# I went into a record store **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 21, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429 "2021-12-21T17:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/1 "2021-12-21T17:30:11Z")
…for the first time in decades. My son (mid-30s) said that he owns a turntable now and is looking to build a classic rock vinyl collection, so I found a record store – in Berkeley, CA, where I went to college, so doubly-nostalgic. The physical act of standing in front of a bin of vinyl LP’s, and going flip-flip-flip-remove and inspect, replace, flip-flip-flip…something that I spent countless hours doing in my youth in the 60’s, but that I haven’t done in something like 40 years. Also nostalgic, was seeing examples of LP’s from the German classical music label Deutsche Gramophon. All of us newly-minted sophisticates in Berkeley were building collections of classical music, and DG was the label of choice, with that classy-looking yellow logo, and often a picture of Herbert von Karajan on the sleeve. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/2 "2021-12-21T17:38:08Z")
Browsing in a record store used to be one of my favorite leisure activities. I do miss it; browsing online just is not the same. Bandcamp is the best modern analog I’ve found but you aren’t usually going to find major-label US or European artists there. If you’re just looking for music, tho, it totally fucking rocks. > **[Bandcamp](https://bandcamp.com/)** > > Discover amazing music and directly support the artists who make it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/3 "2021-12-21T18:07:07Z")
I see [Tower Records](https://towerrecords.com) is back! Some of my favorite memories from my years in NYC. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/4 "2021-12-21T22:45:41Z")
You bungled the joke: When is a **jsc1953** NOT a **jsc1953**? When it turns into a record store! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/5 "2021-12-21T23:13:25Z")
Most of my off school hours between the ages of 11 and 13 were spent flipping through the bins at Licorice Pizza. I never missed a chance to check out the Roxy Music albums. I had no idea what they sounded like, but I sure liked the covers. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/6 "2021-12-21T23:24:58Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Also nostalgic, was seeing examples of LP’s from the German classical music label Deutsche Gramophon. I remember them well! Nice to see vinyl coming back, and stores that cater to the trend. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/7 "2021-12-21T23:30:08Z")
I remember riding my bike to the local record store just to browse the albums. I never considered that a waste of time. mmm ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/8 "2021-12-21T23:43:55Z")
And – as distinct from, say, a library or a video rental store (RIP) – a lengthy session of browsing at the record store wrenched your neck in a _totally_ different way. It was like … cervical (C-spiine) cross-training. Rock on ! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/9 "2021-12-22T00:24:58Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Also nostalgic, was seeing examples of LP’s from the German classical music label Deutsche Gramophon. All of us newly-minted sophisticates in Berkeley were building collections of classical music, and DG was the label of choice, with that classy-looking yellow logo, and often a picture of Herbert von Karajan on the sleeve. Oh man, did that bring back memories. I have no idea if DG was higher quality than other labels, but it felt like _class_. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/10 "2021-12-22T00:29:46Z")
I practically lived in and loved the used record stores at Ohio State. Magnolia Thunder Pussy and the Singing Dog rocked! Finding the perfect obsure album at a redduced price ruled. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/11 "2021-12-22T01:09:10Z")
I still have many of my old Deutsche Grammophon albums. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-into-a-record-store/956429/12 "2021-12-22T02:55:59Z")
**I went into a record store…** With a priest and a rabbi?