New record store in town

SteveinAlaska

SteveinAlaska

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Several months ago got acquainted with this young couple and their new venture. Started a small shop upstairs in a downtown mini-mall. Just recently an opportunity opened up for them to move to a street level location that looks to triple the size of their operation. So if you ever venture to the Great White North stop in to visit!
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SteveinAlaska said:
Several months ago got acquainted with this young couple and their new venture. Started a small shop upstairs in a downtown mini-mall. Just recently an opportunity opened up for them to move to a street level location that looks to triple the size of their operation. So if you ever venture to the Great White North stop in to visit!
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Planning a trip there later this summer if all goes right. Will have to check it out.
Your post on this reminded me of the record store we went to as kids on second Ave. Hoytts Music I think it was called. I can remember the first record I ever bought there. Hard Days Night! 45 rpm of course.. Must have been 9 or so..
 
Steve: Interesting. I had not heard about that. I am going to get rid of a lot of LPs in a few months. I have many that I don't know what they are. I will keep the ones I like for a few more years then sell them too. About 1K great ones, 1K unknown and a few thousand more good but not my favorites. When the time comes to move some, you may have a first look. I am on Gold Hill looking across at the Loon Saloon.

Alobar- Yes Hoyts was our main HiFi/Stereo store with some albums too, mostly just Billboard top hits. The Comic shop had a much better collection. The Comic shop owner is an old record collector who now has an Art gallery.
 
I wish them the best of luck. Any independent small business start-up if a difficult proposition--especially something like a record store, with all of the internet competition. I miss a lot of the old brick and mortar record stores of yesterday, and I still support the ones that still exist when I have the opportunity--I don't mind paying an extra couple bucks to support an independent local business, and I know what I am getting--not gambling on whatever shows up in the mail.
 
We need more stores like this. I spent many an hour and many a dollar at my local stores, Stockdale Music, Midnite Records, The Flip Side, and Peabody's Books & Records. Sadly, these places are all gone now.
 
KevinCorr - I am just over the ridge from you just the other side of the university. Maybe our paths have crossed but did not realize it. I'll see you down at the record shop:rockon: dude!
Alobar - Have you been by Obsession Records at Lake Otis & Tudor yet? Managed to get by there in May & June when I took my cousin to ANMC hospital.
Between these two places it looks like us "vinyl junkies" have got it good
 
SteveinAlaska said:
Alobar - Have you been by Obsession Records at Lake Otis & Tudor yet? Managed to get by there in May & June when I took my cousin to ANMC hospital.
Between these two places it looks like us "vinyl junkies" have got it good
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Sounds like it! I don't get to Anchorage very often but still have family in Fairbanks. Living here in Haines we don't get many chances for vinyl but a week ago I went to Juneau on the ferry to visit my brother in law and seriously loaded up on vinyl! Half of the rear seat in the extended cab full. It was a very full closet of vinyl and I only got about a quarter of it. Some 70s rock, jazz, classical, blues too. My other bil had a radio show on ktoo for years before coming down with ms and all his stuff was in there from that period. . My brother in Fairbanks has vinyl for me as well. Mostly rock, and even some sealed stuff so am doubly motivated to take the 650 mile drive!
 
ahhh. next time I'm in Anchorage I will stop by the Lake Otis/Tudor store. Don't get up to Fairbanks much these days. I work for TOTE and used to live in Anchorage for about 10 years. I get up to Alaska once or twice a year.... Very cool to see the local stores... Fairbanks is a tough place to open up though. Maybe some Ft. Wainwright guys are vinyl lovers. :)
 
I agree that a record store would be difficult but I get the idea from their Facebook page that is is also a gift shop and it is near where tourists roam. I went this morning 11am to see but it was not open.
If one were to sell just albums and/or cds it would make sense to do it at home with no overhead. A gift shop in the city center can get away with giving some space to music if it has enough other stuff.
 
SteveinAlaska said:
KevinCorr - I am just over the ridge from you just the other side of the university. Maybe our paths have crossed but did not realize it. I'll see you down at the record shop:rockon: dude!
Alobar - Have you been by Obsession Records at Lake Otis & Tudor yet? Managed to get by there in May & June when I took my cousin to ANMC hospital.
Between these two places it looks like us "vinyl junkies" have got it good
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Steve, I have enjoyed your radio show, oldie jazz. Great stuff. You must know Dave Mollet of the old Comic Shop? Now of Well St. Art. http://www.wellstreetart.com Dave introduced me to a lot of early jazz. He had it all, esp Ellington.
 
New vinyl store? Rare as hen's teeth ... I wish em luck!

PS ... they didn't come up with the idea during a "midnight sun", did they? That never goes well ... <G>
 
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sKiZo said:
New vinyl store? Rare as hen's teeth ... I wish em luck!
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New store, used vinyl I think.

Funny, our local BarnesNoble has taken out most of the CD space and replaced it with new vinyl. Very expensive too. More than 2 or 3 times the cost of a cd.
 
KevinCorr said:
New store, used vinyl I think.

Funny, our local BarnesNoble has taken out most of the CD space and replaced it with new vinyl. Very expensive too. More than 2 or 3 times the cost of a cd.
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Like the idea of stores like B&N carrying the new stuff. Would really be nice to see a real resurgence of vinyl being produced and sold mainstream again.
 
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