GangstaFam said:

I was just in Hot Hits and while they took everything I gave them, you have to be on top of your game as a negoiator to go over there. It was not a great experience and the guy totally lied to me about the price of the reords! The best part was when a more offical guy came into the store and said something to the effect of "If you come back in a few weeks, these will be more organized." Uh, you don't have to worry about that! I mean, it was so gross and dusty...Same thing happened at antoher store but this place was something else. Never again! It was hot good and I will not go back.

M&M was an okay experience today although I think I didn't get what I should of for what I gave them there. Shockingly, I was very happy with Record Time. They were friendly and everything. I still have a $19 credit there and will go back before the break ends.

I ended up missing Car City on this run because I stopped at Hot Hits and got rid of the whole lot...Probably should have went to Car City first!

MoonSongs said:

It's by Ninos? Must not be the one in St. Clair Shore because that one is huge. I called before I ended up making the fatal trip to Hot Hits and the only thing they should say was by it was some hardware store. not very helpful. I think they said between 8 and 9. I might go after Christmas if I find some stuff wort getting rid of.

Found this pic of the 45 room at Recordland (Calgary, Alberta).

Cinnie said:

Fuck me..... id have a fuckin orgasm just being in there im a 45 freak

Cinnie said:

Dayum! I'd go nuts in there. These are my favorite spots.

Plan 9 Records - This is a hot spot in Richmond, VA. Collectors from all over the world come here. They have a huge CD selection on the ground floor, but their vinyl selection in the basement is what I'm interested in. They usually carry about 20 to 30 boxed of rare Soul and Funk 45s - well priced. I know all the cats working there, so I am fortunate enough to be able to get some "under the counter" vinyl every now and then. 45s usually go for a dollar, rarer once from five to 15 bucks. Still cheap.


My favorite spot in D.C. is Som Records. The cat who runs it is a Funk DJ as well, so he knows what he got and the vinyl is a bit more pricey. Still, the Funk 45 averages between 5 to 25 bucks. Albums anywhere between 3 and 100 bucks.



My favorite shop in Japan is Disk Union in Shibuya, Tokyo. It only carries old Soul, Funk and Jazz Records. You can find a lot of superrare stuff there, but it's pricey. Medium raers go for anywhere from 25 to 50 bucks, but you occasionally will find some for 200 or 300 there. Still, sometimes they sleep on rare stuff and you can get it for a good deal.


Another hot spot in Virginia is Record Finder. Those guys run a little shop in front of a huge warehouse, but inside the warehouse is where it's at! They store some four million records there, and if you are down with the guys, they let you dig in there. I got them to give me a deal of 1 dollar per album and 25 cents per 45, no matter what it is. You can't beat that, but you need to bring a lot of time and snacks, it can take hours of diggin' to work through a lot of crap.



My favorite spot in the world I don't have pictures of. It's a guy who lives in Hopewell, VA, and he sells records out of his house. He probably has about 100,000 on stock, and I have found some of the rarest pieces in my collection there (Funk 45s and albums that average between 500 and 2,500 bucks on the market, and I paid 2 to 15 bucks). He's very secretive about his business and you have to ask for permission to give out his contact info.

Cinnie said:

The thing about Dusty Groove is that they mainly sell new releases and reissues. I don't really feel that.

MrSoulpower said:

They carry cool used stuff too though. hahaha I know what you mean though

a true collector

Cinnie said:

Yeah, but diggin' your way through a bunch of re-issues is like diggin' through piles of 1980s pop records.

MrSoulpower said:

smokeverbs said:

Maladies & Mammaries is my favorite in the area, I think. Although the staff is not very helpful and kind of rude. And they're a bit overpriced. But I guess they can afford to be with the selection they've got.
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MrSoulpower said:

MrSoulpower said:

That's the true right there

MrSoulpower said:

Now THAT'S a place I'd like to visit.
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Cinnie said:

Don't tell me that you've heard of him.

MrSoulpower said:

Nah but people like that...

Cinnie said:

Cinnie said:

Last time I was in Chicago (late Auguest) I went to the Dusty Groove, which I think had only recently opened. It was very nice--everything was really nicely catalogued and organized; but not a huge selection, and yeah, not the really old stuff. I used to love all the record stores along Clark Street--HiFi, Daves, Reckless (okay that's Broadway, but in the same general area.)

Has anyone in Chicago been to Mr. Peabody Records on the South Side? I never knew about it until the guy at Reckless saw me buying up half of their Prince section and told me I should check it out. Unfortunately you need a car to get there and I was running short on time (and didn't have a car) so I never went...

I always have better luck with vinyl in Chi-town than in New York. Maybe I need to check out Brooklyn, but the one time I went to Williamsburg (aka Hipster-ville ) everything was ridiculously overpriced. I feel like it's hard to find good stuff in NYC because I don't think people are really into vinyl here so there isn't much turn over or new stuff.