From Alex Reynolds Sent Fri, Aug 7th 1998, 14:07
From Alex Reynolds Sent Fri, Aug 7th 1998, 14:07
J., In and around Philadelphia, there are two record shops I would recommend: -- Repo Records (go up I-495, take Rt. 30E until you go past a Borders; Repo will be on your left) -- 611 Records (611 S. Fourth St., 413-9100; half a block off of South Street) Repo's a quiet store, good for more than just electronic music (no vinyl, just discs); you'll find a lot of indie bootlegs and non-electronic experimental here, e.g. Fripp. Staff won't give you any shit for not dressing the scene when you walk into the store. They're just into the music as much as the people they sell to. No offense, but 611 staff are effete snobs -- if you dress like a normal human being (i.e., t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers) and you don't have at least three body parts pierced and visible, expect the stares that translate to, "You freelance as a narcotics agent, right?" -- and the import CD selection (what there is of it) is *way* *way* overpriced, but the vinyl range is not bad and almost redeems the joint. Almost. However, they seem to cater exclusively to the techno/clubbing clique with the distribution of their record base and by selling clothing (which disturbs me greatly for a music store, but whatever). N.B.: if you buy vinyl, make sure *all* the records are there before you leave the store. Especially for the older releases. Thank god for mail-order... Best of luck, Your humble narrator, Alex ------ >> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 23:16:49 -0400 >> From: "j. miskiewicz" <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx> >> Subject: (idm) Philadelphia, PA music stores >> i was wondering if any fellow idm'ers know of any good idm/experimental >> music stores in philadelphia (or around wilmington, DE). the only one i >> know of is digital underground, although they're more an industrial music >> shop than idm. if you know of any please let me know... >> likewise for any shows/clubs in the area... >> thanks, >> j. __________________________________________________________________________ Alex Reynolds Distributed Support Specialist Department of Biology School of Arts & Sciences Computing University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA email:xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xxx phone:215.573.2818 PGP Fingerprint: E0E3 BB20 C1BC 3C0D 56A1 1FD5 5B9C 9E91 A7F0 F9B5 "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever." -- D. St. Hubbins, TISP