Maddux Pearson, a graduate student at NYU, has been working at ARC to lay the groundwork for a database and image gallery of our memorabilia collections. Here’s his take on one of the nice things he discovered in the very first of… read more >>
posts tagged: what’s for sale
Wall Items Extravaganza Part 2
Frank Zappa has been a favorite of record collectors for a long time. At the next ARChive Record and CD Sale there will be a LOT of his records — and records associated with him — available for sale. The accompanying photo… read more >>
Oh Magoo, You’ve done it again!
It is time to get excited about the semi-annual ARChive of Contemporary Music Record and CD Sale that will be taking place this June. There are major changes in the future for The ARC, so we have been extensively scouring the shelves… read more >>
SUNDAY – Final Day of ARC’s Holiday Sale
Sun Dec 15 – Outside it looks like this…Inside it’s warm and colorful– not only records, but lots of lovely housewares from donated estates like this “Slick and Fancy” Jeannette glass punchbowl set with enough cups to egg-knock over your whole family…. read more >>
The Wine Is Gone, but We Still Have Plenty of Records
Archivist Quinn MacRorie pictured before the start of our sale. Notice the custom ARC wine label courtesy City Winery! After the ARC Party, no more wine, but we still have lots of great stuff on the wall! Last night’s members party at… read more >>
ARC Holiday Record + CD Sale! Dec 7 – 15
Our Holiday Sale Starts this weekend, and we hope to see you there! Great stuff, good people, all to help support the not-for-profit ARChive of Contemporary Music. A full week of X-mas shopping fun. more than 25,000 items – More vinyl and… read more >>
ARC Holiday Record + CD Sale! Dec 7 – 15
The LONG wait is over. More than 20,000 never before offered recordings just in time for the Holidays. Join us as for one week every December ARC is the largest record store in New York City! when: Sat Dec 7-Sun Dec 15,… read more >>
Simon, Nile + Reed – in the news
Well, quite a few of our Board Members are in the news these days. First off here’s a pic of Paul Simon who visited the ARC last week (ignore that other guy). We had a mint copy of his Jerry Landis early personae… read more >>
1 Week 2 Go til ARC Summer Sale
Yes, just about a week till the ARC sale and this is just about the last time we’ll be letting you know. About 40K new LPs + CDs have arrived, we’ve been staying up late sorting it all, and you can reap… read more >>
Brazil vs India – go with the flow
Some things are just too good to be true. While finishing off the cataloging of recordings that ARC collected for Brazilian Music Day, in preparation for India Music Week, I came across this album by Egberto Gismonti. It’s the perfect transition –… read more >>
Swingin’ Summer Record + CD Sale
Music Makes the Holidays Glow – ok, lets say bearable…
Here’s some vinyl X-mas magic available at our Holiday sale – ends this Sunday, so do stop by. Lookit how cute, and cuddly and fuzzy and Christmasy our sale is! There’s also copies of Punk Magazine from the 70s to give the… read more >>
East Coast – West Coast, all around the towns!
No New York is $25, and the San Fran 415 Records release is less, the left coast is ALWAYS less than NY, @ $5. Yes, great classic Punk Era travelog vinyl at the ARC sale this year. Here’s some of the regional… read more >>
FINAL DAYS + FATHER’s DAY at the ARC sale
Final Days – not quite the apocalypse, the reaping or the rapture, BUT, it means that it will be a bleak six months till our next sale! Here’s one nice LP, like so many others, still for sale. This is by Jeremy &… read more >>
Bossa 4 Sale
ARC’s cool SUMMER hot Record + CD SALE Sat, June 9 and runs through Sun, June 17 – everyday, 11am – 6pm. Come by for some tasty 60s bossa CD, all donated by Verve Records. $8 each – cheaper than downloading! You… read more >>
Touch A Star
Ok, even thought I should be writing about the ARC sale (June 9 – 17) and not fooling around with ‘prose’ or ‘ideas.’ But… There has been a recent thread on the ARSClist, (Association for Recorded Sound Collections – record collectors, audio… read more >>
Mom’s Sly Dwarves 4 Sale!
Chicago garage/punk band the Dwarves is just one of the thousands of recordings for sale at our next sale @ the ARC! This is a sealed copy, 1st pressing on Coxx Records, $25 ($85 on Popsike, not sealed – over $100 on… read more >>
In the Indie Eighties…
Here’s a sample of some of the emerging, alternative and simply swell 80’s music that we will be having at our Summer Sale @ ARC beginning June 9. So if you need great vinyl at WAY BELOW e-bay + Popsike prices, featuring… read more >>
ARC’s cool SUMMER hot Record + CD SALE
Well its Summer Sale time again, details below. Thought we would highlight some rare-ish mint Punk books that we will be selling, beginning Saturday June 9! First, of course, is my book, Volume One: The International Discography of the New Wave,… read more >>
Even more vintage vinyl @ ARC Holiday Sale
Even more vintage vinyl LPs available as we approach the final weekend of our Holiday Record + CD Sale here at the Archive of Contemporary Music. Any of the above – $10 each! Admission is free! Over 20,000 items for sale. New… read more >>