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Record Stores: New York To begin our global overview of where to buy records, we thought we'd take a walk in our own backyard. Herewith, New York City. Not just the 'good' parts, but sections in three out of five boroughs. Most of the stores have been visited in the last month or so. Those that we know about, but haven't visited lately, begin with the line, "Some people say..." In the future we'll get to them all, add a date last visited, and make this entire list a searchable database so you can scramble the info to suit your needs. But for now settle for the most complete listing anywhere, let alone the net. Reviewers include ARCsters Pam Albanese, Henry Beer, Joel Hunt, B. George, and Scott Stowell.
To visit stores by neighborhood, just click on the area you'll be visiting. Stores are alphabetical within each neighborhood. Since a lot of folks are not all that familiar with New York, we've also arranged the complete store information alphabetically at the bottom of this page. Have fun.
Here's the full list, alphabetically. Tired of buying a pile of 12-inchers just to make up a good party tape? Embarrassed that no matter what you do, you're not as up-to-date, or as clever, as a real DJ? Try street mixes. About 10 bucks and highly illegal, these tapes sold by royalty-evading, beeper-toting entrepreneurs offer good quality and good value. We donšt advocate this activity, but we do think the majors should just hire these kids to make up legit compilations. Tapes can sometimes sound pretty lousy, so be careful. I walk past them every day & they sound great. The corner of West Broadway and Canal in Soho is a good place to start. Odd combos, like jazz mixes and barrelhouse blues/house tapes can be found at 125th & MLK in Harlem.
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