SurferBill
Joined: Dec 20, 2009
Posts: 609
Jax, FL
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Posted on Dec 01 2011 10:36 AM
Tucked away on a back street in the most "undesirable" part of town...I found this gem. DJ's Record Shop, since 1968. Remember when they looked like this? And that's about 1/10th of the place. There is no order in how the LPs are arranged, so he told me to bring a list and he will dig out what he has... and he said, "Yeah, I got some Ventures in there somewhere".
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Last edited: Dec 01, 2011 10:37:02
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Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2813
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Dec 01 2011 10:39 AM
I miss these types of shops! I'd spend hours rummaging through records to find that one album....
Congratulations on your discovery!
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Dec 01 2011 10:40 AM
Wonderful. Literally. It's kind of like discovering King Tut's tomb. Have lots of fun, and let us know what you find. Does he sell on the Internet?
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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remora1
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
Posts: 1266
San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Dec 01 2011 10:44 AM
That's awesome! It's been probably 20 years since I've seen a shop like that. Be sure and let us know what you find..
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MadScientist
Joined: Jan 17, 2008
Posts: 2188
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Dec 01 2011 10:49 AM
If you're ever in Atlanta, you should check out Wax N' Facts. Been around forever...
http://www.waxnfacts.com/
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25301
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Dec 03 2011 01:10 AM
Love it,
I would grab a stool and plop down and start looking at the boxes on the floor. Because most people only look thru the LPs up top.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Baine
Joined: Mar 08, 2008
Posts: 195
NJ shore
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Posted on Dec 03 2011 08:20 AM
That looks great. Just be careful, Rod Serling might step out and start with "Imagine a music fan ..."
— "We're lousy, we can't play. If you wait until you can play, you'll be too old to get up there. We stink, really. But it's great," Johnny Ramone .
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raito
Joined: Oct 16, 2008
Posts: 549
Madison, WI
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Posted on Dec 03 2011 09:37 AM
Cool.
Anyone remember that story a few years ago about the retired record shop owner (in NY, I think). He's kept a copy of everything that came through the store, and had something like 1.5 million records. He was getting on in years, and was trying to find someone to take the collection, preferably a museum or something...
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Fady
Joined: Mar 07, 2010
Posts: 2226
North Carolina
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Posted on Dec 03 2011 08:04 PM
Ratio, I think you're talking about this cat...
— Fady
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2351
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Dec 03 2011 08:46 PM
Wow, what a collection. Such a shame that nobody has picked it up. So much music from some of the best times, nobody can get now.
This old timer has a little rummage-sale shop down the street and he sells his old records for 1$ a piece. I've picked up almost 100$ worth, and I just cant believe I'm the only one buying. We're talking Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Elvis, etc... and nobody else is buying. I've got a couple albums that I cant find on CD or digital download anywhere, and my collection is tiny.
I love old record stores. Its too bad 99% of people don't care.
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drumuitar
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 813
Boise, ID
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Posted on Dec 03 2011 09:38 PM
I used to go to a place in Council Bluffs Iowa (across the river from Omaha) called Kanesville Kollectables. It was an old record shop like that. So much stuff you could barely move
— Shawn Martin
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Dec 04 2011 01:22 PM
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Surfabilly
Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 852
Connersville, Indiana, USA
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Posted on Dec 05 2011 03:40 PM
Although I'm 42, I hit adult hood about the time CD's came on the scene, so one of my favorite jokes is "what are those big round black things with the little hole in the middle?" Kind of a knock on myself, but given my age there is a slight bit of plausibility to it.
— Fast Cars & Loud Guitars!
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