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| From | Career Records <eldeluxe@mcn.net> |
| Subject | Re: my favorite record shops (long)/edited |
| Date | Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:02:40 -0700 |
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Jeez. I've just gone blank here. They are both named Bill, which makes it a
little harder to remember Bill #2's name....ah yes: Bill Allerton. His shop is
Stand Out. I'm sure when I was first introduced to them, they were still
partners. Great shops, but you'd better know what's going on, or you'll get a
scowl if you assume it's all one business. One thing is you always feel
obligated to buy stuff from both. They have very similar stock, but they do
have their own specialties. It's only open on weekends, and there is always a
good crowd of serious collectors there. I was there once the weekend of a
record fair, so there were people from all over the world. The power on the
street had gone out, so no one could see anything in the rear of the store, and
you couldn't get into "the back room" where all the good records are. Some
seriously wigged out vinyl freaks.
There seems to be a heavy trade in Euro pic sleeves and rare pressings. That
means if you are willing to snoop around the boxes on the floor and in the
back, you can find something you really needed.
Another great shop I remember would be Rather Ripped in Berkeley. I used to go
there in the mid 70's and you could find some real gems cheap. Nice folks
working there. I think Greg Kihn did some time behind the counter. Village
Music in Mill Valley would be another, but I only got there a few times.
Some of the best collectors shopping ever was at the end of the 60's when they
dumped all the mono albums. I had a job that required I drive up and down the
South Bay Area. I had a map with all the Payless, Thriftys, White Fronts and
the rest. Even some of the chain shops loaded up on these cut outs. The Record
Factory in San Jose used to get loads of UK imports. You don't even want to
know the stuff that I turned up.
RS
David Bash wrote:
> I surely hope that this is true, but just the thought of the demise of the
> record store has me waxing nostalgic…
>
>
> 12. Minus Zero Records: I don’t know when it opened, but I finally had the
> chance to go to this fine London-based shop last October on my way to
> Liverpool for IPO. The owner, Bill Forsythe, is the consummate ‘60s and
> ‘60s oriented fan, and of course Minus Zero has released CDs by The Orgone
> Box. There is also one very interesting and unique feature of Minus Zero,
> and please forgive me if I get some of these details wrong: apparently Bill
> used to be business partners with another gentleman, and one day they had a
> bitter feud which resulted in them dissolving the partnership. However,
> neither of them wanted to move out of that space, so now you’ve got Minus
> Zero on the left side of the space and the other gentleman’s shop (I’ve
> forgotten the name) on the right side, both selling virtually the same stuff
> and neither one of the gents particularly desiring to speak to the other.
> It was all very bizarre to see, but apparently it’s working out for both of
> them so, more power to them!
>
> --
> Record Shops Rule!!!!!
> Take Care,
> David
-- Ronald Sanchez
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