Here in London we have the peerless brace of Rough Trade shops in Covent Garden and Portobello.

Another good one is Selectadisc in Soho, but unfortunately it's about to close down, bought out by Sister Ray, which is rubbish.

I spent a long, long day at Amoeba in San Francisco last year.

Despite Allentown's being the shitholiest city I've ever lived in Double Decker is the best record store I've been to (except Ear X-tacy but that's kinda sentimental anyway).

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scannest wrote:New York City has a surprisingly paltry number of decent records stores. Most of them are too small, too expensive, and too limted in their scope.

When we were in New York City, we visited the Cake Shop, the combination cafe/bar/performance space/record shop. I won't disagree with it being small, but the selection was fine and the prices weren't too fuck-me-in-the-ass. I found the first Skafish album, and a Dambuilders 45 I'd been tracking for years.

choppy wrote:When we were in New York City, we visited the Cake Shop, the combination cafe/bar/performance space/record shop. I won't disagree with it being small, but the selection was fine and the prices weren't too fuck-me-in-the-ass. I found the first Skafish album, and a Dambuilders 45 I'd been tracking for years.

Don't forget--they also had David "Bud Bundy" Faustino's rap album.

I say this in a "that record store RULES!" sort of way.

Rog wrote:New/New and Used/Indie: Mad City Music Exchange(Williamson St.)
B-side (State St.)

Used: Mad City, Sugar Shack (Atwood Ave.)

Old LPs: Sugar Shack, Resale Records (Commercial Ave.),
This guy's garage on Baldwin St. just down from The Crystal
Corner; open weekends when it isn't raining, Mad City.

i haven't poked around much on the non-campus side of town yet (for lack of a bicycle, mostly), but i'll second B-sides. for old (jazz) stuff, i've found the basement of the Exclusive Co. has a lot, and though i'm sure a lot of people on this forum would really hate Earwax (it's a kinda trendy place where fashion-core punks seem to hang around), i've actually found the staff there to be pretty helpful, although sometimes they're a little pricey (the records they sell, that is. not the staff members themselves).

that's what i've determined thus far.

This place is done, but These Records in London was very unique, to say the least.

Having Charles Hayward play samples of unreleased This Heat on request pretty much crushes any other record store experience into dust. He also made me tea - wtf.

Just finding the store was an experience in itself.

Other than that:

Trash American Style in Danbury, CT always has good turnover and good prices, which is 90% of the battle for a record store.

Mississippi Records & Repair in Portland is also pretty good. The amp repair guy is a fucking ripping guitar player.

Rough Trade, Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, London - great stock, if a bit difficult to navigate filing system, very friendly and helpful staff...

Treehouse (formerly know as Oar Folkjokeopus)
Roadrunner are both excellent and both in Mpls

I always find good stuff at the Reckless stores in Chicago

Antiquarium Records in Omaha is another great record store