop. The other one sells rip off vinyl though, unlike my girl's dad's shop.

If I win the lottery I will take the place over...he wants out of the game!

Last year there were two record shops in the city where I live. One was specialized in House and Dance music. The other one was a very small one but with good records and some "50cent bins". Both closed this year. One changed into an erotic shop, the other one is a kind of "wellness" and barbershop for pets.

Damn.

So now I'm a 100 percent thrift stores and flea market buyer. I know a good thift store with many good records and the owner is a nice old guy who dont care about internet reserch. He once said to me that he dont care about rare records. He would never take more than a few Euros.
I found this one in his shop and he sold it for 1 Euro

http://www.popsike.com/JADE-WARRIOR-Sam ... 18231.html

I know, its not that rare but its nice to know that some people are willing to pay so much more than I did

peace

Peter, you brought up something that is also causing record stores to fail. Store owners that specialize in a niche market. I have seen it happen here in the DFW area. One store would cater to the dance crowd, another store would carry only heavy metal, another would carry Hip Hop/Rap.

Another thing I have noticed is stores that want to be in the trendy areas. Which means high price rental space. High rent means high priced records, which turns away customers.

Damn, I should just open up my own record store.

adrian wrote:Peter, you brought up something that is also causing record stores to fail. Store owners that specialize in a niche market. I have seen it happen here in the DFW area. One store would cater to the dance crowd, another store would carry only heavy metal, another would carry Hip Hop/Rap.

Another thing I have noticed is stores that want to be in the trendy areas. Which means high price rental space. High rent means high priced records, which turns away customers.

Damn, I should just open up my own record store.

Things i hate about record stores:

1. Unwelcoming - Damn, it doesn't hurt to make your customers feel welcome. You'd think they'd be desperate to get all the custom they can. Being stared at while crap 50s pop plays in the background isn't welcoming (before all the hate, yeah, not all 50s pop is sh*t)

2. Ageism - Whats with some stores and making anyone who is under 30 feel really unwelcome and treating us like clueless idiots.

3. Price - £15 for a CD? F*ck that sh*t i'll go to HMV or log on Itunes thank you.

4. The clientele - Every shop i go to it's always mostly DJs, old men and anoracks (comic book guy types). Would be nice to see a few regular members of the public in there. Most probably don't go in there because they don't feel welcome and the store is extremely niche.

5. No listening post - I like to try before i buy.

6. Too many items that don't interest people other than collectors - I don't care about wack ass picture discs, rare Beatles records, Elvis mugs, Expensive northern soul, etc. Regular people don't come in with the thought of coming in and spending £200+

7. No dollar bins - It's nice to see a place with some listenable stuff in the dollar bin (yeah, i'm from the UK but pound bin doesn't sound right).

there are quite a few in my area but they are struggling to maintain. i am trying to make sure i get all of the good records out of them before they shut down. one of the onwers of my favorite store was telling me that he has friends in cali who are being shut down due to the economy. diggers like us are going to have to resort to itunes and ebay for samples. thats a harsh reality.

jnorth wrote:

adrian wrote:Peter, you brought up something that is also causing record stores to fail. Store owners that specialize in a niche market. I have seen it happen here in the DFW area. One store would cater to the dance crowd, another store would carry only heavy metal, another would carry Hip Hop/Rap.

Another thing I have noticed is stores that want to be in the trendy areas. Which means high price rental space. High rent means high priced records, which turns away customers.

Damn, I should just open up my own record store.

Things i hate about record stores:

1. Unwelcoming - Damn, it doesn't hurt to make your customers feel welcome. You'd think they'd be desperate to get all the custom they can. Being stared at while **** 50s pop plays in the background isn't welcoming (before all the hate, yeah, not all 50s pop is sh*t)

2. Ageism - Whats with some stores and making anyone who is under 30 feel really unwelcome and treating us like clueless idiots.

3. Price - £15 for a CD? F*ck that sh*t i'll go to HMV or log on Itunes thank you.

4. The clientele - Every shop i go to it's always mostly DJs, old men and anoracks (comic book guy types). Would be nice to see a few regular members of the public in there. Most probably don't go in there because they don't feel welcome and the store is extremely niche.

5. No listening post - I like to try before i buy.

6. Too many items that don't interest people other than collectors - I don't care about wack ass picture discs, rare Beatles records, Elvis mugs, Expensive northern soul, etc. Regular people don't come in with the thought of coming in and spending £200+

7. No dollar bins - It's nice to see a place with some listenable stuff in the dollar bin (yeah, i'm from the UK but pound bin doesn't sound right).

damn, you got some wack record stores dude

Their used to be a handful of record stores around my way. Then they all shut down about 5-7 years ago, and for about 2 years their was nothing (lots of thrift shop diggin during this time). Than a really cool younger dude who's into hiphop and beat diggin' opened up his own record shop. He's nice and helpful and knows his stuff, and his store is jam packed wall to wall with all kinds of choice selections at decent prices. Most definetly my favorite music store/record shop currently

Post up the location or website if he has one.

yeah it's a sad story heard it when i got into this back in the mid 70's,thats just how it goes.....i just recently went to a store that i had heard about for the last 25yrs this store was around 30yrs and when i finally went it was closing down got some mad stacks of records tho,gave the guy a list of music i wanted and if he had to give itsell it to me and i'll pay he had 9 months left when i got there i went in every weekend for 7 of those months.

anyhow it's not that bad i heard the UK they had a comeback on vinyl they were selling more turntable then guitars. at the same time there was beat street going out of business, i have seen some things in my life but records going out ,there will be records you just have to find them,dont dispare these artcicles come up all the time, he's prolly right about nothing coming out this yrs on vinyl but theres other music then rap, plus theres other genres in hiphop that sell many type s of music.


Needle to the groove record shop
150 H street
Fremont ca,94544
510.371.8027

used/new vinyl only

25% sale november 27 black friday open till 9pm

diggers beat makers a must were world known and get hit frequently buy out of country diggers probably one of the only ALL RECORD STORES....OH we have a dewarper machine for your rare warped records.
15 dollars a record and the more warped record you brig in the cheaper the price getts,


peace