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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com> |
| Subject | Re: Kemp Mill Records |
| Date | Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:25:19 -0400 |
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I have fond memories of shopping at the Kemp Mill on DuPont Circle when I
lived there in 1997. Always a friendly and knowledgable staff.
My wife and I were there last summer as the shop was in its death throes. I
spent about an hour scouring the sale bins and managed some lucky finds:
Mayflies, Don Dixon and Bigger Lovers. Sad to see it close, though. It was
such a fun store.
john.
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John L. Micek
State Government Reporter
The Morning Call
Harrisburg, Pa.
----- Original Message -----
From: <robbie.white@comcast.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>; <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: Kemp Mill Records
> Hey Jeff T, I live right near the Kemp Mill shopping center, where the
first (and for a long time) only Kemp Mill Records was located (hard to
believe they no longer have a store there). The LPs were 3 for $10 and I'd
buy 6 each week. The two owners (the only employees, and we're talking early
1970s) saw me so much they offered me a job. As I was gainfully employed at
Roy Rogers (walking distance) I foolishly said no!
>
> A good buddy of mine owns Record & Tape Traders (headquarted in
Catonsville MD). His name is Steve Smolen and he collects Nils Lofgren and
Bruce Springsteen stuff. My buddy Bob Berberich was the drummer in Grin with
Nils, so when Steve found out that I knew Bob & that he lived in fredereick
MD, he naturally wanted to meet him. Now Bob manages the Record and Tape
Traders in Frederick MD where he lives.
>
> The best ever DC area vinyl store was Skip Groff's Yesterday And Today
Records in Rockville MD. Skip closed shop about two years ago and is now
mail order only. He literally has hundreds of thousands of 45s for sale, is
very knowledgable about 60s,70s and 80s music, and is a super nice guy too.
His web address is
http://stores.ebay.com/YESTERDAY-AND-TODAY-RECORDS_W0QQsspagenameZl2QQtZkm
>
> Robbie White
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