The Thing in Greenpoint
El_Mezcalito
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After living in BK for a year, I finally made the trip over there. At first I almost creamed my pantaloons, seeing all those rekurds. But god there was so much crap. I found some raerish dancehall and hip hop to spin out, but almost nothing sample-worthy. I think this place may be overrated. whatup NY strutters?Not as good as the Driggs spot
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They build record stores out of records and their parents are so rich that they just sit there until Josh comes knocking.
I went to the Thing for the first time in about 2 years last Friday. There's a few things here and there but anything with a braek left years ago. Owners aren't as cocky as they used to be.
What's with the "Don't enter this section" section?
How did George rip you off? You grab the records, dude gives you prices. If you get burnt, that's on you methinks.
Btw, George's spot is RIP.
I have never been to "The Thing". I have never regretted not going.
pretty much.
Where's he at now?
One of his many storage lockers in the BX, at the Avenue A flea market, or somewhere in his chromed out hummer.
*I never got how a record dealer can afford a chromed out hummer. Maybe I should just stack def jam promos in so many ceiling-high piles and the money'll start rolling in!
thats the best part. you went in there right?
No, is there like a special crate that you push and the wall of records magically slides back?
yep
1. Driggs?
2. A-1
3. Thing
4. Academy BK
other?
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when did George close down?
The Thing is kinda beat now, i started going there right when Larry closed Space Age Bachelor pad on 10th and Academy took over (2000, maybe?) and i would drop a hundred bucks no problem and get stacks of great stuff. now, unless you get there right when they put stuff out, forget about it... that said, i've written off the Thing as dead many times over the last 5 years, only to be surprised...
5. Other
A-1 is not a spot for "digging" unless you only buy New York house and techno, or if you think $12 is a fair price for a TK Disco single.
Academy BK is the closest thing to "digging" in a physical store in NYC, but usually it's stuff that slipped by the staff. The reggae and latin sections may as well be kept in the trash, but you can get cheap non raer hip hop and CTis all minty in shit. And I like how the wall records are reasonable enough for window shoppers like me to consider them.
Driggs - do you mean Junk? That place got cleaned out. Partly by me! La Pregunta for 50c, um OK.
I don't do the 26th St Market but know a few who do. The best fleas are in *.*.*.*.*.*., ******
wheres this? never heard of it
179 East 3rd Street btwn Ave A & B Manhattan
www.goodrecordsnyc.com
PAYING IS NOT FINDING
agreed peace, 'check . . .
I like The Thing (when I got the time and energy to go to fucking greenpoint) because I really enjoy being buried in dusty records and coming out with $30 worth of random shit I might not check for otherwise.
the spot in bklyn at the 4th ave/9th st stop is awful! $25 for blue magic common lp's is pathetic.
house of oldies on carmine st.
LOL! I'll mention 2nd Hand Rose.
At Tapes & Records (5th Ave/9th) you can still pull stuff dude doesn't know though.... gotta be quick though because Crazypoprock sleeps in the basement or something
That place is pretty abysmal, I've only scored there once...but I pulled Brian Eno's entire 70's catalogue and was pretty psyched at the time. I walk by there all the time but haven't found shit since.
you're talking about 4thAve&9th or 5thAve&9th?
If it's that 'records' place on 5th&9th, yeah. place is pretty ass. They try to swindle just about everybody that walks in there.
that and monkone lurks there as well...
My new fave spot is in my neighborhood: Israel's spot on Fulton and Franklin in the BK - in the basement underneath a caribbean patty joint. Sa**a - you'd dig it cause they got a little reggae/soca section.
It's small, and some of the better stuff he prices up higher (Eric B & Rakim "The R" 12 for $15 - schnipper!! where's mine?!?!) but I can spend a couple hours there easy.