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Post by spidervodka on Feb 12, 2008 23:47:59 GMT -5
Check this out! www.recordstoreday.com/Homeexcerpt: As an old person of 42 years,  I find it truly depressing to see store after store closing its doors - the Internet definitely has its downside. That site above isn't kidding when it says for many people, the music store is a place of some really happy times, where you get to hang out with others who also love music. And sitting at a computer by yourself staring at a screen full of links to music, while more efficient and convenient (man I'm starting to hate those two terms) doesn't start to compare. Two stores here in Houston I buy from: Soundwaves ("Texas' Largest Surf and Skate Shop")Vinal Edge Records |
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Post by Hoss Ragen on Feb 13, 2008 0:23:37 GMT -5
\ As an old person of 42 years, I find it truly depressing to see store after store closing its doors - the Internet definitely has its downside. As a young soul/funk/jazz/psych-rock guy who collects records because the fact that there is so much fantastic, undiscovered - although few and far in between - stuff sitting in the bins for dirt cheap out there, I agree. However, aside from mega "indie" stores like Amoeba L.A. and specialty shops here and there (and even then, the later are becoming more Ebay-based), the quaint mom-and-pop corner store that sells vinyl is non-existant in this neck of the woods. 98% of the places that carry vinyl around here are overpriced and/or cater to the poser hipster kids who grip reissues of Captain Beefheart records or whatever. The thrift stores suit me just fine. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong decade. |
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Post by hopesfall on Feb 13, 2008 1:41:33 GMT -5
Most of the time I HAVE to rely on getting my music from the internet. Either that, or buying directly from the band, because record stores around here carry nothing but crap.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Feb 13, 2008 2:37:15 GMT -5
I love working in a record store!
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Post by harpo on Feb 13, 2008 12:16:27 GMT -5
One of my favorite things to do is go to record stores... whenever I visit London, Philly, NYC, anywhere really, I find out where the good record stores are. I love getting music on vinyl.. it's just more fun to listen to it with the scratches and crackles from a turntable!
We have one independent record store here... it's downtown, though, and I rarely get to go anymore, but it's probably still my favorite place to buy music.
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Post by Mod City on Feb 13, 2008 13:23:31 GMT -5
Support your local record store. In general, support anything that's not based on Internet downloads. God, I hate that system. Give me brick-and-mortar music stores any day.
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Post by spidervodka on Feb 15, 2008 3:33:21 GMT -5
Forgot my own thread!
Yep buying music from a real music store - Busted buy, Circuit City etc don't count - really is a experience all its own. Beign with others who also like music is one of those "organic" things that is hard to describe to someone who has never done it. And having music in your hand, vinyl or CD, is way more satisfying than a bunch of nebulous 1s and 0s on a hard drive, not to mention more permanent.
I hope as the date gets closer, news agencies will report on this.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Feb 15, 2008 3:49:14 GMT -5
I am a huge "music in hand" fan. I frequently hear old guys tell me, "Yep! I ripped all these LPs to my computer! Now I don't need 'em!" And I just don't know how to respond. I know they want me to think they're clever, but I just think they're fools. Sometimes I reply with, "Oh, I'm a hard copy guy, myself. About 3,000 times over." But they don't care, they're too impressed with themselves for making digital copies of hours and hours of Mantovani.
Screw those guys, I'll build an addition onto my house if I have to. I mean when I have to . . .
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Post by Bix Dugan on Feb 15, 2008 12:35:46 GMT -5
When I used to have LPs, I liked the ritual of using one of those dusting tools, then lowering the needle down. Adjusting the speed, while watching the strobe to dial in the RPM, too.
Plus the simplicity of the mechanical, spinning motion of the label.
I started at about 5 years old, with Bill Cosby albums.
Off Topic:
I was watch a Globe Trekker episode yesterday and some kids in Peru were actually playing Buck-Buck, a game mentioned by Bill on one of his records, but I'd never seen it done 'til yesterday!
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Post by Mighty Jack on Feb 15, 2008 18:14:44 GMT -5
Ah I miss records. The art, gatefold and inserts (The Beatles and Alice Cooper often provided more than music in their releases. You got these great tunes and these stickers, posters, or even panties! lol)
The grim reality is that the internet has more variety and is often cheaper and I use this service often. But I do love strolling through a record store, especially with a friend, sharing found gems. Pure heaven.
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Post by radiofreewill on Mar 2, 2008 0:04:16 GMT -5
Gotta go with Finders in Bowling Green, Ohio. Used to browse there all the time, even though I was a broke college student. And they've got a pretty good MST3K selection there too.
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Post by spidervodka on Mar 5, 2008 21:27:52 GMT -5
Glad to see other people still doing the record store thing. I also find lots of music (used vinyl) at thrift stores but for some reason there are loads of stuff from people like Andy Williams, Doris Day, Perry Como, and double albums of music covered by groups called the Reader's Digest Symphonette Orchestra or something like that, and seemingly always at least one Jane Fonda workout record. That Soundwaves store I go to put in a coffee bar a couple years ago - don't know if it helped any but it tastes good anyway. Though it is a bit sad to see them have to do that just to help their music business. When will people finally realize that hard drives don't last forever?  I see many reports of brand new drives crapping out in less than two years time, and sometimes even a few *months* later. Jeez all those hours of ripping, especially of vinyl, down the toilet. |
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I find it truly depressing to see store after store closing its doors - the Internet definitely has its downside. 
Factory Air
I see many reports of brand new drives crapping out in less than two years time, and sometimes even a few *months* later. Jeez all those hours of ripping, especially of vinyl, down the toilet.