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.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).