Hi All,
So we're doing a bit of research within the DiSopolis at the moment, trying to gather a better view of who we should and shouldn't be partnering with. This week we're re-evaluating physical record stores we should be partnering with.
So, WHERE DO YOU BUY RECORDS? Which store do you use primarily on the internet? Where do you shop in thee real world? i.e. Amazon. Play, Rough Trade, Pennyblackmusic, Norman Records, HMV, Zavvi, etc, etc...
Thank you all, this will be really useful,
Sean
Editor-in-Chief
http:/www.quietusgroup.com
real world:
rough trade East
Sister Ray
Oxfam
Sounds of the Universe
I rarely buy instores as they are always overpriced
Usually on the internet;
Ebay
Amazon
Play
internet
play.com and amazon.although if im about town and a cd takes me fancy i cant be bothered to wait for it so il just go aherad and pay 8 quid for it or whatever.never morew than 8 quid.i bought versions by poison the well for 13 quid once in zavvi but i didnt mind cos its a good album but 13 quid is ridiculous
This:
Rough Trade East
Sister Ray
Flashback
Pure Groove
and at gigs
Mostly I'll buy from a real shop over the internet
Banquet Records are my favourites - you shoulod make friends with them.
I haven't bought music from a real-life shop in years
I tend to buy almost exclusively from Amazon Marketplace. Or sometimes directly from the label.
also
I buy 90% of my CDs from Amazon Marketplace
the other 10% from real Amazon or my local second-hand shop or FOPP
I buy 75% of vinyl from eBay, the other 25% from local independent shops
In descending order of importance
Vinyl frontier (my local 2nd hand record shop)
Sounds of the Universe (both online & in person)
eBay
Puregroove
Sister Ray
charity shops
Record label websites (usually Domino & Sub Pop)
HMV & zavvi (for 7"/12"s - both online & in person)
used to buy a lot from Play, cd-wow, amazon marketplace etc. but don't buy cds any more
..
do zavvi even stick 7s anymore?
i can't remember the last time i saw a vinyl single in there..
It's been a while since I went
but I thought they still did on Oxford St. Maybe they have stopped there too. Hull in a handcart, etc.
from
recordstore.co.uk
amazon
ebay
spillers records
amazon marketplace
direct from labels / bands / shows
sister ray
in that order.
^^
this plus Sound 323 / second layer.
.
Amazon marketplace
2 or 3 online shops run by rad doodz
Directly from the band / label
Anywhere i can find what i'm looking for.
I don't really buy in REAL shops anymore. Partly because they never really have what i'm after, and if they do, it's far too $$$$.
yeah
pretty much anything american can be had online cheaper. i pretty much only buy british releases in shops now. and then i'll shop around to find it for under a tenner.
yah
i was in sister ray for the first time a few weeks ago. they had a great American indie section, but then i saw the prices and sighed :[
yeah
and sister ray are pretty good on prices - i got the first Espers album for £8 a few weeks ago. i hate to think what that would be in HMV.
I think it is a pretty poor American indie section.
It was much better when it was Select-A-Disc.
ok, well, i don't know what that is.
i live in the middle of nowhere, so for me, it's the best american indie section i've seen in a shop.
But the point is that they have what you want
and if you have to pay an extra £2 so what? Chances are it's been sourced from a small or foreign distibuter, been sat on the shelf until the right buyer's come along and the shop is in a prime location in London. All these things mean that the price has to be a bit higher than an internet retailer, but you can browse for hours, take your records away on the day and not pay for delivery.
yeah, i get that
..or i could buy directly from the label / band for less...!
all on internet
80% Amazon market place - Caimen if poss
10% itunes (premium only) or 7-digital
5% HMV
5% specialists such as Kompakt
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Internet: 90% Play.com 10% Amazon or HMV. I have also infrequently got stuff from labels, Burning Shed, Gizeh and BSM
Physical shops: I try and frequent Jumbo records and Crash records in Leeds but I have also been known to get stuff from HMV, especially if they have a sale.
Real world: usually Music & Video Exchange or Sister Ray
Internet: www.subpop.com
That's pretty much it.
norman records
exchange shops
revival records
fopp
play
record label websites
powerplay & zavvi as they are my local big chains.
sometimes powerplay has good vinyl. SOMETIMES.
apart from that.
Amazon and it's marketplace
Norman Records
Rough Trade East when I'm in London
internet =
ebay
playitfasterrecords.co.uk
no way records
no idea records
real world =
all ages
markets
boot fairs
usually
southern online shop
southern lord online shop
gigs
hydrahead online shop
robotic empire o/s
aquarius records mail order
boomkat
various label online shops
dont go into any proper shops anymore because all the decent ones around here are shut/dying
online - play
shops - Spillers, second hand shops or at gigs. Resent paying shop prices now.
Probably 60/40 real shops to internet for me
Real:
HMV & Zavvi (Reading)
Sound Machine (Reading)
Of Sound Knowledge (Marlborough)
Powerplay (Hereford)
Sister Ray (London)
MVE (Notting Hill)
RPM (Newcastle)
Spillers (Cardiff)
used to buy a lot at Fopp but they shut down in Reading.
Internet:
Amazon mainly and Amazon Marketplace
Play occasionally
Ebay for hard to find things
Direct from labels (Mute, Warp, Chemikal, 4AD, Ninja Tune,etc)
erm.
Boomkat
Piccadilly Records
HMV..sometimes
Amazon
Only buy from shops
Monorail
Fopp
Avalanche
These places take all my money but god bless them for the joy they give back.
Spiller's
or eil.com
Resident, Rounder, Borderline & Ape
sometimes Zavvi and HMV if I see some good offers.
Spillers!
and gigs.
^5
Notting Hill Music and Video Exchange
u know - the one with branches in Camden and Berwick street.
..
Norman Records (favourite- has practically everything at decent prices)
Boomkat
Sounds of the Universe (online and the shop)
Phonica
Rough Trade
Sister Ray
Pure Groove
Ebay
Eil.com
Gemm.com
Music Exchange (Camden & Berwick St, London)
Vinyl Addiction (Inverness St)
And as often as possible from the original labels or bands.
Probably about half online and half from shops
I tend to look in shops first and if I can't find the thing I want or it's too expensive, look online.
online: usually play, occasionally direct from a label.
shops: (in Birmingham) Tempest, Swordfish, occasionally HMV
..
mainly in shops unless i have to order off the internet
avalanche records (glasgow)
used record stores
ebay
recordstore
zavvi
off the bands directly
Shops where pos but occasional online
Monorail
Avalanche
and very occasional Fopp for its mid price Jazz and world vinyls
Online normally normans records but have been know to use rough trade and bargain hunt on ebay...
^^^ in glasgow..
for the shops
in order
Amazon
Fopp
HMV.com
Vinyl Exchange
Piccadilly Records
Play
from bands/labels when possible
eBay <-often
From bands at gigs <- most
Very occasionally Rough Trade or Norman Records
eMusic <-weekly
INdie stores or online basically.
Norman Records
is my favourite.
I also think Piccadilly, Rough trade, Phonica, Banquet, Recordstore, Pure Groove, Amulet Records (mail order eBay shop), Jumbo Records and various 'label run' merchandise/shops directly.
I hardly buy instore now...
unless theres a good sale on.
I mostly use, Amazon marketplace or HMVonline for new releases, and I use lots of different distros and buy directly from the bands themselves.
piccadilly records in manchester
and even if i didn't live there i'd use the website. they ruuuuuuuule.
mostly the net
inless I happen to be near a good record shop, which is pretty rare considering I live in the countryside.
Amazon (Some times, but mostly for DVD's)
Amazon Market Place (2nd hand and radom stuff pops up some times)
Chemical Records (Dubstep 12")
Red Eye (Dubstep 12"
Boomkat (Electronica & Dubstep 12")
Juno (for dance stuff)
Warpmart (Warp stuff & Electronica)
HMV (If there is a good offer on)
Zavvi (It there is a good offer on)
Play (Once or twice)
eBay (a few times)
Gigs (when they come to town)
ukrecordstor (Grime & Dubstep)
Bands Myspace's some times if they have paypal and all that set up.
I keep meaning to check out Norman Records.
Direct from labels quite a bit too.
Phonica for vinyl
and wherever I can for cd's (Phonica, Rough Trade, HMV - wherever).
mostly from real shops
cob records (north wales)
spillers (cardiff)
fopp
selectadisc
whichever other shop i wonder into
off the internet i buy
from the lable or netsoundsmusic.com
hmmm
rough trade east and puregroove for buying instore.
also use banquet records quite a bit for mail order.
if im not in london - i just use the local hmv because thats pretty much the only record shop in basildon :/
never used amazon or play, sometimes use ebay for old eps/single
my usual record shops in Paris...
i get mine from...
normally the Rough Trade shops when I have some spare cash, Sister Ray and the street sister ray is on.
When I order online is mostly via labels.
Amazon
Jam in Falmouth
Play.com
I've only been to Rough Trade once, I bought the St Vincent album and an old Of Montreal one. I use their website for magazines sometimes.
Boomkat
Play
eBay/Amazon Marketplace
Fopp