Highland Park: BEST VINYL RECORD STORES IN LA

[@96powerpower]

I love this series! I live nowhere near the Los Angeles area but it's cool seeing what lies beyond~

[@ehexlee2993]

Sandy -- Strokes - Is This It is an excellent album and arguably their best. If you haven't picked it up already, be on the lookout for the Music On Vinyl (MOV) repress. It has the original UK/Euro art (censored in the USA). The MOV repress can be found for under $25 shipped from several US resellers on Discogs or for ~$30 at Amoeba.

[@ulyssesblogs]

WOW!! I use too live in Highland Park when i was little. This record store must be new and i will check out this store when i visit california soon.

[@fredbloggs9743]

Can't believe they were playing e2-e4 at 4:13

[@NevilleGodwin]

The Jane Weaver album, the Silver Globe was my second favourite album of last year. La Roux's Trouble in Paradise was my favourite, in my opinion the best pop album in many years and the album packaging is stunning. Also nice Manuel Göettsching E2-E4 playing in the background of the second shop.

[@earheadsix4119]

Odessa is a "lost" psychedelic masterpiece. Was that original Chocolate Watchband "Inner Mystique" on the wall at that second store? I saw lots of psych grails at both stores.

[@hotevilguy]

Love these series and love these selections of classic music, but im also into pop as well! Know any places i can go to get recent pop vinyls? Besides online haha

[@chrisazure4177]

Spacemen 3 font on the Permanent Records logo, diggin it.

[@ize2207]

loving these vids guys

[@Stevenc1970]

makes a lot of sense now that Gimme Gimme had moved. Had never been and was trying to find it last time I was in LA... Driving directions took me to the old address and I gave up frustrated and went at blew $200 at Amoeba instead...

[@garyking1833]

great vid! And I need to know where you found that custom Blitzen Trapper record? which LA store had it?? (And did you buy it on its release day?)

[@TooManyRecords]

+Gary King I snagged it at Rhino Records, just a bit outside of LA. No store in LA had it but I had a hunch it would be at Rhino, so I gave them a call... and they did!

[@garyking1833]

+Damnit Sandy nice! What made you think of Rhino? And why do you think they were lucky to get one? (amazing hunch lol) -- And I've never heard of it before so now it's on my list of "must visits"

[@TooManyRecords]

+Gary King I thought of Rhino because it's a pretty giant store and has label association, so there's a good chance they'd get it. My first thought was Origami since they were lucky enough to get the De La Soul/J Dilla records last year (wasn't lucky enough to get that....)

[@TheKatiesinable]

You guys should check out Lovells in Whittier, Ca it's a pretty damn great store

[@jadizm]

Yes! On Greenleaf, Great store!

[@muelabruno66]

Mxxnshine records its down the street and there is nothing but gems! Small place! The dude in there knows his stuff

[@DesertBurst92]

Love these vids. I just want to go to every store in LA in one day. Think its possible?

[@TooManyRecords]

+DesertBurst92 Definitely not. Amoeba will drain half your day alone!

[@DesertBurst92]

+Damnit Sandy Let's be honest... Amoeba would take your whole day haha

[@matthew40]

I wish you could check out Wombleton Records across the street from Permanent. I have seen it,and it looks pretty awesome.

[@TooManyRecords]

+Matthew Cuarenta I've been a few times. He has some VERY rare stuff, but his prices are out of control high and it's not my favorite spot because of it.

[@mileskookman]

GREAT JOB ON THAT BUZZFEED VIDEO SANDY!!!!

[@silent4good49]

sel!mkookman she was on BuzzFeed?

[@brooh3678]

So I get vinyl, but why do the stores offer cassettes? People still use those?

[@TooManyRecords]

+Wood Ore Cassettes are back in style too! You may not get amazing sound from a Walkman or a tape player in your car, but the right set-up with a dedicated tape player and some good speakers can sound terrific.

[@ehexlee2993]

+Damnit Sandy AND I think it's less about fidelity (even though a small minority might argue differently) and more about analog sound, experiencing a full album (playing though a whole side), having a physical connection with music, the esoteric aspect of tapes, having an artifact from when it was released, or a combination of some/all the above. I would have put price as a consideration in that list. But while cassettes *used* to be a cheaper alternative collectible to vinyl, they now are close to on par price-wise They used to be $1-3 used and $5-7 new. Now they've become much more expensive. $10-15 used for many artists is not unusual, and new cassettes are regularly breaking the $10 barrier.

[@abover562]

you got to go record jungle In Montebello and lovells in uptown Whittier

[@fsalgado39]

I love this channel

[@TooManyRecords]

+Lion_Metaphor We love you too.

[@djtrishm]

great Show. Did that guy steal Kurt Cobains sweater? Trish

[@MrSlapingthebass]

Hey! Check out long beach record store Fingerprints.

[@silent4good49]

I'm still kinda waiting on that Bee Gees video..