I hope it's not too late to add a few comments.
On Tue, 20 Feb 1996 transmat@teleport.com wrote:
quoted 5 lines I'm going to Seattle this weekend. The Rotator site @hyperreal doesn't list
> I'm going to Seattle this weekend. The Rotator site @hyperreal doesn't list
> any IDM-type record stores in Seattle. Can anyone give me a clue about any
> vinyl-IdM type stores there?
> thanks
> Richard
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 22:45:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Transistor Rhythm <psiborg@halcyon.halcyon.com>
| try Orpheum on broadway on capital hill. the crew there are
| friends of mine and they are very helpful.
|
| the other possibility is Exotique on 3rd and Battery in downtown
| seattle. this is a great store, but unless you know the guys
| there, the odds that they'll let you behind the counter to preview
| records are slim to none. they'll do it for you. that makes it
| hard when you're forced to make snap decisions on keeping or
| discarding the wax.
Orpheum are great, but they happen to have very little vinyl that I am
looking for. Their CD selection is very much in line with my tastes. The
staff is most knowledgeable.
I would really like to recommend Exotique, simply because of my experiences
over the years. They have a turntable and DJ mixer out for public use now, so
you don't always have to go behind the counter. Last weekend, there were two
people auditioning vinyl at the same time, one behind the counter, and
another on headphones with the second turntable. I was waiting to listen to a
handful of CDs, and the owner let me use the CD player behind the counter
since the public CD player was in use. My point is that the owner seemed to
be going out of his way - even staying open after hours - to facilitate
auditions. On the other hand, I have noticed an increase in the amount of
sealed wax, purportedly because the clientele have complained of scratches and
fingerprints on the records from all the handling. If it is a title that
they are certain to sell, you'll probably have a hard time convincing them to
take the risk of opening it.
A possible third choice is Underground Dance Music, or maybe they're called
Underground Sounds, across from Hamburger Mary's on Olive (Capitol Hill area).
They have loads of vinyl, but never seem to have any that I recognize. Then
again, I'm no DJ, so what do I know about all the artists? Again, the CD
selection has more titles that I am likely to purchase. This place is a very
popular hangout for the 6am to noon phase of the local rave-type events, as if
that has anything to do with explaining what their selection is like...
Brian