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[spiritofeden]

Hey Souvlaki,

where are some good record stores in Vancouver?

I'm not Souvlaki, but Scratch Records and Red Cat Records are good for new vinyl, Zulu Records has a great selection of used and new (but a bit pricey). Neptoon Records has an amazing selection of used vinyl but it's all overpriced.

cool. i am in town for the next few days. are any of them close to Yaletown?

Zulu and Scratch are both sorta close. Scratch is closer as it's actually in the downtown core, a bit east of Yaletown. Zulu is in Kits/Granville Island, on the main island just before the downtown peninsula. Both are very easy to get to. Maybe easier when the ground isn't blanketed in snow. Have fun in the snow.

turns out Scratch is only a short walk from my hotel.

nice.

[souvlaki]

Hey Souvlaki,

where are some good record stores in Vancouver?

I'm not Souvlaki, but Scratch Records and Red Cat Records are good for new vinyl, Zulu Records has a great selection of used and new (but a bit pricey). Neptoon Records has an amazing selection of used vinyl but it's all overpriced.

cool. i am in town for the next few days. are any of them close to Yaletown?

Zulu and Scratch are both sorta close. Scratch is closer as it's actually in the downtown core, a bit east of Yaletown. Zulu is in Kits/Granville Island, on the main island just before the downtown peninsula. Both are very easy to get to. Maybe easier when the ground isn't blanketed in snow. Have fun in the snow.

Yeah Id say you nailed most of them.

Zulu is probably the most well-known and has one of the biggest selections in the city. It's on west 4th in Kitsilano.

as Heretix said, Scratch is in the downtown core, pretty close to Yaletowm. It's on Seymour st I believe.

Also downtown, on west hastings, are Beat Street and Sikora's...the former is great for hip hop, electronica and remix 12"s, the latter is purely classical.

Audiopile is on Commercial Drive and is awesome. Good selection, nice staff, and (a rarity) good trade-in value for your used wares.

Up in my neck of the woods (Main St), we have a wealth of good ones:

Dandelion Records - awesome selection of old psych, garage, and rare stuff. We're talking old Spacemen 3, Can, etc...stuff that's all but impossible to find here. I picked up MBV's Feed Me With Your Kiss EP there. But the rarity of the selection is reflected in the prices.

Red Cat Records - fantastic for new stuff, good selection of used, really cool staff and the cheapest ticket prices/service charges in the city.

Neptoon Records - staggering used selection, mediocre new...you have to dig through a lot of crap to find something at times, but there is occasionally you'll strike gold. Also sells a nice selection of concert posters and misc stuff.


There ya go. Good luck on your travels, hope you're enjoying the snow!

[spiritofeden]

that Dandelion sounds right up my ally..... hopefully i will actually have time to hit at least one of these. thanks guys. p.s, I am from Toronto. this is a pretty pussy snowstorm. haha

[Heretix]

I haven't had a chance to go to Audiopile or Dandelion yet but I'm always meaning to. Red Cat and Scratch are probably my favourites, but yeah, Zulu has one of the best and most varied selections. Didn't even know about the two you mentioned on West Hastings.. hmm. Oh, yeah, and Scratch is on Richards St. at W Georgia

[spiritofeden]

I haven't had a chance to go to Audiopile or Dandelion yet but I'm always meaning to. Red Cat and Scratch are probably my favourites, but yeah, Zulu has one of the best and most varied selections. Didn't even know about the two you mentioned on West Hastings.. hmm. Oh, yeah, and Scratch is on Richards St. at W Georgia

Scratch is just around the corner from the Vogue, which is perfect for me. will probably make my way there tomorrow sometime.

[souvlaki]

I haven't had a chance to go to Audiopile or Dandelion yet but I'm always meaning to. Red Cat and Scratch are probably my favourites, but yeah, Zulu has one of the best and most varied selections. Didn't even know about the two you mentioned on West Hastings.. hmm. Oh, yeah, and Scratch is on Richards St. at W Georgia

Scratch is just around the corner from the Vogue, which is perfect for me. will probably make my way there tomorrow sometime.

Yeah that is super convenient then. Even though it's not my favourite, if you can only hit one other, I'd probably recommend Zulu, simply because of its selection. If you're right by the vogue then you could also walk to the shops on West Hastings. On that note I forgot to mention Vinyl Records, which is about a block east of Beat Street. It's got a huge selection of used, but my god it's overpriced. They had a copy of the Rapture's Echoes going for like $50 when I snagged it for $10 at Red Cat....I don't know what their deal is. Anyways maybe worth a look if you're in the area.

Dandelion is quite impressive, pretty much every time I walk in I find something amazing, but as I said its on the pricey side, to say the least.

I feel pretty spoiled where I am though, literally a 5 min walk away from Dandelion and Neptoon, about 10 mins away from Red Cat... And as I was born in Toronto I can back that up, yes this is nothing compared to out east. But man a couple inches and the city shuts down.

[Campaigner]

Bought these in the last couple of days;

SINGLES:

The Ronettes - 'Be My Baby' b/w 'Do I Love You'
Prince - 'Raspberry Beret' b/w 'Hello'
Led Zeppelin - 'Fool in the Rain' b/w 'Hot Dog'
Phil Seymour - 'Precious to Me' b/w 'Baby It's You'

ALBUMS;

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes & Sun Giant EP
Bob Dylan - Pat Garrett Billy the Kid Soundtrack
Various Artists - La Bamba Soundtrack (only $1, can't go wrong)
The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed

(all these next ones are because I'm trying to buy all the albums found in this book now that I've downloaded them all)

Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
Yes - The Yes Album
Yes - Close to the Edge
Emmylou Harris - Pieces of the Sky
Slade - Slayed?
Simply Red - Picture Book (as much as it pained me to fork over the $4 for it)

[Heretix]

I haven't had a chance to go to Audiopile or Dandelion yet but I'm always meaning to. Red Cat and Scratch are probably my favourites, but yeah, Zulu has one of the best and most varied selections. Didn't even know about the two you mentioned on West Hastings.. hmm. Oh, yeah, and Scratch is on Richards St. at W Georgia

Scratch is just around the corner from the Vogue, which is perfect for me. will probably make my way there tomorrow sometime.

Yeah that is super convenient then. Even though it's not my favourite, if you can only hit one other, I'd probably recommend Zulu, simply because of its selection. If you're right by the vogue then you could also walk to the shops on West Hastings. On that note I forgot to mention Vinyl Records, which is about a block east of Beat Street. It's got a huge selection of used, but my god it's overpriced. They had a copy of the Rapture's Echoes going for like $50 when I snagged it for $10 at Red Cat....I don't know what their deal is. Anyways maybe worth a look if you're in the area.

Dandelion is quite impressive, pretty much every time I walk in I find something amazing, but as I said its on the pricey side, to say the least.

I feel pretty spoiled where I am though, literally a 5 min walk away from Dandelion and Neptoon, about 10 mins away from Red Cat... And as I was born in Toronto I can back that up, yes this is nothing compared to out east. But man a couple inches and the city shuts down.

I like how Zulu labels everything from a US label (even big ones like Matador for god's sake) as an IMPORT and uses that to justify charging at least $20 for a single LP... Yep, it must be really expensive to do that overseas shipping from the border that's a few miles away. Red Cat does the same thing but they don't jack up the price just because something is an import.

[Mr. Pancake]

Found Katy Lied used at Reckless on Broadway...an underappreciated Steely Dan album IMO.

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[NewGrass]

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Drippers 10" Boris - Smile (US) Wire - Object 47 with Read And Burn 03 EP 12" Tim Buckley - Happy Sad

[hinsey21]

Kinks-Face To Face Kinks-Something Else By The Kinks The Who-My Generation Pretty Things-Sf Sorrow Pink Floyd-Meddle Paul Mccartney-Ram 13th Floor Elevators -The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators Bob Dylan-Bringing It All Back Home

[taste the waste]

After a year and a half in casual search, I found a copy of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks. Chuffed.

[spiritofeden]

Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis The Pretty Things - The Pretty Things The Sonics - Introducing the Sonics The Libertines - Up The Bracket REM - Automatic For The People Paul McCartney - Band On The Run

[JeffTweedysFatStomach]

So I just got a record player/stereo system (still haven't moved my apartment around to make room yet) and have been looking for good deals on the net. So far, I've purchased: The Walkmen - You & Me Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Naturally Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On Elliott Smith - XO Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline Dept. Of Eagles - In Ear Park Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha King Khan & BBQ Show - S/T Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea not to mention all the great records my parents will be passing on to me...exciting times

[Sid Hartha]

Wire - Object 47 with Read And Burn 03 EP 12"

The vinyl edition is fantastic. Earth-shattering bass on both disks. In fact, the EP is cut so loud my Stanton cartridge was having trouble tracking it - had to switch to my Audio-Technica cart.

[NewGrass]

Wire - Object 47 with Read And Burn 03 EP 12"

The vinyl edition is fantastic. Earth-shattering bass on both disks. In fact, the EP is cut so loud my Stanton cartridge was having trouble tracking it - had to switch to my Audio-Technica cart.

crap. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but I have the shittiest a-t turntable, I hope it doesn't have trouble tracking.

[Sid Hartha]

Wire - Object 47 with Read And Burn 03 EP 12"

The vinyl edition is fantastic. Earth-shattering bass on both disks. In fact, the EP is cut so loud my Stanton cartridge was having trouble tracking it - had to switch to my Audio-Technica cart.

crap. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but I have the shittiest a-t turntable, I hope it doesn't have trouble tracking.

I'll bet it won't be a problem. My Stanton cart - while wonderful sounding - has a very delicate suspension, which was likely the cause of the mis-tracking. (especially during the bass line on "Our Time" - the needle was nearly flying out of the groove).

Most entry-level carts track a bit heavier and have a more rugged suspension - which in this case would be a good thing.

[NewGrass]

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[Sid Hartha]

LaSalle Quartet plays Lutostawski, Penderecki (DG 'Avante Garde' series) Robert Pollard - The Crawling Distance

[HandBanana]

So I got the best fucking Christmas present ever.
The Rhino Handmade box set of The Last Waltz.

This thing is a BEAST.

Check it....





The Box opened up




Signed (by Robbie Robertson) numbered edition of 1500.
That's not a flat BTW. That's heavy textured paper, goldleaf, the whole thing.

The 4 discs are all heavy 180g's

And it came with a tone of extra stuff

It has a libretto/photo book




Copy of the artist roster...



Facsimile of the show ticket (this thing is even printed on both sides)...



Nice pin and perfect copy of the welcome cards left on peoples tables ® which has a long message on the reverese side...




A beautiful reprint of the original poster...




And a whole bunch of hi-quality, heavy paper photos from that night...




This thing is soooooo dope and sounds magnificent.

If youre a fan of Last Waltz, I cannot recommend this enough.