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Rare/Colored Vinyl Hunting
dancarter:
I've done e-bay, though I find you really have to know your vinyl lest you pay far more than the actual value. Don't really want to drop hundreds of dollars on a 12" if it's possible not to.
If you're in the great white north, Beat Street Records out of BC is very reasonable for old vinyl. More locally, here in London we have record shows twice a year (spring & fall), but in beween, Grooves and Speed City Records are both really fine shops.
(edit) I should note that with most of the music I listen to, the new albums do tend to be only on some kind of coloured vinyl/picture disc. Older stuff is waaaayyy more difficult.
Patrick:
There's a place in Niles Canyon, CA (about an hour's drive from where I live) called Needle to the Groove that sells nothing but vinyl. There's a few pieces they have on display only, but the overwhelming majority of the cool shit that comes into their door winds up on the sales floor. My best friend has picked up every single Beatles LP as well as a few singles.
Also, Amoeba Music in Berkeley is the single greatest place on earth. No lie.
TheFuriousWombat:
If you're ever near Princeton, NJ we have one of the largest record stores (in terms of collection size) in North America. It's pretty absurd. Of course, a vast majority is probably pretty awful stuff but if you want to spend an afternoon bin diving you're guaranteed to find some good, cheap records. I got Do Make Say Think's Besides ep on wax for like $3 for example. They have rare stuff by more established artists too (mainly from the rock world but a bunch of rare jazz too) although those can be pricey.
valley_parade:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 13 Mar 2011, 22:26 ---Also, Amoeba Music in Berkeley is the single greatest place on earth. No lie.
--- End quote ---
Even if by "t-shirt" they think "lets give this kid a long sleeved one".
TheFuriousWombat:
I actually prefer Aquarius in San Francisco but Amoeba is darn good
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