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rubber soul 10-06-2021 06:04 AM

Of course record store owners also know what is interesting and what is not. Therefore, you're never going to find some rare gem in the bargain bin to begin with.

Guybrush 10-06-2021 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul (Post 2187309)
Of course record store owners also know what is interesting and what is not. Therefore, you're never going to find some rare gem in the bargain bin to begin with.

Most of the second hand LP bins around town here are not in record stores, but in general second hand shops where you might find furniture, clothes, etc. Of course, owners might still be very LP savvy.

Lisnaholic 10-06-2021 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Guybrush (Post 2187279)
Second hand record bins are trash collectors. Good picks disappear in an instant while the junk accumulates.

That's a neat assessment, Guybrush. You should've told me that 45 years ago, and cured me earlier of something I soon came to realize was a bad habit.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2187259)
Second hand shops used to be a great way to fill in gaps in your collection, or buy new music. There was one called Freebird (originally accessed via a winding staircase up, where local lads would slouch against the wall and ask for money, then later they relocated, ironically, to a basement, so you still had to use stairs, but this time down. No seekers after loose change though, as it was in a better part of town). Basement X was another one, a real basement, so dark you felt like you were going into like Santa's Grotto or something (hey I was young and didn't have that many references for dark places) - quite intimidating but also friendly. Best part about those shops was you could browse literally for hours and nobody would bother you with "can I help you", translation: "buy something or get the **** out, this isn't a library."

Also cool that they would, if you asked and they were in a good mood, preview a record for you, play it on their system, and even if you didn't like it and decided not to buy it, you got no hassle. I miss those shops. You could go in with about twenty quid and come back out with zero cash but a bag of maybe forty to fifty records. Sweet. And of course later if you needed money you could sell yours to them. They were a lot more picky about that though, and you got next to nothing for them, so it wasn't a road I went down much at all.

Interesting description of your second-hand record shops, TH.
The one in London that I most visited had a ground floor of popular/recent albums in good condition, then at the back, a tight staircase executed a U-turn into a poorly lit basement. There, the same layout, same categories as above, but this was like the "Stranger Things" other world side; no daylight, a basement smell like you're breathing in TB germs and when I saw the crumbly walls, an instinctive urge to touch as little as possible. I once stayed there long enough to get Neil Young's Decade anthology for the price of a pint, and was well pleased - partly with the 3-disc bargain, partly with relief to be back out in the sunny London street.

And that purchase reminds me that "lo-hi" existed for years before it became a style. It used to be the (musical) love that dare not speak its name: cheapskates playing scratched records on poor equipment.

Frownland 10-06-2021 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul (Post 2187309)
Of course record store owners also know what is interesting and what is not. Therefore, you're never going to find some rare gem in the bargain bin to begin with.

They're usually well-loved and even a bit scratched, but I'm finding gems in the bargain bin all day. Plus, most spots don't have a designated classical or yodeling compilation section and you're forced to dig to see if they have it at all.

Agreed that thrift stores have a pretty weak selection though.

Found this cursed sample factory in a dollar bin:


Trollheart 10-06-2021 11:38 AM

And, I assume, dropped it right back in? :D

Frownland 10-06-2021 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2187338)
And, I assume, dropped it right back in? :D

More like right into my collection

https://i.imgur.com/pJaEeuU.jpg

Trollheart 10-07-2021 09:51 AM

Why in the hell would.... never mind. I think we live in separate worlds.

Mindfulness 10-07-2021 09:59 AM

https://i.ibb.co/fr83yfW/IMG-20151007-104254.jpg

The Batlord 10-07-2021 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2187427)
Why in the hell would.... never mind. I think we live in separate worlds.

Peak cringe is art.

Trollheart 10-07-2021 11:30 AM

No, peak cringe is just peak cringe. That kind of attitude is what got Nickelback where they are today.


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