Long ago there was a place at about NE Glisan and 80th. Junk shop with mostly lps piled every which way. Dollar each. I got Little Willie John Fever there. Very rare and great R&B record. There was a Harlem River Drive with just the jacket I would see every time.
2 young go getters took the idea and ran with it. They opened a store on NE Hawthorne at about 35th in a warehouse space. Named it Rip City. They may have started with the other stores stock. Their business plan was simple, buy records for .10c sell for $1.00. They had a great location on record row and managed to buy hundreds of records every day. I tried to get there at least 3 times a week. This was mid 90s, so I needed all the CTI, Christie McVie, Mountain, Roy Clark, MJ, Heatwave... I could get. I don't remember pulling anything amazing there, but I am sure I did. A local store started "helping them out" by sorting the records before hand and paying a premium. That killed the store and the young go getters opened a hair salon.
When Rip City started going down hill a guy thought he could do the store one better, he bought for .05c and sold for $1.25. I think that was JJs. He was on Sandy Blvd not far from me. I went through the whole store when he opened. I bought a lot of records that first time. Only one I remember now was a PR&TR; Like Long Hair, which is a big deal local garage rock record. It was clean. He didn't last long because not many people were selling or buying from him. Plus he was kinda unpleasant.
32, I thought you got the 24CB at the place on Glisan.
I don't remember any of those places having 45s. Maybe I just missed it because I didn't care about 45s that much then.
The other place, or places, I hit multiple times a week back then was EM. They were an offshoot of Cheapos in Minneapolis. Nothing was more than $3.60. I got all the good lesbian records every week, Baba Yaga was $100.00 record then, I probable found one a month at EM, also Linda Tillery, Alive... One time I was at the downtown store. The Roots had played across the street the day before, so I thought about not looking through yesterdays new arrivals, but I can't stop digging. Found a nice clean copy of Carl Sherlock Holmes.
I picked up a children's record there that is still largely unknown. It's on Peter Pan and the music is by Gershon Kingsley. Very good record.
awesome!! what was rip city's life span? it sounds like it wasnt long.
i found those records at JJs. the dude was definitely unpleasant. i brought about 70 records to the counter cause he was harassing me about closing on time. i asked if i could just have them for the $50 i had on me. nope. so i had five minutes to sort through and pick 40 albums.
i never checked the glisan spot out. but i remember you mentioning your love for EM.
Records everywhere those days!
I bought this album a few years ago and it never made a big impact on me at that time. After seeing it so high on the list, I decided to pull it out again and I've been listening to it the past few days...really digging it, I can't believe it didn't hit me the first time.
I bought this album a few years ago and it never made a big impact on me at that time. After seeing it so high on the list, I decided to pull it out again and I've been listening to it the past few days...really digging it, I can't believe it didn't hit me the first time.
That's why I grip certain albums that didn't move me at first listen.
i bought the re of this few years ago and never got into, wouldn't mind having another listen now but gave it too a mate who really dug it for his 40th birthday. ah well
I was with the one Bambouche at Sound Library a few years ago and they had it on the wall for $75, couldn't bring myself to do it. I like the album, but not that much.
I came across another copy for sale last year and listened to an online version in case my mood had changed....it hadn't. It lacks a certain...warmth? Depth? Is it the recording? Or is it my cold cold heart and the ice cubes that are my eardrums?
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2 young go getters took the idea and ran with it. They opened a store on NE Hawthorne at about 35th in a warehouse space. Named it Rip City. They may have started with the other stores stock. Their business plan was simple, buy records for .10c sell for $1.00. They had a great location on record row and managed to buy hundreds of records every day. I tried to get there at least 3 times a week. This was mid 90s, so I needed all the CTI, Christie McVie, Mountain, Roy Clark, MJ, Heatwave... I could get. I don't remember pulling anything amazing there, but I am sure I did. A local store started "helping them out" by sorting the records before hand and paying a premium. That killed the store and the young go getters opened a hair salon.
When Rip City started going down hill a guy thought he could do the store one better, he bought for .05c and sold for $1.25. I think that was JJs. He was on Sandy Blvd not far from me. I went through the whole store when he opened. I bought a lot of records that first time. Only one I remember now was a PR&TR; Like Long Hair, which is a big deal local garage rock record. It was clean. He didn't last long because not many people were selling or buying from him. Plus he was kinda unpleasant.
32, I thought you got the 24CB at the place on Glisan.
I don't remember any of those places having 45s. Maybe I just missed it because I didn't care about 45s that much then.
The other place, or places, I hit multiple times a week back then was EM. They were an offshoot of Cheapos in Minneapolis. Nothing was more than $3.60. I got all the good lesbian records every week, Baba Yaga was $100.00 record then, I probable found one a month at EM, also Linda Tillery, Alive... One time I was at the downtown store. The Roots had played across the street the day before, so I thought about not looking through yesterdays new arrivals, but I can't stop digging. Found a nice clean copy of Carl Sherlock Holmes.
I picked up a children's record there that is still largely unknown. It's on Peter Pan and the music is by Gershon Kingsley. Very good record.
i found those records at JJs. the dude was definitely unpleasant. i brought about 70 records to the counter cause he was harassing me about closing on time. i asked if i could just have them for the $50 i had on me. nope. so i had five minutes to sort through and pick 40 albums.
i never checked the glisan spot out. but i remember you mentioning your love for EM.
Records everywhere those days!
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still need an og copy of 24 karat
That's why I grip certain albums that didn't move me at first listen.
I came across another copy for sale last year and listened to an online version in case my mood had changed....it hadn't. It lacks a certain...warmth? Depth? Is it the recording? Or is it my cold cold heart and the ice cubes that are my eardrums?
I am also surprised at its standing on the list.
I had a re-ish which is weak. Gtt an OG years later, is better, but not by that much.
Amazing record, perfect soul imo.