Finding records in Seoul, Korea?

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I'm thinking of zipping over to Korea for a bit (I am in Japan) and wanted to look for old Korean rock and psych vinyl. I'm not interested in CDs, and am wondering if there are any good spots in Seoul or other cities where I can poke around.

Flea markets, used shops, anything really.

helmut was a krautrocker (helmut was a krautrocker), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:44 (nineteen years ago)

i have great memories of going to a new/used cd shop called Purple Records, in Hongdae, which is a pretty cool neighborhood west of downtown. if you walk down the hill from the shop, there are lots of bars and restaurants.

jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 06:17 (nineteen years ago)

oh shit 'not interested' in cds. lemme think

jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 06:17 (nineteen years ago)

Hwanghak-dong Flea Market? Perhaps in the neighborhood around Yongsan Electronic Shopping Town?

jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 06:20 (nineteen years ago)

In Reply to: tube amps in Seoul... posted by Alf on June 15, 2006 at 19:00:49:

Last time I went there my wife disclosed a vinyl/tube/ stamps/collectibles underground market near Namdaemon market (only after she needed more time to shop in Namdaemon!). There was an abundance of used vinyl shops, and the day i went there only one stereo shop was open....I saw some turntables, tubes, some Tannoys and horn drivers...I am not sure but I think it was a 5 min walk from Namdaemon entrance number 5. I kinda forgot, though....
Hope this can put you on the right track. remember its underground so keep your eyes peeled, and hope this helps.

jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 06:23 (nineteen years ago)

A cool used CD shop would also be nice, actually. I guess I listen to mostly vinyl and CDs are easy enough to mail-order, whereas records are still scored most easily by digging.

But yeah, old records. :)

helmut was a krautrocker (helmut was a krautrocker), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 06:28 (nineteen years ago)

three years pass...

Any other music tips for Seoul?

THESE ARE MY FEELINGS! FEEL MY FEELINGS! (I eat cannibals), Monday, 27 July 2009 01:19 (sixteen years ago)

Dress sharp like James Brown, the Godfather of Seoul

EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT SHIT POPPIN OFF (latebloomer), Monday, 27 July 2009 01:28 (sixteen years ago)

If you meet someone named Jung Hwa Lee, don't let her break your heart. (She may be in the US still anyway.)

Last night, a KUNM DJ was playing all this contemporary Korean (classical, I guess) music he had brought back from Korea, and it was all pretty interesting, so I would look around for some stuff like that. I was just checking for his playlist but it's not up yet.

_Rockist__Scientist_, Monday, 27 July 2009 17:18 (sixteen years ago)

three years pass...

Did helmut ever find anything?

pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 20 January 2013 01:05 (thirteen years ago)


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