WFMU Record Fair

Details on the in-store?

waaahhh i'm gonna be out of town wtf!

ha ha..."barely"

Sound Fix, a new record store in Williamsburg with a cafe in the back of it: 110 Bedford Ave., corner of north 11th - things're scheduled to begin around nine o'clock

JBR if we ever manage to NOT miss each other I will go into shock

i will BE THERE. you have my word.

I was so excited to learn that the record fair was happening, 'cause I just sorta randomly googled "WFMU record fair" to find out when it was, thinking "I hope one of my tours can come through around the same time one o' these years" - and so then BANG I find out THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE TRUTH and told her and she looked upon me such wonderful & loving pity, like you'd look at a duck that'd learned to walk wrong or something

Hurrah!

it was a video store for a bit, then they closed...last time i went by there, tuesday...it didnt look like a record store?

the cafe is rad though...

weird, anyway...I'm all over this...and yes, I SHALL be drunk.

SAY WORD.

You realize I can (and have) gone on about this subject, right?

so is the in-store next thursday as well? i'm confused. in that case, i can't go. :-(

stence I'll be around but my wife and I will be doin' the celebrate-our-6th-wedding-anniversary-&-ninth-year-overall-as-a-couple thing, so I prolly can't make the party as one instore & a record fair is probably stretching things already

Robin Edgerton really does sell awesome stuff there...

I'll be there both Saturday and Sunday working at the WFMU tables in the afternoon. If I recall, I'm at the WFMU used record tables on Saturday, and the WFMU merch booth on Sunday.

Totally unrelated, but seeing as many of you are familiar with Pete's, does anyone know if they still make those diablos?

I had one 2 weeks ago, very nice.

But I have found good stuff on Sundays, too. I bought a dress from Robin at the last fair.

i know that prices etc will vary, but let's generalize:
for standard items, let's say, erm, Pavement's "Crooked Rain"! on CD, are we talking, likely, $4, $7 or $10?

And for, say, the first Clean album on CD, are we talking $7 or $12?

Cos not wanting to be a killjoy before I go, at these kinds of things I often end up paying prices I can find elsewhere, and buying things cos they're there, not cos I really want them.
In other words: is it mostly for collectors?

If you're looking for a used copy of that Pavement record, I'd guess that it'd generally fall into the $7-10 range, as with any used record store. Basically, the fair is just a hundred used record stores all in one big room.

There's so much interesting stuff at the fair that you're bound to find some cool stuff - it might not even be music, it could be books/dvds/magazines/memorabilia/non-music recordings/art/etc. It's a very overwhelming thing.

I haven't bought much at the last few fairs, but I always walk away with a small Steve Keane painting of a famous record cover. Last time, I got a mini Sonic Youth "Dirty" and the last time before that it was the Fall's "Hex Enduction Hour."

Possibly but I have a feeling it's gonna be pretty packed.

might go late Sunday, on way home from Mets game?

going saturday late afternoon

your dealer list download here

http://wfmu.org/recfair/rf_dlrlist.html

Just got back. Very nice space, light and airy, unlike previous venues. Very dismayed at the jacked up prices though.

ditto on the air and light

after admission, i spent $5.

I saw ian there. He said the same exact thing!

Worked Todd-o-phonic's table Friday/Saturday and we took turns walking around.

I did really well myself:

Cannanes - The African Man's Tomato
Pastels - Illumination
Brilliant Corners - Somebody Up There Likes Me
Th' Faith Healers - Lido
Chuck Johnson - Crows In The Basilica
14 Iced Bears - S/T
Stereolab - Peng!
Beat Happening - Jamboree
Pooh Sticks - Formula One Generation
Silkworm - Never Met A Man I Didn't Like (7")
Tall Dwarfs - That's The Short And The Long Of It

I bought mostly 7"s. I only went to a few tables.

not yet reflected on this page, but James Chance has been booked to play Sunday at 2

http://wfmu.org/recfair/rf_livebcasts.html

also they're showing the FMU documentary

I'll be working at Todd-o-phonic's table again tomorrow.

i might be there before 2pm, just browzin'

that'd be Saturday

Oh, well you won't see me!

I'll be there on Sunday.

the NWS advises that it is Damp Record Dealer Day.

didn't make it over yesterday... anyone see James Chance or Fat White Family?

Nah I was only there Friday. Upset I missed The Moles on Saturday, though.

nope but I did buy an embarrassing amount of records

Well, what did you get?

i went on saturday, pretty much all day with a few breaks for beer and fresh air.

i got a lot of stuff, was mostly looking for folkloric/ethnographicd LPs but wound up with some jazz and stuff too.

highlights -
jon gibson 'two pieces'
two volumes of yugoslavian folk music on ocora
lal & mike waterson 'bright phoebus'
art ensemble of chicago 'people in sorrow'
2 indian 78s on folkways

couple other things i can't remember exactly right now. couple more indian LPs. a hoyt axton LP..

now i need to sell some records to make up for my overspending

ian i'll give you $25 for yr bright phoebus

oh man, bright phoebus!

25 american dollars, ian (including shipping)

I went late Sunday and scooped up a couple of cheap things. Missed James Chance, but did see Fat White Family's singer's head damn near explode.

bright phoebus was my big splurge. i bought it from a friend so i got a little money off but..

highlights were the last lilian hak album and the first frida hyvonen album, something by jay-jay johanson, there's probably more in there

i don't covet records (or i try not to) but i covet bright phoebus

also a bunch of kristin nordeval records in the 50-cent bins, which, if they're good enough for alex ross they're good enough for me

Was anyone else there on Friday?

Went on Sunday. Stopped for a cup of coffee up the street from the venue before I went in. Once I got inside I realized I couldn't find the change for my coffee (I had paid with a $20.00 bill.) So I hustled back to the coffee shop (still didn't find the $) and it was raining so hard that the stamp on my hand washed off so I had to beg for re-entry. Stressful few minutes. Once I got my shit together it was a pretty great show. Found some good deals (U-Roy, Bill Withers & a few more.) I have to make sure to be less high next year.

!!!

Sunday, April 30:

3pm: Live performance by Matmos with Chuck Bettis!

http://www.wfmu.org/recfair/rf_livebcasts.html

http://www.wfmu.org/recfair/rf_locdir.html

Sadly I will be working Sunday.. BUT, I'm sharing a table with 50 Miles of Elbow Room on Saturday all day.

they are also playing at the Stone on Sat night fwiw

ah yes, the day before rent is due

use yr best judgment...

also showing the recent Sharon Jones and Danny Fields docs

https://wfmu.org/movielounge/

think I'll be there a couple hours Sat and longer Sun

http://wfmu.org/recfair/rf_dlrlist.html

last day, bargaintown

Ken is threatening to spackle any exposed asscracks.

Wreckless Eric, Saturday at 3!

on my way

I'll be at the merch table Sunday afternoon, come say hi

i saw sanskrit!

I helped Todd again this year on Friday. Had a nice time!

Roughly half of the people that show up early admission on Friday seem like they blindly put on whatever clothes are in an old box in the attic and then rush directly over to the expo center.

Be happy they put on clothes, even if it's a Bad News Bears jersey.

Unlikely to make it today due to dumb job seeking.