Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
You know you're a serious music junkie when you go on your first trip anywhere, and all you care about is what groovy records you can get....
Anyway, I didn't have much time to myself, so I could only check a few shops. I also wasn't familiar with the city, although the numbered grid system makes life easy for the visitor -- that is, until you hit the village, at which point the streets get real names, and the layout is more mixed up than a truckload of Bits & Bites.
I first went to Record Explosion -- decent selection on CD, but I'm looking more for vinyl these days. Just for the novelty, I tried the Virgin Megastore. Totally fucking bogus. Typical monstrous-sized store with high prices and nothing remarkable in it. Suprisingly, HMV had some interesting titles, and reasonable prices (total opposite of HMV stores in Canada, lemme tell ya). I picked up the "Sounds like 54" compilation here (it has a great selection of tunes, but mediocre sound quality). I then hit Rose's, which was truly a motherlode of disco -- but *soooo* expensive! They had thousands of things I would've liked to have taken home, but at the prices they were listing, I could only take the things I really knew I wanted. Finally, I hit Vinylmania. I was a bit disappointed -- the place is quite small, and at first I thought they only sold new releases. But a closer look revealed that they had quite a few used discs at very reasonable prices... so here's what I got in total:
Mike Theodore Orchestra: Cosmic Wind/High On Mad Mountain CD
El Coco: Cocomotion '79 EP (replaces my flawed copy)
El Coco: Dancing In Paradise (original USA release, good mastering, interesting gloss effect on sleeve)
Bionic Boogie: Hot Butterfly LP (replaces my worn-to-shreds copy... I've wanted this for a looong time)
Gregg Diamond: This Side Of Midnight/Star Cruiser 12"
D.C. LaRue: Let Them Dance 12"
Claudja Barry: Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes 12" -- the 7:52 mix that just rules the nation with an iron fist!
Miquel Brown: Symphony Of Love -- original UK 12" -- differnet mix from the LP, and a unique track on the b-side!
Coney Island Chorus: Hooray For Hollywood 12" -- I didn't know that there was a 12 of this Rinder & Lewis one-off release. I think they're the same versions as the 7" single, but I'm thrilled nonetheless
Dave Williams: Soul Is Free LP
Davis Import: I'm Glad You're Mine 12"
Roundtree: Get On Up (Get On Down) -- original 12" on Omni
The Three Degress: The Runner -- promo 12"
The Three Degress: Jump The Gun -- promo 12"
Saint Tropez: Femmes Fatales 12"
'Lectric Funk: Sweet Sensations -- I'd never actually heard of this, but the red vinyl and super-groovy BlockBuster generic sleeve were too much to resist
The Destinations: I've Got To Dance 12"
Air Power: Be Yourself 12"
Wayne St. John (produced by THP): Something's Up 12"
Midnight Wind: Shoplifting My Love 12"
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Good picks!!!
Dave Williams: Soul Is Free LP
great LP!!
Roundtree: Get On Up (Get On Down)
How much did you pay for this?
'Lectric Funk: Sweet Sensations -- I'd never actually heard of this, but the red vinyl and super-groovy BlockBuster generic sleeve were too much to resist
Actually the hit was on the other side: "Shanghaied" from the summer of '79
Air Power: Be Yourself 12"
Flip this 12" too: you'll find another great and underrated B side ("Welcome to the disco")
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
On 2001-12-05 05:04, Giovanni wrote:
Good picks!!!
Dave Williams: Soul Is Free LP
great LP!!
Yeah, I'm liking it. I already had "Come On Down, Boogie People" on a compilation, but the rest of the LP is quite good too.
Roundtree: Get On Up (Get On Down)
How much did you pay for this?
Not sure, probably about $12 US. I think it's a slightly different mix than the LP, but I'll need to check. It also has a unique instrumental b-side called "Ocho Rios", which is in mono.
'Lectric Funk: Sweet Sensations -- I'd never actually heard of this, but the red vinyl and super-groovy BlockBuster generic sleeve were too much to resist
Actually the hit was on the other side: "Shanghaied" from the summer of '79
Thanks, I'll check it out. I think is this one of those 'there is no a or b side' releases.
Air Power: Be Yourself 12"
Flip this 12" too: you'll find another great and underrated B side ("Welcome to the disco")
Yep, got that on a compilation too, although I'm not sure if it's the full 10 minutes or not. Those Rick Gianatos mixes sure are weird for the time. Very minimal sounding, and he always strips it down to a dry kick drum at one point in the track.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Graham,
I'm glad that you found something in NYC worth purchasing. Since I don't have a turn
table, all of my purchases are cds, which is
the reason why I shop at Record Explosion.
Rose's is indeed a "Vinyl Vault" for collectors like you and others on this board.
But they can be pricey especially when you
buy vinyls. I remember when I saw the "Love
Trilogy"(Donna Summer) album for $50.00 I
practically choked! But it was in top-notch
condition. Rose's was also recommended to me
because they custom make tapes & cds for
people like me who don't own a turntable.
The price for three mixes like Barrabas
(WOMAN), Herbie Mann(HIJACK) and C.J & CO
(We got our own thang) on cd starts at $20.00.
I never been to VinylMania but it was recommended to me two years ago for their
custom made disco cds. There is another shop in the Village somewhere not to far
from "Mania" and Christopher St that is supposed to be much better than VinylMania.
So I have to hunt around.
Virgin and HMV is a waste of my time! They are TOOOOO expensive and the sales help don't have a CLUE as to what disco is. They think of disco as house music like La Bouche or Haddaway. Besides, they're collection of classics is a disapointment and down right
horrendous!!!
*DISCO DELIGHT*
Acetate [Level 1]
whats up
vinylmania used to be bigger years ago then they closed the other side they have great stuff if you like techno or progressive and they get a lot of remix disco classics they are on the web to http://www.vinylmania.com but i like century21music .com they have everything i ordered from them stacey lattisaw jump to the beat and hues corp caught your act they have a bigger selection alot of classic disco
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