Stores in New York

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Hi,

I'm going on a holiday in New York in a few weeks and I would like to buy some American music (Elephant 6, Not Lame, Saddle Creek, Poptones, indie in general) when I'm there. Can you give me some good (or cheap) record stores in Manhattan I have to visit? And are their stores that sell t-shirts of bands like Apples In Stereo, Grandaddy and Cotton Mather, so I don't have to order them over the internet?

Thanks in advance,

― zilverberg.tk (zilverberg.tk), Saturday, 26 April 2003 11:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know about the t-shirts, but Other Music and Mondo Kim's have large indie selections. There's a big thread in the archives somewhere about NYC record stores. Try the search function.

― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 26 April 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Also might want to try Generation for the apparel. It's on Thompson between Bleeker and 1st, I think.

― jm (jtm), Saturday, 26 April 2003 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I found the record stores in New York to be a real disappointment.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Saturday, 26 April 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Poptones is American?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 April 2003 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Poptones is American?
Isn't it? Well, it was just to give an idea anyway.

― zilverberg.tk (zilverberg.tk), Saturday, 26 April 2003 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I. Hate. Mondo. Kim's.

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 27 April 2003 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

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― jm (jtm), Sunday, 27 April 2003 00:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Rocks In Your Head, in Soho, is bigtime geared toward what you mentioned.

― Andy, Monday, 28 April 2003 05:37 (twenty-two years ago)

three years pass...

Marquise Dancehall
251 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-388-0044
http://www.marquisedancehall.com/

they sell vinyl only (well, a few cd's too), and have a really good stock of unusual non-western, experimental, classical and outsider music, and they sell art books and do exhibitions too...

and i like Mondo Kim's!

― beschaving (beschaving), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

Marquise Dancehall
251 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-388-0044
http://www.marquisedancehall.com/

they sell vinyl only (well, a few cd's too), and have a really good stock of unusual non-western, experimental, classical and outsider music, and they sell art books and do exhibitions too...

and i like Mondo Kim's...

― beschaving (beschaving), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 21:40 (nineteen years ago)

four years pass...

so,,,unexpected trip to NY for two days; which stores are still there? used vinyl, that is...

― nerve_pylon, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 13:43 (fifteen years ago)

academy annex and record grouch (both in williamsburg) are the only places i go anymore.

― mizzell, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:11 (fifteen years ago)

There is Other Music, Kim's has moved to 1st ave between 7th and St. Marks.
There is Gimme Gimme Records is on 5th St between 1st ave and 2nd ave.
The Academy Records in that area is between 1st ave and avenue A on 12th st.
Good Records is between 2nd ave and Bowery on 5th.

I chose these stores because they are all an easy stroll from each other.

Have fun!

― Evan, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:18 (fifteen years ago)

Sorry, Other music is on 4th and Lafayette.

― Evan, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:20 (fifteen years ago)

My two favorite music stores in the city.

Generation records for a lot of punk/metal.
210 Thompson Street, New York, NY, 10012

Hospital Productions for noise/metal
60 East 3rd Street, New York, NY, 10003

― gman59, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:38 (fifteen years ago)

Going up this Friday, how about the best used cd selection? Preferably Midtown or lower.

― 'ello govna, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 16:19 (fifteen years ago)

Kim's and Other Music are obvious choices, but if you want, we just got a lot of really great stuff in recently at Tunes in Hoboken, just across the river. It costs less than a subway ride to get here. just a 1.75 via PATH. Our whole store is mostly used items and we price them based on demand.

― Evan, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 16:35 (fifteen years ago)

LOVE Gimme Gimme. only open friday-sunday though. but they have great stuff. vinyl only.

― not everything is a campfire (ian), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:30 (fifteen years ago)

anyone ocming into the brooklyn academy should say hi.

― not everything is a campfire (ian), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:30 (fifteen years ago)

check out A1 records in the east village

― elan, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 19:21 (fifteen years ago)

thanks for all the tips! went to both Academys, Kims, Other Music, Gimme Gimme was closed. Academy is by far the best of the lot. Other Music (which i used to love) is just feeling really tired, and i never can figure out their categories; meagre used vinyl.

Academy, on the other hand: both locations great. didn't buy much at all, but it was great fun nonetheless. really like the bright and spacious layouts of both locations (i'm old and i've done my time in crowded dark record stores!)
my little haul:
Bovine Over Sussex W. 10" (from the EV store)
The Only Ones-Even Serpents Shine
Richard Barone-Cool Blue Halo
Deerhunter-Microcastle the single one on white vinyl

i would've said hello, Ian--but while i was there i overheard two people come in asking for you; guess you were due in later. hopefully next time!

― nerve_pylon, Saturday, 14 August 2010 17:09 (fifteen years ago)

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