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Bâlearique

Күн бұрын

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@milbury55
@milbury55 Ай бұрын
I had the pleasure of meeting Bob both in New York and when I was living in London and he was buying records from me. Lovely man with a wicked sense of humour! R.I.P Bob
@Jaffacall3251
@Jaffacall3251 Жыл бұрын
And as I walk for hours downtown in this town, I can not sleep in darkness for it our time, music is history ..a..another place in time.
@jamescorbett5729
@jamescorbett5729 3 жыл бұрын
I feel happy for the shops that made it through the dry period and are now doing well.
@nebbs
@nebbs Жыл бұрын
I worked in BB's in 1984 for a couple of months, not for Bob but right at the back in the t-shirt section, which was rented from Bob by an English guy called Steve whose GF was a manager at the Hard Rock. Bob was actually pretty nice and funny when you got to know him. I remember he used to collect vintage soda bottles and showed me some. I also saw him chase people out with a baseball bat. I liked him. I didn't need to be scared of him cos he couldn't fire me, but we got on ok anyway. Chris the manager wasn't friendly, kinda moody, but the other guys were cool. Joey and John were nice and I forget the long-haired hippy type guy but he was cool too, and I got my friend Huw Lloyd Langton to sign an album for him when I went home to London for a week and he was so happy. Glad I could do that. Happy days. Good times.
@jMartinez-l7k
@jMartinez-l7k 10 ай бұрын
My memory of BBs was the LA store as a young punk rocker in the 80s and we would go in there and look at the really expensive punk records on the wall and laugh about the prices that were asking. I remember the store had a great selection of band shirts. Its nice to get the perspective in this doc that adds depth and context. A sad story but a very interesting one.
@mlebron20
@mlebron20 3 жыл бұрын
The last record I bought at BBs was my (second) copy of Jeff Buckley’s Grace. Bob was so lucky to have that wonderful woman by his side, right to the end. R.I.P. BBs, and anything cool that was NYC.
@Merkaba4203
@Merkaba4203 9 жыл бұрын
These documentaries about the rise & fall of physical music & their respective stores are heartbreaking.
@JimyCalzone
@JimyCalzone 4 жыл бұрын
Hey I’m here from 2020. Records are on a rise. Most sold physical medium these days. Crazy.
@Momo-ek1xy
@Momo-ek1xy 4 жыл бұрын
If only they knew lol
@LastGenGaming675
@LastGenGaming675 4 жыл бұрын
Bob knew when she said they weren't buying records like they used to he said they will
@zippymufo9765
@zippymufo9765 Жыл бұрын
@@LastGenGaming675 It still wouldn't have saved them, their landlord wanted a ridiculous rent increase because of the gentrification.
@GreenManalishiUSA
@GreenManalishiUSA 6 жыл бұрын
This film paints a bittersweet picture of a place and time that are gone forever. By the time I was old enough to start hanging out in the Village in the early 1980's, the party was already winding down. Gentrification had taken hold, the Bohemian vibe was gone, and most of the legendary clubs had either shut down or turned into showcase stages for college bands and their friends. But Bleecker Bob's was still there, and it was still a great place to hunt for hard-to-find vinyl. I remember Bob making snide remarks to me a couple times, usually because I asked some stupid question like, "How much for this LP?" Today when you walk through the neighborhood, it just feels like a big, soulless, upscale tourist trap, filled with nothing more edgy or counter-cultural than the vegan cafes and gluten-free restaurants that seem to occur on every corner. I thank the film makers for capturing memories of one of the last interesting places in the Village, as well as the people who made it so.
@jjquinn2004
@jjquinn2004 4 жыл бұрын
Your comments about the neighborhood are spot-on. Being a Dylan fan since the mid-60s, I had to walk around the neighborhood when I went to NYC last year. Pretty much had to close my eyes and try to imagine what it was like in the 60s because they're certainly wasn't a buzz to the place in 2019. Must have been a magical place back in the 60s. "Mayor of MacDougall Street" is a great read.
@zippymufo9765
@zippymufo9765 Жыл бұрын
@@jjquinn2004 It's pathetic how gentrified hipsters think they're living in "bohemian NYC" when all they're doing is replicating the same soulless vegan/boutique culture you can find in any city.
@marky7025
@marky7025 3 жыл бұрын
i used make the trip up london every friday to feed my vinyl addiction at stores like quaff records and blackmarket,these days i still buy lots of 12" just mainly on discogs or at music & video exchange in greenwich or notting hill and its so good to see many stores selling records again and being popular
@lalltd
@lalltd 6 жыл бұрын
The best part of a NYU education back then was Bleecker Street. RIP Bleecker Bob
@andrewhudson9779
@andrewhudson9779 6 жыл бұрын
Got some amazing 45s from bobs. Around 2002/07. The $3 disco box was jaw dropping. Very friendly too. He took a list I had read it thru disappeard upstairs and came back with a new Orleans local release 45 sold it to me for $20 . Mega mega rare. Always great memories of digging in N.Y.. Love from the u.k x
@nicolasriquelme8942
@nicolasriquelme8942 4 жыл бұрын
Soooo sad. I remember going to Bob's, Second Coming, Fat Beats, Bleecker Records, all gone. So Sad.
@ozzinine
@ozzinine 3 жыл бұрын
@ 27:25 - 27:35 “I’m not going to close. Don’t worry about it.”- People don’t go out and buy records like they used to - “They will…they’ll get the record that I tell them they need.” Legendary. Rest easy, Bob.
@zippymufo9765
@zippymufo9765 Жыл бұрын
Even if people still did buy records, there's no way they could have afforded the jacked up rent in gentrified NYC.
@tonysmith5878
@tonysmith5878 Жыл бұрын
PHYSICAL COPIES OF MUSIC WILL NEVER DIE WITH ME, OR IN MY HANDS. DIGITAL CAN GET THE BALLS ALL YEAR ROUND.
@cjsvinyl
@cjsvinyl 8 жыл бұрын
1,000th subscriber. :) This was a great documentary. Thanks for posting.
@mrnicelynicely1
@mrnicelynicely1 6 жыл бұрын
I just read his obituary in the NYTimes: R.I.P. Bob Plotnik.
@nichreynolds9491
@nichreynolds9491 8 жыл бұрын
this breaks a music lovers heart. What people have worked hard for and have treasured for so long is now just throw away background noise.
@包希仁
@包希仁 6 жыл бұрын
Grew up in NYC in the 80s. Always went to Sounds on St. Marks. Much more friendly vibe than Bleecker Bob's. Something about that place felt unfriendly and pretentious to my teenage self. Now I know why. I'd love to see a documentary about Sounds. That was a great record store. Still this was really sad. Great film.
@lamper2
@lamper2 6 жыл бұрын
bleecker bob's was unfriendly to most customers
@d.a.thorndike8772
@d.a.thorndike8772 5 жыл бұрын
I spent time in both places and loved to scrounge the record bins. I thought Sounds had a better selection. I tended to find more stuff there than I liked than Bob's. Bob's always seemed to cater to the really, really old and obscure music collector. Sounds music selection was way more contemporary.
@iselect1012
@iselect1012 4 жыл бұрын
& now many record stores are thriving. Records made a comeback like Bob said
@rubix187
@rubix187 12 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget this legendary shop -Don Rubix
@hazelsheffield1719
@hazelsheffield1719 11 жыл бұрын
Hey Lucas, the song is called 'When It Was Our Time' and the artist is Richard X. Heyman, who was one of the original members of Jersey garage rock band The Doughboys in the sixties. He and his wife Nancy have long been friends of the store.
@waterlover
@waterlover 3 жыл бұрын
Gave me a tear in my eye
@bobfriedman
@bobfriedman 5 жыл бұрын
I know Frank Zappa liked vocal groups. He had Little Julian Herrera on one of his albums. This from a February 9, 1975 New York Daily News: "Know who it is, Bob (Plotnick) asks. "The Chi-lites?", Nah, The Mellow Moods? Not even close. Bob is laughing. It's four guys from Queens. It's Dominic and his group, the Sparrows Quartet. It's Dominic D'Elia, Sal Mondrone, Dominic's brother (Billy) and Bob Friedman. I played their record for Frank Zappa once, he says. "Zappa loved the record. "early 50's, " he said. "Definitely black, probably Detroit." I took him up to Dom's cellar in Queens. There's three Italians and a Jew singing the walls down. Zappa was just knocked out." "Zappa?" says D'Elia, "Sure, told me we ought to do more commercial stuff, more rock and roll like Chuck Berry. But we try and stay away from all that cheap junk." LOL, but back then, we were ultra orthodox and proud of it.
@hazelsheffield1719
@hazelsheffield1719 12 жыл бұрын
Hey classic7890, the song is Bittersweet, and the artist is Cheap Perfume - one of the first all-girl punk bands in NYC back in the seventies.
@richardbastian2565
@richardbastian2565 9 жыл бұрын
Vinyl is making a big comeback,as it has been tested and proven to record better than digital. I believe a comparison test, perhaps two years ago reported there was a 40% increase in vinyl sales. Collectors are fast searching for those oldie but goodies from the 50's, 60's and seventies. As far as old independant record stores still going strong is one located in California, San Luis Obispo County, "Boo Boo Records. people come from far and wide, as well as the dedicated buyers from the neighborhood to search their record bins for those vinyl treasures. I discovered Boo Boo's with my then girlfriend in 1977, and believe it was already in existence some ten years before that, or more. Those who are familiar with Boo Boo's, I know are also familiar with Ed Taylor as well, for Ed was the go to guy for information on who was who and what was what in the record industry.
@permanentvacation2406
@permanentvacation2406 8 жыл бұрын
+47suits frequency you sound unpleasant to be around
@TheBloodiac
@TheBloodiac 8 жыл бұрын
I think what keeps vinyl alive is its myth, not because it's the best medium. I personally mostly buy CDs, because it brings together the best of vinyl and downloads. Like vinyl you got something in your hands and a booklet with artwork, lyrics and so on. And you can have the record on your PC like a download, you can listen to the music in your car, while showering and so on. It's just much more convinient than vinyl. Plus you have a medium that doesn't wear out the more you play it. For me, nothing beats CD.
@permanentvacation2406
@permanentvacation2406 8 жыл бұрын
+TheBloodiac listen to an original press on vinyl on a good turntable with good speakers and you will be changed
@TheBloodiac
@TheBloodiac 8 жыл бұрын
I don't doubt that vinyl sounds best, if it's brand new, but its flaws weigh too much for me. Convenience and duration is important to me too. So I much rather take second best sound quality and enjoy all the other advantages that come along with it.
@TheBloodiac
@TheBloodiac 8 жыл бұрын
Durability I meant. Not "duration" ;)
@caveman726
@caveman726 7 жыл бұрын
Great Record store in Rocklin, Ca. "AUDIO NERD" Talk to :Steve" he has Punk, every kind of metal. 8-track,tapes, Reel to Reel. All kinds of audio equipment. lots n lots of vinyl
@ggforeigner
@ggforeigner 12 жыл бұрын
So sad to hear of the closing ... many memories !!
@dkapone
@dkapone 11 жыл бұрын
Ain't nothing like old grumpy hippies. Bitterness doesn't move forward.
@rareblues78daddy
@rareblues78daddy 8 жыл бұрын
+dkapone This is "New York" bitterness. This is a special form of cancer.
@MichaelBeeny
@MichaelBeeny 3 жыл бұрын
My impression of shops of old record collections are that of dirty, grubby shops. Staff that smell of body odder. May be they might sell more if they cleaned the place up, bright rights so you can see that's available, and of course had a wash. Not every store is like this of course, but many are.
@kookamunga2458
@kookamunga2458 5 жыл бұрын
The one new dude who took over the store said he stopped listening to music . He is so negative . I love music so much and it is not something one grows out of . Music is my lifelong passion .
@Birdlives247
@Birdlives247 4 жыл бұрын
Listen to it all day, everyday and report back.
@kookamunga2458
@kookamunga2458 4 жыл бұрын
@@Birdlives247 I do listen to music 8 or 9 hours a day . In my work place my coworkers play classic rock radio station all day everyday for 30 years and I am sick of it . They play all the mullet bands like Kiss , Stones , Lenard Skinard, acdc and so on and it's terrible and I have to listen to it regardless. I listen to proper music at home , I have a more refined taste and that is why I like some music and hate other music . I listen to stuff like Richard Wagner, Beethoven, Amon Duul , Tangerine Dream, Ray Barretto, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa , Orquestra Voadora , Reggae and so on .
@angelayoung8434
@angelayoung8434 7 жыл бұрын
a record store not playing music is a dead record store.....people shopping in silence is a nightmare
@richardbastian2565
@richardbastian2565 9 жыл бұрын
Those of you who remember the time when you could go into the record store, pick out a 45 rpm and listen to it in a sound booth, now is that telling on my age or what! How about being able to purchase used 45 rpms out of a jukebox for five cents, Oh how the times have changed, but then don't they all for each generation!
@Maishayearwood
@Maishayearwood 12 жыл бұрын
ROCK ON Bleecker Bob's!
@jeffsims8270
@jeffsims8270 3 жыл бұрын
7:08 - Mick Jones!!🤘
@guitarfoundry
@guitarfoundry 7 жыл бұрын
the opening shot when you see the guy putting the stylus on by hand...great way to fuck up the stylus AND the record...he probably pinches the edge with his finger and thumb nails too.
@thema1998
@thema1998 6 жыл бұрын
It's weird watching this knowing that vinyl would go on to make a comeback. EDIT (11/27/18): This documentary was depressing but enjoyable.
@VintageToyTheatre
@VintageToyTheatre 4 жыл бұрын
Too bad they didn't hold on a few more yrs now that vinyl is king.
@jimbasler1054
@jimbasler1054 6 жыл бұрын
It's now 2/16/2019,and vinyl records are making a huge comeback. People who stream music,or download music,or steal music,or whatever you call it,suck!!!
@hmrowland6114
@hmrowland6114 7 жыл бұрын
Why in the hell would someone stand there and put price tags directly onto an album cover? Is this the Goodwill?
@MichaelBeeny
@MichaelBeeny 3 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I complained to a CD store about the number of stickers all over the plastic case. So hard to remove these completely un necessary labels. They are still doing it today some 5 years later on the few CDs still left.
@jMartinez-l7k
@jMartinez-l7k 10 ай бұрын
Private people reselling records online wasn't a thing then. You bought stuff and kept it or traded it in to a store for a low price. Now that people can easily resell things at high prices online there is a lot more attention paid to keeping covers in good shape.
@classic7890
@classic7890 12 жыл бұрын
Name of the song at the 24:00 minute mark?
@tonysmith5878
@tonysmith5878 Жыл бұрын
VINYL JUNKIE FOREVER.
@PDOG313
@PDOG313 7 жыл бұрын
sooooooooooo are they closing?
@jacktv6363
@jacktv6363 10 жыл бұрын
Whats the song at the begginig?
@daveroe2292
@daveroe2292 10 жыл бұрын
That's "When It Was Our Time" by Richard X. Heyman
@tonysmith5878
@tonysmith5878 Жыл бұрын
WAX DOESN'T NEED TO BE POPULAR TO ME....JUST KEEP SELLING RECORDS AND I'LL "BUY" THOSE JOINTS EVERY DAMN TIME....LONG LIVE THE "MOM AND POP" RECORD SPOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mikescott433
@mikescott433 7 жыл бұрын
"holy urban spots are closing because ****ing landlords pick up the rents from 5 to 50 grand/month"
@obec_18luv19
@obec_18luv19 4 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for the miserable guy in the video the one who says "at reach to the point that I don't listen to anything anymore.." or something like that. I feel so depressed after watching this, I hope that guy find jesus in his heart 🙏
@saucespicy5683
@saucespicy5683 4 жыл бұрын
it's just business at the end of the day, they just have to take it and move somewhere else where the rent is cheaper.
@nichreynolds9491
@nichreynolds9491 8 жыл бұрын
that was sad as hell.
@MarcAntomattei
@MarcAntomattei 11 жыл бұрын
Bleecker Bob's Records is closing in May!
@barryhossin1222
@barryhossin1222 4 жыл бұрын
I deal with records 6 days a week, lots of Vinyl, it is my Job
@WizardGlik
@WizardGlik 12 жыл бұрын
Hey J.K., I bet you were really something 20 years back.
@mikesea
@mikesea 10 жыл бұрын
Such a depressing doc. Had to stop watching before I turned the gas on.
@cjsvinyl
@cjsvinyl 8 жыл бұрын
+mikesea Yeah but that's part of what makes documentaries great versus something that's just a waste of your time. Documentaries can make you laugh, they can make you angry and make you cry. Those are the great ones.
@frankfazio6096
@frankfazio6096 6 жыл бұрын
A depressing movie with depressing people. True though. Ooo-Fah!
@saucespicy5683
@saucespicy5683 4 жыл бұрын
haha very true
@soul_fixer
@soul_fixer 4 жыл бұрын
Does this documentary related to "High Fidelity" film ?
@BlondeReaganite
@BlondeReaganite 2 жыл бұрын
watching someone put price stickers on records.. ugggggggggggg. .. the hours us collectors have spent trying to get these stickers off.. STOP STOP STOP for the love of God messing up the album covers by putting stickers on them!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤬😡
@nelgroetheanti-dj6334
@nelgroetheanti-dj6334 6 жыл бұрын
17:05 yeah we can tell, your store is quiet af
@100cpd
@100cpd 11 жыл бұрын
09:40 The real Travis Bickle
@TheCoolguy8380
@TheCoolguy8380 11 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately :(
@sharpenuptheknives4938
@sharpenuptheknives4938 7 жыл бұрын
blame your employees. ..they dont give a shite.....would have made it gov.
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