--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "MagnaPhonic" <magnaphonic@h...> wrote:

> One of my favorite record shops (and I do mean vinyl) is Record
> Surplus in Niles just outside Chicago. I've found a lot of great
> albums over the years there. I am pretty sure they have a sister
> store in the Los Angeles area. I will be going out to LA in about a
> month and I was wondering if anyone had been to the LA store and if
> it is worth the trip or if there any other suggestions for LA stores
> with a good selection of vinyl?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike

Yeah, I would say it's worth a trip to Record Surplus.  They've got a pretty
nice selection of collector's vinyl and a whole floor upstairs devoted to 99
cent racks.  Their CD selection is decent, and you can find a gem or two in
their 99 cent CD racks.

All in all, it's not a *great* shop for collectors, but then most record
stores aren't anymore as eBay has pretty much cornered the market on the
really good stuff.  Many of the other reigning vinyl shops in L.A., like
Rockaway and Aron's, have been severly depleted due to people choosing to
sell their choice items on eBay rather than to a record shop.  Amoeba is
really the only place where you still have a chance to make a really good
score, as they do have some pretty obscure stuff in their racks.
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