Re: in the shops yet?

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Anthony Raffaele wrote:

> Thanks to those who responded to my request.  I am off tomorrow on a 
> journey
> of uncertain return.  Hope I find some good records...
>
> Anthony
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Mandel" <aaron@ee...harvard.edu>
> To: <blueplanes@st...net>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [blueplanes] in the shops yet?
>
> > On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Anthony Raffaele wrote:
> >
> > > I would appreciate if you could forward me suggestions for records
> > > stores (specifically vinyl) and clubs to visit while in town.
> >
> > I've only visited London once, so take this with a grain of salt (not 
> > to
> > mention that it's been a year or two and some shops may be gone!):
> >
> > - Around Notting Hill Gate tube stop, there are several Music & Video
> > Exchanges. Go to them. Look at all their vinyl carefully, for things 
> > get
> > cheaper the longer they stay in the bins. I found lots of stuff I'd 
> > been
> > looking for there, including the Up In A Down World LPs for 2 pounds.
> >
> > - In Camden Town, along Camden High Street, there were a handful of 
> > record
> > stores that did well when it came to C86 and other British 
> > "underground"
> > pop. I have to admit I was surprised at how little (read: none) of 
> > that I
> > found elsewhere -- less than you'd see in a day record-shopping in 
> > Boston
> > or New York.
> >
> > - There's a big long street whose name I have forgotten but which 
> > holds an
> > outdoor market on Saturdays and leads to the Rough Trade record shop
> > (historical interest). Halfway there on the left, you'll find Minus
> > Zero/Freak Out, two stores sharing one small building, specializing in
> > American guitar-pop and psych respectively. I found some US records 
> > there
> > I had never seen at home, which I suppose goes with what I was saying
> > above about how just because everyone talks funny in London doesn't 
> > mean
> > they have Sugargliders records to sell you.
> >
> > - Unmusical things to do: see the ICA near Pall Mall, go bookshopping 
> > on
> > Charing Cross Road (just like in the movie, ha ha), visit several of 
> > the
> > hundreds of tiny art galleries in downtown London (most of them have 
> > maps
> > that will lead you to the others), get reprimanded by a robot drink 
> > cart
> > at the chain sushi place in SoHo, wander up and down Brick Lane 
> > (Aldgate
> > East tube) amazed at the thought of a country where they eat Indian 
> > food
> > when drunk rather than going to IHOP. I recommend Muhib, halfway down
> > Brick Lane on the western side.
> >
> > I apologize if any of this is outdated, inaccurate or stupid. 
> > Particularly
> > stupid.
> >
> > aaron
> >
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> >
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