At 08.26 PM 20.6.97 -0400, Alex Reynolds wrote:
quoted 12 lines not to bad mouth 611 (too much), as nigel+co. know their goods, but after>not to bad mouth 611 (too much), as nigel+co. know their goods, but after
>a short three-minute conversation i got a vibe that, because I'm not
>wearing baggy pants or a dreadbag on my head i'm not 'hip,' and therefore
>unknowledgable about the music i'm after, and, finally, unworthy to
>discuss stock in hand. point 2: the import selection is way overpriced;
>when i was in 611 over christmas, i saw RDJ for 30 dollars! you've read
>correctly -- a hop, skip, and jump to tower records yielded same warp
>release for 17 dollars; just who are we kidding here? on a positive note,
>the guy was nice enough to offer to mail order anything out of stock, and
>when i bought the three album leo anibaldi rephlex set and found only two
>records in the sleeve after a half-hour drive, they were nice enough to
>refund the purchase price.
well, when i got to 611, i usually just go for the obscure stuff that
hasn't caught on much yet (spymania, ninjatune/ntone, source). sure, it's
$15 for ed rush, but do you really wanna go to a decent store and buy
something you can get at nearly any dj store? 611's still got the selection
and prices to boot--obscure stuff is *always* under $10, unless it's
limited or something. bought my underworld spikee/dogman go woof 12" there
in '93 for $6. of course, two years later, i saw it for $20. but whaddaya
expect?
and as for their attitudes--i just don't talk to them. i remember the day i
bought photek ni ten ichi ryu there--everybody else in the store was
clamoring for the new soul slinger single. the cashier guy thought i was a
twit buying that obscure lame-o stuff instead of soul slinger. but i know,
in the long run, i got the better record. :D
quoted 6 lines if you're in the philly area, i would recommend repo records off route 30>if you're in the philly area, i would recommend repo records off route 30
>on the main line -- good (no, incredible) prices, and some rare warp and
>rephlex cds to be found if you're patient. plus the staff don't have a
>ten-foot pole up their asses as most stores do these days (christ, guys,
>we're paying you a mark-up for this stuff -- lay off the
>i'm-a-dj-thus-holier-than-thou attitude).
yeah, gotta go with this. my girlfriend goes to bryn mawr--good excuse for
the hour drive to repo. ;) got jedi knights pubic funk there for $3(!).
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