REDRUM! i found pictures of the old store i had with my pal lance in the 90s in philly. we sold clothes and books and videos and comix and magazines but i sold more records than anything else. that store kinda freaked some people out a little. it was very basement-y. and completely red inside. and we had black trash bags on the ceiling.
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― scott seward, Saturday, 2 September 2017 19:26 (six years ago) link
now i'm all normal...
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― scott seward, Saturday, 2 September 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
both versions are awesome, thanks for sharing.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 2 September 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
Cool stuff, Scott!
― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Saturday, 2 September 2017 19:50 (six years ago) link
scott your place looks awesome. i wanna sit on those lime stripe chairs. old school philly store looks a little like my favorite spot in new brunswick
http://www.spinarecords.com/
― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 2 September 2017 19:53 (six years ago) link
my dollar dungeon is almost ready for invited guests. ilxors are allowed. you just have to say: "I'd like to play some D&D."
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― scott seward, Sunday, 15 October 2017 17:28 (six years ago) link
looks extremely funheaven is a multistory record store with endless floors
― brimstead, Sunday, 15 October 2017 17:44 (six years ago) link
Anyone familiar with a record store called Burning Airlines that was somewhere in New Jersey a few decades ago (looks like it might still exists as a band t-shirt dealer)? I somehow got ahold of a thick catalog of theirs in Ohio in the mid-'80s that I was obsessed with. Typewritten and photocopied with thousands of punk/postpunk/new wave records, shirts, posters, buttons, etc. As a student at a school where a tie was part of the dress code I was particularly interested in the "skinny tie" section of the catalog and still regret not getting the Siouxsie and Ultravox ties that I had my eye on. Anyway just wondering if the store was as cool as I imagined it being at the time.
― early rejecter, Monday, 16 October 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
yep I remember Burning Airlines catalogs, I think they advertised in MRR back in the day. I ordered a few things for sure.
― sleeve, Monday, 16 October 2017 15:05 (six years ago) link
I was not aware that it was an actual brick-and-mortar store, though!
You know I guess it's possible that it wasn't -- just assumed it was an actual store at the time.
― early rejecter, Monday, 16 October 2017 15:27 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20pU6MoJSBY
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 16 October 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
record store lolz
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/every_crate_diggers_nightmare_record_store_has_whipped_cream_and_other
― scott seward, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
my kid put me on the instagram!
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https://www.instagram.com/johndoejrrecords/?hl=en
― scott seward, Saturday, 11 November 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
Nice to see King Crimson
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2017 19:36 (six years ago) link
Fantastic.
― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Saturday, 11 November 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
*drools*
scott do you ever sell on discogs/musicstack or anything?
― brimstead, Saturday, 11 November 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
my home away from home.
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― scott seward, Sunday, 20 May 2018 17:35 (six years ago) link
beautiful
― niels, Monday, 21 May 2018 11:51 (six years ago) link
yeah, that looks lovely
― chant down basildon (NickB), Monday, 21 May 2018 12:06 (six years ago) link
my summer record store look...
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― scott seward, Saturday, 26 May 2018 13:47 (six years ago) link
https://www.yuppiegadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Gnome-Light-Blue.jpg
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 31 May 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link
https://ktla.com/2019/06/25/amoeba-music-set-to-be-torn-down-replaced-with-complex-after-l-a-council-votes-to-approve-zoning-changes/
i haven't been in years but i spent a lot of hours there .
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
We only have ourselves to blame
― calstars, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 20:13 (four years ago) link
it'll be opening in another spot in Hollywood somewhere but i'm sure they'll be gone for a few months at least while setting up.
― omar little, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 20:26 (four years ago) link
Oh I didn’t know that! Have to make a point to get out there and check out the new digs when it’s done.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 20:34 (four years ago) link
There will reportedly be weed, if that’s yr bag
― Consider the coconut (morrisp), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 20:41 (four years ago) link
no idea where it will be located but i feel like it's gotta be pretty close to that. they just need to find another sizable place with a decent lot.
― omar little, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
Was always a bit miffed that Tower and allsuch stores went bust but Amoeba was able to have such prominent real estate. The vinyl heads tend to more trade in than put in. My guess is Eagle Rock, over on whatever that main drag is. Yorke. Havent lived there for years but remember lots of tenants splitting on the raising rent.
― 57mg/20floz, Thursday, 27 June 2019 12:37 (four years ago) link
All the (5?) Dimple records locations are closing in SacramentoThey all kinda sucked for music anyway
― brimstead, Thursday, 27 June 2019 13:46 (four years ago) link
You may have heard something about the future of Amoeba in LA. Rest assured, we are NOT closing. We are planning to move to a new space in Hollywood in about another year and will let everyone know when we have news to share.Please read our full update: https://t.co/8GdZmJbUTk pic.twitter.com/gNCxEAda3Z— Amoeba Music (@amoebamusic) June 26, 2019
― Consider the coconut (morrisp), Thursday, 27 June 2019 13:59 (four years ago) link
Chicago folx — a friend’s brother recently opened this store in the Portage Park neighborhood: https://www.facebook.com/tonedeafrecschicago/Check it out if you’re so inclined
― Consider the coconut (morrisp), Saturday, 29 June 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
Warren from Little Ax in Portland OR has moved to the city next door to me in Springfield and opened a store there, supposedly tons of African records but I have yet to make it in.
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Saturday, 29 June 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
having a party...
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― scott seward, Saturday, 25 May 2024 23:00 (three days ago) link
should be fun. i hope. i'm not big on self-congratulation. or going anywhere. though this is 20 feet from my store. the local venue. i saw ghostface there. the eye is my pal tony pasquarosa. it will be nice to see people. stella kola kinda the best local band. my friends bev from bunwinkies and wednesday from pigeons and rob from sunburned hand of the man and other people. i love their songs. moth's frog is my kid's band. they are coming down from montreal. i wanted people who had played a part in the history of the store. i don't know how many times noise nomads played in my old location but it was a lot.
this set was so loud i thought my chest was gonna cave in. he isn't always that loud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-woo46kDNc
― scott seward, Saturday, 25 May 2024 23:06 (three days ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8I1vIBn7B4
― scott seward, Saturday, 25 May 2024 23:07 (three days ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h5CcW7AebY
― scott seward, Saturday, 25 May 2024 23:10 (three days ago) link
congrats!
― Are you addicted to struggling with your horse? (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, 26 May 2024 01:16 (two days ago) link