# 40 Sad Portraits Of Closed Record Stores

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 16, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105 "2011-11-16T11:39:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105/21 "2011-11-17T01:51:10Z")

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Turns out that when I don’t bother to check the city, there are a few that look a lot like my favourite used record store. But now that I’ve recovered from several small heart attacks, I can get on with my life. 😃

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105/22 "2011-11-17T03:59:38Z")

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> [@jz78817](#):
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> let’s be honest- the three in Detroit have been closed for decades, and closed because they’re in Detroit.

Similarly I’ve never seen Caroline Records open. A quick googling suggests it was still around in the '90s though.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105/23 "2011-11-17T04:26:46Z")

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**Peaches Records And Tapes** in Atlanta (or based there)

Also “ **Turtles** ”.

And “ **Ernie’s Record Shop** ” in Memphis, TN, made famous by the great **John R** on WLAC!

Lord, I used to fine tune my transistor and that one ear earphone to bring in those GREAT early R&B songs!

I have 2 cd’s of those shows, and just LOVE listening to the intro: “Hey **John R** , whatcha gonna do? Come _on_ **John R** man, and play me some rhythm and blues!”

God love Little Richard and “Royal Crown”!

Where I got most of my drummin’ chops, and I’ll never forget that middle of the night show!

Quasi

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105/24 "2011-11-17T04:33:57Z")

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It’s “Ernie’s Record Shop”, and “Randy’s Record Mart”!

Sorry, R&B purists!

Q

PS: **Buckley’s** was in there too! I used to LOVE “Moms Mabley”!!!

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**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105/25 "2011-11-17T05:20:09Z")

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I’ve been to at least three of the stores pictured. Sad indeed.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-sad-portraits-of-closed-record-stores/603105/26 "2011-11-17T10:52:03Z")

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> [@Hermitian](#):
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> Records sucked.

I’m glad you no longer believe this.  
mmm

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