My New York Record Experience

[coop41]

Just returned from this year's excursion to New York- here's the scoop:


Day 1-

Start in the morning (mistake- nothing opens before noon it seems!)
1st stop is [b]Bleeker Street[/b] records as a Watt White(?) video shoot wraps. They point me in the direction of their other store that focuses on punk/new wave/alternative. From what I see they are very high priced but didn't spend enough time to give a fair assesment.
[b]Generation Records[/b] - Picked up a handful of records, not too bad on price, condition didn't seem to be much of a concern though here. Staff was friendly.

[b]Rebel Rebel[/b] Uh, you know those people who pass away and there is 10 foot high stuff piled around the house? Floor to ceiling boxes piled upon each other with a tiny walk space big enough for only one person, next to impossible to navigate your way through anything. Owner was super nice and there were a ton of people in there when he finally opened (at least an hour past the posted time of noon!). No purchases.

On to [b]Kim's[/b] in St. Marks Place, picked up three or four records. Walked around the corner to last years score [b] Normans[/b] (yes, it was Normans!). This year all vinyl was 50% off and was neatly organized. All CD's in the basement were 50% off their already reduced price. Picked up 30 or 40 records and a dozen or so CD's. Highly recommended!

Wandered around St. Mark's looking for other stores but to no avail.

Day 2-
Record Show (monthly) at the Holiday Inn, got there at 8am and paid the $25 admission fee from 8am to 10am. I was the first person there and as feared, that wasn't necessary. Anything I bought could have been purchased after 10 am when admission dropped to $6. Found 20 or 30 records, but was amazed at how over priced some of these guys had their records at. I was looking through one guys stuff, mostly 12"'s from early 90's, late 80's by crap R & B and pop acts, stuff that is no more than $1 at any record store I have ever been to and readily available. I asked him how much a Talking Heads 12" record was since nothing was priced, debating in my head if I'd go $2 or $3 and the dude says $30. I said "Pardon Me?" He says, everything is between $10 and $300. Huh? Oh well.
Picked up a couple cool records.


Ok, time to go with wife and shop down Canal Street when I see a 3"X3" sticker on a light pole- 20,000 LP's and CD's for sale with an address. I ask someone where this is and find out it is 1 block away. We walk over there and immediately my wife recognizes I will not be leaving anytime soon and takes a cab to Macy's! Apparently it's a non-profit music archive that I do not believe is open to the public yet that is funded in part by many musicians and donations. Annually they have a sale of duplicate records and cd's that covers two weekends. Anyway, I ended up picking up over 200 pieces of vinyl, most $1 or $2 (I think the most was $4 or $5) for pieces worth many times more. I don't even recall what I got, they packed everything for me right there and were even cool enough to wheel it down the street for me and load it into a cab. Awesome...and I stumbled across it!
I went to [b]Mercer Street Books[/b] the next day and they had a pretty decent selection of vinyl, many of which were a $1, picked up another 20 or 30 pieces.


Had my Hotel ship them UPS so I will let you know what I got when they get here, here's a picture of them boxed in my hotel room awaiting pick-up!

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[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>Anyway, I ended up picking up over 200 pieces of vinyl...
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[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0][:p]

Amazing. Sorry I was out of town. You know those things don't play on those spinny laser compact disc thingies, right??

[schwenko]

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>
Ok, time to go with wife and shop down Canal Street when I see a 3"X3" sticker on a light pole- 20,000 LP's and CD's for sale with an address. I ask someone where this is and find out it is 1 block away. We walk over there and immediately my wife recognizes I will not be leaving anytime soon and takes a cab to Macy's! Apparently it's a non-profit music archive that I do not believe is open to the public yet that is funded in part by many musicians and donations. Annually they have a sale of duplicate records and cd's that covers two weekends. Anyway, I ended up picking up over 200 pieces of vinyl, most $1 or $2 (I think the most was $4 or $5) for pieces worth many times more. I don't even recall what I got, they packed everything for me right there and were even cool enough to wheel it down the street for me and load it into a cab. Awesome...and I stumbled across it!
pick-up!
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This sounds like the Archive of Contemporary Music

http://www.arcmusic.org/begin.html

Founded/run by B George, the main editor of the classic International Discography of the New Wave

http://www.amazon.com/International-New ... 0711900507


They have their sales ?2 times a year I believe. Amazing place. I called them a few years ago and they had my name/phone number/address on file from more than 20 years ago when I was a grad student in Minneapolis.

And the owner of Rebel Rebel is named David-he's been there 20+ years, and is always cool. I am amazed that he can remain in business at that location. I think his lease is up this/next year though.

[coop41]

[quote][i]Originally posted by schwenko[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>
Ok, time to go with wife and shop down Canal Street when I see a 3"X3" sticker on a light pole- 20,000 LP's and CD's for sale with an address. I ask someone where this is and find out it is 1 block away. We walk over there and immediately my wife recognizes I will not be leaving anytime soon and takes a cab to Macy's! Apparently it's a non-profit music archive that I do not believe is open to the public yet that is funded in part by many musicians and donations. Annually they have a sale of duplicate records and cd's that covers two weekends. Anyway, I ended up picking up over 200 pieces of vinyl, most $1 or $2 (I think the most was $4 or $5) for pieces worth many times more. I don't even recall what I got, they packed everything for me right there and were even cool enough to wheel it down the street for me and load it into a cab. Awesome...and I stumbled across it!
pick-up!
[/quote]

This sounds like the Archive of Contemporary Music

http://www.arcmusic.org/begin.html

Founded/run by B George, the main editor of the classic International Discography of the New Wave

http://www.amazon.com/International-New ... 0711900507


They have their sales ?2 times a year I believe. Amazing place. I called them a few years ago and they had my name/phone number/address on file from more than 20 years ago when I was a grad student in Minneapolis.

And the owner of Rebel Rebel is named David-he's been there 20+ years, and is always cool. I am amazed that he can remain in business at that location. I think his lease is up this/next year though.

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Yes, that's it! What a wonderful guy too. Actually, all three people there were so nice. I had all the info but it was packed in one of the boxes. Thanks for the link!

[Yachtingtype]

coop41, reading these stories is so cool I am most jealous of your treasures. Please provide a list of what you were able to find in the glorious record shops of NYC

Thank you

[coop41]

Ah, a list would be too time consuming, but it was sweet when they showed up, I had forgotten all the stuff I had picked out. Here's a couple photos- the stuff on the floor is what I got- now to figure out where to put it!:
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[Yachtingtype]

Very Cool dude!

What is on that Rodney on the ROQ comp? I never saw that before

I wish that Stand & Deliver was extended, I have the same 12" in my collection [:D]

Thank you

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Yachtingtype[/i]
<br>Very Cool dude!

What is on that Rodney on the ROQ comp? I never saw that before
[/quote]
Volume 2 of 3 of the Posh Boy comps. 2 is pretty common. 1 not so much. A 'Best Of' 26-track CD is the most convenient way to listen to 'em.

I'm curious about the light blue record with the 'S' just sticking out. What is that Coop? It feels so familiar.

[coop41]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Yachtingtype[/i]
<br>Very Cool dude!

What is on that Rodney on the ROQ comp? I never saw that before

I wish that Stand & Deliver was extended, I have the same 12" in my collection [:D]

Thank you
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Rodney On the Roq LP includes:
The Earthquake Song by Little Girls and Are You Ready For The Sex girls by Gleaming Spires as well as songs by minutemen, Social D, Unit 3 with Venus, Black Flag, Red Cross, Red Rockers, Agent Orange, Geza X, Target 13, Shattered Faith, Stepmothers (later The Unforgiven!)and Twisted Roots.

[Yachtingtype]

Thank you for the information

Whatr Geza X song is it?

Sorry for all the questions, you don't have to answer if you don't want to

Thank you

[coop41]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Yachtingtype[/i]
<br>Thank you for the information

Whatr Geza X song is it?

Sorry for all the questions, you don't have to answer if you don't want to

Thank you
[/quote]


We Need More Power


It also comes with a Flipside magazine included

[coop41]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Yachtingtype[/i]
<br>Very Cool dude!

What is on that Rodney on the ROQ comp? I never saw that before
[/quote]
Volume 2 of 3 of the Posh Boy comps. 2 is pretty common. 1 not so much. A 'Best Of' 26-track CD is the most convenient way to listen to 'em.

I'm curious about the light blue record with the 'S' just sticking out. What is that Coop? It feels so familiar.
[/quote]


Ah, nice catch!

Bongos - Hunting/In The Congo/Mambo Sun 12" 45rpm from 1980 on Fetish Records. For a buck!

[British]

Any chance ripping those November Group tracks that weren't covered a few weeks ago?

[schwenko]

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Yachtingtype[/i]
<br>Very Cool dude!

What is on that Rodney on the ROQ comp? I never saw that before
[/quote]
Volume 2 of 3 of the Posh Boy comps. 2 is pretty common. 1 not so much. A 'Best Of' 26-track CD is the most convenient way to listen to 'em.

I'm curious about the light blue record with the 'S' just sticking out. What is that Coop? It feels so familiar.
[/quote]


Ah, nice catch!

Bongos - Hunting/In The Congo/Mambo Sun 12" 45rpm from 1980 on Fetish Records. For a buck!
[/quote]

My memory may be faulty, but Blir bought this exact same record the night we saw The Bongos at Joe's Pub last winter[:0]

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by schwenko[/i]
<br>My memory may be faulty, but Blir bought this exact same record the night we saw The Bongos at Joe's Pub last winter[:0]
[/quote]
Holy fuck, you might be right...but what the hell did I do with it?! [:0]