Los Angeles area record stores

Discussion in 'Music, Movie and Hardware Store Guide' started by jamesc, Jun 16, 2016.

  1. I333I

    I333I Forum Resident

    Location:
    Ventura
    My displeasure with Amoeba is a few months ago, I could've gotten what I wanted for $9.99 or less. Prices have gone up about 100% since then. I'm glad that I got what I wanted before that happened.
     
  2. Beamish13

    Beamish13 Forum Resident

    Yes. I believe Cinefile is on its 3rd owner now. The first (Hadrian) now runs the Cinefamily, which does tremendous work, although he brought much of the same BS attitudes with him to that enterprise.
     
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  3. cyclistsb

    cyclistsb Forum Resident

    Tolerant of what? Trash, traffic and dilapidated infrastructure? That's silly
     
  4. I333I

    I333I Forum Resident

    Location:
    Ventura
    And the "homeless" and dirty patrons. Quit while you're ahead already.
     
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  5. cyclistsb

    cyclistsb Forum Resident

    Yeah that too...the city has let itself become a disgusting cesspool...I believe tolerating it is the reason it has become this way.
     
  6. I333I

    I333I Forum Resident

    Location:
    Ventura
    Some people appreciate diversity, history, and character. There is nothing but trendy, but interesting shops and restaurants in that area, so I really have no idea what you're talking about. And I'm there weekly.
    I wouldn't like to live in your white bread, freeway birthed town. There are probably no record stores there, anyway.
    We were supposed to be recommending them to the OP, remember?
     
  7. johnny moondog 909

    johnny moondog 909 Beatles-Lennon & Classic rock fan

    Ventura ? & What ?

    Are we talking Studio City, Woodland Hills, that Street runs for 20 miles.
     
  8. Marry a Carrot

    Marry a Carrot Interesting blues gets a convincing reading.

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    13616 Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks, between Woodman and Coldwater.
     
  9. Partyslammer

    Partyslammer Lord Of The New Church

    LOL, he lives in Lake Forest which is the very definition of "white bread, freeway birthed town."
     
  10. johnny moondog 909

    johnny moondog 909 Beatles-Lennon & Classic rock fan

    Thank you ! Probably that's walking distance from Sportsman's Lodge, I'll take a peek, next time I visit. I'm trying to picture what's next to it, maybe it's across the street from Casa Vega.
     
  11. Beamish13

    Beamish13 Forum Resident

    the problem isn't the city so much as its warm climate and the U.S.' enormous number of armed services veterans...
     
  12. cyclistsb

    cyclistsb Forum Resident

    Thanks for proving my point on tolerance....we only tolerate those who believe the way WE do. Unreal.

    My point was entirely missed, you shouldn't tolerate social ills like homelessness, drug addiction (yeah those able working guys in front of Amoeba looking for handouts...heroin addicts), tent cities, human waste in streets, freeways that are parking lots, metro that doesn't actually get to the airport...and not being able to take a left turn! Tolerance is for accepting people who have different lifestyles and choices…homelessness and drug addiction are not choices, they are problem we need to fix.

    But we have proved who the truly intolerant are after all….
     
  13. I333I

    I333I Forum Resident

    Location:
    Ventura
    Yup. Yawn City.
     
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  14. Partyslammer

    Partyslammer Lord Of The New Church

    Oh, drone drone drone. Now you're the victim, lol.
     
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  15. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    How weird you would question that, when 90% of the other stores just mentioned did not give street addresses either. But record hunters are a strange crowd often times I've noticed.

    Always check your directions on your smart phone in advance.
     
  16. tremspeed

    tremspeed Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    I've never been approached or talked to by "any of those guys" in front of Amoeba. Are you aware it's a bus stop? Some people have to stand around and wait for the bus. They're not necessarily addicts and layabouts just because they have to wait for a bus.

    LA has a number of blighted areas, Venice and Skid Row are much worse, and the Hollywood/Highland area is much more congested. Amoeba is not suburban, no, but if you truly can find that many reasons to avoid it (including wrapping in all of society's ills, apparently), you'll just never be comfortable in any kind of urban environment.
     
  17. duggan

    duggan Senior Member

    Location:
    sydney
    I agree, it is really great fun browsing at Amoeba. It reminds me of that teenage delight of visiting record shops in the 70s.
     
  18. paulmock

    paulmock Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hollywood, CA
    Incredible how members on these forums cannot simply stick to the topics and stray with issues far from what the OP was asking assistance with! Come on guys! :rolleyes:

    Back on topic...

    A hidden gem not far from Amoeba Hollywood. Not large and stock varies from week-to-week as they are big on estate sale pickups.

    The Record Parlour »
     
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  19. cyclistsb

    cyclistsb Forum Resident

    Believe me, the folks I am referring to are not simply waiting for the bus...they are waiting for their man! Anyway, I veered too far off topic and it resulted in name calling that was not necessary. In that regards, I apologize. Suffice it to say, it is a major chore to drive there and deal with the urban "plights" (my ex was an addict, I am more sensitive to it than most). I am much more comfortable with a city like London that has easy transportation like the Underground to get to all the records stores....that's a great city for vinyl!
     
  20. Beamish13

    Beamish13 Forum Resident

    Venice is an incredible area. Also, the real estate prices are so high that there are very few gangs left. If only I'd snapped up some condos back in the 80's-I could've made millions on them.
     
  21. Marc Perman

    Marc Perman Forum Resident

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Definitely avoid Record Parlor, which is around the corner from the formerly great but now avoidable Amoeba.
     
  22. paulmock

    paulmock Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hollywood, CA
    No way. Great little store
     
  23. Marc Perman

    Marc Perman Forum Resident

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    The Last Bookstore is a favorite vinyl spot of mine, it's not cheap but I've found good stuff there, and Henry, who runs the section, is a good guy.

    Over the past couple of years Amoeba has transitioned to mostly new vinyl, with a much smaller used stock than most of the other stores named in this thread, so I've pretty much stopped going. The Berkeley and SF stores too.
     
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  24. Marc Perman

    Marc Perman Forum Resident

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Their prices are over the top, at least for me.
     
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  25. Pennywise

    Pennywise Forum Resident

    Location:
    The Sewers
    It's the condition of the records, coupled with the prices, that keeps my away.
     
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