[DNAINTHEDNA]

Originally Posted by demonrail666

T&B^^Mostly CD-Rs. Would have to delve into the crates for specific names, but some nice stuff amongst them. Nothing incredible, but that's hardly the point. America has tons of these local scenes that feature bands that'd be lucky to get a mention even in something like Maximum Rock and Roll. There's gold in them there hills (not that there was that many hills in Ohio).

ohio has really good punk bands, i was really suprised

[demonrail666]

Yeah, I saw a few playing around the Ohio State Univ. A really lively scene from what I could tell.

Haggle Vinyl on Essex Road.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by DNAINTHEDNA

ohio has really good punk bands, i was really suprised

why surprised? there's not much else to do

[Everyneurotic]

record shopping while travelling can yield good surprises if you're willing to dig and be open to not look for something specific. that's how i found shellac's the futurist.

[Johnny "Magic Fingers"]

When shopping for underwear in London, be sure to visit Grace Brothers:

 

Nobody here is allowed to speak ill of Rough Trade, nobody.

Yeah so Sister Ray have gone into administration and apparently they were pretty dodgy. One of their favourite tricks was hiding new releases and then selling them a few months later as 'rare items'.

Rough Trade is vastly superior.

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by vegans4veal

Nobody here is allowed to speak ill of Rough Trade, nobody.

why not?

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by vegans4veal

Yeah so Sister Ray have gone into administration and apparently they were pretty dodgy. One of their favourite tricks was hiding new releases and then selling them a few months later as 'rare items'.

what?

[demonrail666]

I was in Selectadisc just a couple of days ago. What's going on?

[Toilet & Bowels]

i work on berwick st and walk past it every day, i'm pretty sure it was open on friday. plus i've never seen a rarities section in the shop either.

[leakyheadboy]

where do you work on berwick street? i work in the music and video there sometimes...

[blunderbuss]

Originally Posted by vegans4veal

Nobody here is allowed to speak ill of Rough Trade, nobody.

I rarely buy anything there, but I like a browse in Phonica, one street across from Berwick St.

Rough Trade East is horrible. Like someone said earlier, soulless. That doesn't stop me from being fond of what I guess must now be called Rough Trade West though.

Does anyone remember the record shop that was on Hanway Street, opposite the back doors to Virgin, many many years ago? Vinyl Experience, I think it was. That was good.

[leakyheadboy]

^^^^ you know covent garden rough trade is closed now right?

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by leakyheadboy

^^^^ you know covent garden rough trade is closed now right?

there's another one in ladbroke grove

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by leakyheadboy

where do you work on berwick street? i work in the music and video there sometimes...

i work for a film publicity company whose office is on berwick st

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by blunderbuss

Rough Trade East is horrible. Like someone said earlier, soulless.

yeah, no real specialisation in anything & expensive. i remember when they announced the opening of that place they said it was going to be on the scale of amoeba records, i.e. like this:

 

HA! Turned out to be smaller than Sister Ray.

[demonrail666]

I like the Ladbroke Grove Rough Trade, although I've not been there in years. I was never much of a fun of the Covent Garden one. It always felt a bit like an opticians to me for some reason.

The one off Brick Lane is horrible. Like an internet cafe or something. Totally uninspiring - and, as has been mentioned, expensive as fuck. I have to confess to be a massive fan of Fopp though.

[Derek]

Fopp rules

though i'm not from london