Record shops

[Window Licker]

Hi Punkas
Wondering if any of you care to share which are your favourite record shops around NZ and the world, what makes you love them so much, what you think is key to great record shop, and shit like that?

i'll get the ball rolling with, ofcourse, missing link in Melbs http://missinglink.net.au/ which i love coz it's got good shit, and isn't too wanky.

and Hound Dogs Bop Shop in melbs too, which is rad coz its got an amazing collection of rare rockabilly, surf, blues, roots and other really fucking old shit, and nothing else. run by some old rockabilly dude who smokes and drinks beer, it's pretty amazing. dont think it has a website tho...

[general]

what's "roots"? you mean katchafire?

[norty]

Top 10 record shops

1. Crawlspace RIP
2. Headline records - Hollywood
3. All Ages Records - London
4. Missing Link Records - Melbin (although it wasnt as good as i remembered when i went few months ago).
5. Generation Records - New York
6. Amoeba Records - Berkley and Hollywood, what Real Groovy fails at
7. Rationale Records RIP - Ponsonby
8. No Way Out - when it was a shop
9. Corner Records RIP - Auckland
10. Blacker Dread - Brixton for reggae

[norty]

...and the key to a good record shop is having a cunt load of punk vinyl, zines and t shirts. It should also be covered in gig flyers and graffiti (a favourite was the Crawlspace Meatmen panel with autographs) to give it a mean "vibe"

[Dennis from Accounts]

[Window Licker]

what's "roots"? you mean katchafire?

yeah i mean katchafire.

[Dennis from Accounts]

what's "roots"? you mean katchafire?

yeah i mean katchafire.

thought you meant more

[Marrow]

that needs to be a sig

[stenchcore666]

christchurch used to be fukin rad back in the day when i was the only vinyl freak spending up to 3 hours digging through the 7'' bins at real groovy.

penny lane in churchur is real awesome now. its like 6 times bigger than it was like 4/5 years ago
best finds:
"no sanctuary" by amebix for $12
"in the darkness there is no choice" by antisect for $15
also that rare as double LP "peace" compilation with bgk,gism,iconoclast and heaps of mean early anarcho/d-beat bands with full a4 booklet in perfect condition for $20

occasionally some mean black metal too but "welcome to hell" and "possessed" for $50 each... tell him hes dreamin'
also no tag "oi oi oi" for fucking heaps too, pretty much your retirement investment right there......

i need more hobbies.....

[Kerry]

Visited a really great punk record store in Seattle but totally forget the name... Dan do you remember? Dude was real friendly and had an awesome selection. Also Sonic Boom, Easy Street and Zion's Gate in Seattle were awesome.

Amoeba in Hollywood is fucking insane. You need a few days in that joint. I think I preferred the one on Haight St in San Francisco. But even that was massive.

Repressed Records in Sydney is pretty good.

I only really go to Real Groovy in NZ... Otherwise just buy stuff on the internets.

[clancy]

www.crimeandpunishment.co.nz is pretty good. It Has all the sweet recordz there.

[Dan Ashcroft]

Visited a really great punk record store in Seattle but totally forget the name... Dan do you remember? Dude was real friendly and had an awesome selection.

It was Singles Going Steady. Kinda like if someone had rolled Crawlspace and Rational Records into one store.

[[Tim]]

"in the darkness there is no choice" by antisect for $15
also that rare as double LP "peace" compilation with bgk,gism,iconoclast and heaps of mean early anarcho/d-beat bands with full a4 booklet in perfect condition for $20

FUKIN GUZZZ THEM BROE

[xSUSPECTx]

i have an mp3 player lol

[stenchcore666]

FUKIN GUZZZ THEM BROE

welcome the the orgy 7"

[[Tim]]

[No Way Out Records]

This is the best place to buy records in NZ without leaving your chair.....

http://shop.nowayout.co.nz/


just saying!

[Kerry]

Visited a really great punk record store in Seattle but totally forget the name... Dan do you remember? Dude was real friendly and had an awesome selection.

It was Singles Going Steady. Kinda like if someone had rolled Crawlspace and Rational Records into one store.

Yeah! That's it.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/singles-going-steady-seattle

[Rocky Rock Rockbottom]

about to bite the bullet and rent this tiny 3rd Floor space for another record shop:












bloody small but on the main drag and goddamn cheap 37,000 yen a month (NZ$420)

fuck knows what I do with that stupid looking sink

[No Way Out Records]

awe man, good luck and I hope you do well, I'd love to do another Record store, so much unfinished business with NWO/Upsett. Jealous as, may be I can move over and live under the sink?

[Rocky Rock Rockbottom]

may be I can move over and live under the sink?

Sure. If you want to sleep with me. That's where I'll be. You can try that little drawer though

"unfinished business"?, yep I certainly learnt a lot first time round eg its all very good and well having an awesome Japanese noise section but ya gotta stock the solids... the Led Zeps, the Stones etc... oh and dont trust (the now defunct) Lumberjack Records! they were cunts. all that metalcore unity nonsense, what a whopping arsecrock of shit. That was to be my big main order to set up the shop, - aboot $1,500 worht... and their own workers in their warehouse nicked the fuckin' lot!

[No Way Out Records]

unfortunately too fat for the draw

[old school punk]

Top 10 record shops

1. Crawlspace RIP
2. Headline records - Hollywood
3. All Ages Records - London
4. Missing Link Records - Melbin (although it wasnt as good as i remembered when i went few months ago).
5. Generation Records - New York
6. Amoeba Records - Berkley and Hollywood, what Real Groovy fails at
7. Rationale Records RIP - Ponsonby
8. No Way Out - when it was a shop
9. Corner Records RIP - Auckland
10. Blacker Dread - Brixton for reggae

All age records ive got it marked down to visit in august

[Rocky Rock Rockbottom]

got cold feet in the end. Just not enough merit to warrant me sitting there when I can sit at home in me gruds and flog shit rent free on egay and discogs.

[bermondsey_choir]

Top 10 record shops

1. Crawlspace RIP
2. Headline records - Hollywood
3. All Ages Records - London
4. Missing Link Records - Melbin (although it wasnt as good as i remembered when i went few months ago).
5. Generation Records - New York
6. Amoeba Records - Berkley and Hollywood, what Real Groovy fails at
7. Rationale Records RIP - Ponsonby
8. No Way Out - when it was a shop
9. Corner Records RIP - Auckland
10. Blacker Dread - Brixton for reggae

All age records ive got it marked down to visit in august

While your in Camden, hit up the OiOi shop in Stables market if thats your thing. Also if you can get out to Kingston Banquet Records was all good. Then theres the ones on Berwick St

[daggers]

fuck knows what I do with that stupid looking sink

the customers can wash their hands before fondling the blardy records that they don't buy

[donvito]

I went to Uptown Record Store in Shanghai today. Was tight. Bought some mean sheeeit. And some buzzy looking chinese anarchist hardcore.

[old school punk]

Top 10 record shops

1. Crawlspace RIP
2. Headline records - Hollywood
3. All Ages Records - London
4. Missing Link Records - Melbin (although it wasnt as good as i remembered when i went few months ago).
5. Generation Records - New York
6. Amoeba Records - Berkley and Hollywood, what Real Groovy fails at
7. Rationale Records RIP - Ponsonby
8. No Way Out - when it was a shop
9. Corner Records RIP - Auckland
10. Blacker Dread - Brixton for reggae

All age records ive got it marked down to visit in august

While your in Camden, hit up the OiOi shop in Stables market if thats your thing. Also if you can get out to Kingston Banquet Records was all good. Then theres the ones on Berwick St

Went to the oi shop last time and spent too much and hopefully might make those other two

[Rocky Rock Rockbottom]

Anyone been here yet?

http://flyingout.co.nz/blogs/news/18020 ... -store-day

[No Way Out Records]

uugghh flying nun can fuck off