Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 Los Angeles haul from Record Safari & Amoeba

[@AsTheTableTurns]

It's great to see people helping other people get what they are looking for.

[@VinylPiper]

the fun part of the hobby for sure since normally it's a very solitary activity.

[@mazzysmusic]

Great tour and presentation Chris. Long wild day ✌🏻

[@VinylPiper]

Thank you Norman. Appreciated.

[@bacarandii]

I didn't see anything I wanted that I don't already have, so I'm glad I decided not to get up early and deal with the crowds -- but, as others have noted, it made me really happy to see some people helping other people find what THEY wanted! Thanks for documenting this...

[@robertkeene7909]

Hello, I enjoyed your video! Great choices for your stops and enjoyed hearing some of the history of them, too! Mazzy Star is a fabulous band!

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks Robert. I Love Mazzy Star.

[@lokitio]

Gosh but that first part was exciting. Great stuff!

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks Loki!!

[@seekingathread]

Nice overview, and good video evidence. Man they made thousands in the span of a few minutes there. The wall items literally disappeared in one shot. great grabs Chris!

[@VinylPiper]

that wall was cleared out quick and they even faster filled it back up.

[@vinylstockholm]

Cool to get the full LA record store experience, nice footage. Galaxie 500 are a big fave for me. Neu! 75 is also a massive album, so good! Nice stuff, cheers!

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@johnmoreno96]

Sorry I missed you,I went to Canterbury Records Pasadena first, bought some RSD titles. Didn’t make it to Record. Safari until 2:30 and it was cleaned out. See you around…✌🏼

[@VinylPiper]

I hope you gut what you were looking for.

[@johnmoreno96]

@@VinylPiper Yes I did 👍

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

Enjoyed the video. Great stuff. I’m glad you helped Rob out.

[@VinylPiper]

It's nice to help the needy.

[@spindoctorandhisvinylmayhem]

Insanity on that wall! Always nice to have help out there when shopping records, I had that as well on Friday at Noble. It pays to make great conversation with everyone in line! Awesome grunge and metal pick ups!

[@VinylPiper]

my favorite part of rsd is meeting like-minded people and seeing the look on their face when I hand them the record they said they wanted 'that I didn't want' :)

[@djtrishm]

Hi Piper! Ididnt realize I hadn't subbed you yet? Problem resolved! Great Video! Trish

[@VinylPiper]

Welcome!!

[@vinylrichie007]

That wall emptied quickly. Blake had a giant stack and very nice of him to pull those two albums for you. I really like Yield by Pearl Jam. The Brain label is so cool. I really like Spaghetti Incident. I’m happy with the WalMart Metallica pressings. “She did not kill Courtney Love.” The quote of the video. 5:20

[@VinylPiper]

Maybe Courtney did kill Courtney.. HA

[@Localbandography]

Nice job getting those Hole records. I have the CDs and some of their 7”s but never been able to find the LPs.

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks.. i don't see those Hole lp's often in stores but every once in awhile.

[@Hey__Joe]

Damn! Epic haul!

[@VinylPiper]

it was a long day..

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

Okay, that was insane especially the guy grabbing everything, that sucks and obviously he had the money, wow. Very nice how different collectors helped each other. Was hoping to see a fight but it was a peaceful group. Love that Galaxie 500 album, huge Wareham fan and love that group.

[@VinylPiper]

I think that grabby guy was from Australia and he had a store.. at least I thought I overheard that. There is lots of helping with others but there are some pretty not friendly people in there as well. I fight would have been interesting.. I've seen yelling, often.

[@vinyladdiction]

Hi Mr Vinyl Piper Thanks for vidéo i love it Dave From Vinyl Addiction

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks Dave!!

[@SDsailor7]

@@VinylPiper Its interesting that nobody buys records from new and upcoming bands and they are missing out on some great music.

[@SDsailor7]

@@VinylPiper To bad they closed the old Amoeba store, I liked that one better it was an iconic store.

[@SDsailor7]

@@VinylPiper The RSD album that i was having a hard time finding because it was sold out was the album re-issue of Error by the Warning i finally found it at a small store and they had the last two copies so i bought them both. It had three live tracks from their 2023 Mexico city Pepsi center concert. So i was a happy camper.

[@SDsailor7]

@@VinylPiper Cool finds you got at the stores you visited, I have the Metallica black album on cassette and a couple of other ones also. Great video, very interesting and informative. Cheers

[@7BobbyGaylor7]

Hey Chris. What a crazy good haul!!! Cheers

[@fluffyrecords]

Chris, I am glad you picked up those Metallica album, especially the black album. I hope I find that record one day :)

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks Brian. Great finally meeting you. I hope you didn't mind that I showed you in this video. Hope to see you soon.. I have some vlct headed your way.

[@cgarci19]

Great pick ups Chris!

[@VinylPiper]

Thank you sir.

[@MonieMuse]

Wow you’re the Good Samaritan of records helping everyone!! So sweet . I like hearing your game plan . Oh amazing mazzy star find! I ordered some cds of there’s that I’m missing.. is that record label hand written??

[@VinylPiper]

Thank you so much. Good ole record karma.. The label looks handwritten but it's printed..

[@GeeAitch-r1r]

wow... this was a crazy video. It gave me a first hand account of the terrible greed which, in my opinion, is contributing to the demise of the whole hobby of record collecting in general... just wow. That being said, I am very glad that you posted this and enjoyed your first hand style of videography. Cheers!

[@VinylPiper]

is there a demise of the hobby of recording collecting? I don't see it. Yeah.. it very much is like a Walmart Black Friday sale.. I'm all for people getting the records but I'm not a big fan of the flippers going in there, getting the good stuff and then reselling. I see that often, especially at that store.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Man, that looked wild.. I didn't really want any part of the madness this year, although I did order a few RSD titles online - The Doors Detroit, Beatles 7", STP Purple rarities & Allman Brothers. Other than that, I'm good.. the Beatles US 64 boxset & Rhino HiFi Doors boxset pretty much wiped out my budget for this month, lol. 😅 Nice pickups! 😎

[@VinylPiper]

me too.. i went way above my budget.

[@lgf213]

Amazing pickups! I'm looking for an og Apple too.

[@VinylPiper]

MLB 1st Apple has been so hard for me to find. I have european just can't find the US one.. that goes for US Temple of the Dog too.

[@hovz-zo8lf]

Courtney killed Kurt.

[@ConcertBuddie]

Great scores! I’ll be the internet jerk to correct you that the Metallica Black Album was released in 91 not 93. Get some rest! 💤💤

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks for that.. 1991!!

[@bugz3499]

Is that an original ‘Sailing the Seas of Cheese’ you didn’t get me?!

[@VinylPiper]

that was the #1 want from the guy who found 2 of what I was looking for.

[@arzabael]

The way record safari did their morning is really sad to see. Thats a record store that doesn’t want to get in the middle of regulating competitive customers but they’re the only ones who have that power and they shouldn’t be leaving the customers to their own devices during a smash and grab event

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks for the comment. They had zero RSD items. It was all used stuff. They can't be responsible for the crazy customers.

[@showdown2006]

Safari looked so chaotic and unorganized. What's the point in showing up early when they let everyone in like that and only put 1 copy on the wall. Why do you need so many copies of Ride The Lightening? what are you a Taylor Swift fan? lol. Also the black album came out in 1991 not 1993.

[@VinylPiper]

Thanks for commenting.. you show up early to get the 1 pressing they put up on the wall that you want. They don't sell RSD pressings, just used records and they have a small new section. I still need another Ride the LIghtening.. the megaforce version. Yup, I like Taylor Swift. Ahh, 1991.. thx