tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post8018733840055798957..comments2022-11-23T10:36:52.176+00:00Comments on The Vinyl Dragon: I knew something would wind me up enoughGraham Mumfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187684825681364798noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-36760351664255269872009-04-21T01:58:00.000+01:002009-04-21T01:58:00.000+01:00The only record stores I have really enjoyed were ...The only record stores I have really enjoyed were - oddly enough - in Mexico. There the Mixup stores (as the chain is named) offer a wide choice of music, lots of listening stations with full CDs by genre and a staff willing to open anything and play it for you on demand either over the PA or in a private set of earphones. <br /><br />Their selection is both broad and at times statisfyingly quirky. You have to have your quirks or you never hear a new track. <br /><br />Simple plan - but effective. I bought quite a few disks there and the stores are as busy as any I have seen. Sigh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-14238803951653102252009-04-21T01:41:00.000+01:002009-04-21T01:41:00.000+01:00Ditto - Sil!
A few years ago I went into a shop...Ditto - Sil! <br /><br />A few years ago I went into a shop where, as you so correctly described, were the 19-21 year old people with hair dyed black and spiked or combed solidly straight to their heads. Piercings up the ying yang - and not a moment to spare for the customer! Or else they couldn't hear me when I asked for help. It was LOUD!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-3046308492296176292009-04-19T05:21:00.000+01:002009-04-19T05:21:00.000+01:00Arrogance in shop clerks comes from stupid managem...Arrogance in shop clerks comes from stupid management. Stupid management deserves loss of business. At least that's my logic. Any manager who is not aware of what's going on in his/her shop is going to lose it.~ Sil in Coreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950258284505174877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-31881727456225212802009-04-18T22:00:00.000+01:002009-04-18T22:00:00.000+01:00I agree 100% with you Graham. I don't even know if...I agree 100% with you Graham. I don't even know if there are any shops left in Orlando that you can purchase vinyl. Hell, CD's are even getting harder to find.<br /><br />We have a large electronics chain in the states called Best Buy. They used to have a pretty good CD collection. Over the past year, their inventory has dwindled to probably 25% of what it used to be, and 95% of what they do carry is rubbish.<br /><br />Yeah, I do all of my purchasing on-line now. Not downloads mind you. I can can count on one hand the number of tunes I have downloaded.<br /><br />I feel that today's generation is really missing out on the whole "album" concept. They hear a song that they like, download it, and they're done. They will never hear what other songs they are missing out on. I've found that my most treasured music usually are "deep cuts" that have never made it to the airwaves.<br /><br />In this respect, I'm glad I'm a child of the 70's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787396063798435923noreply@blogger.com