>From what it sounds like, they closed primarily because rent in the
Greenwich Village area of Manhattan has gone through the roof and VM
couldn't pay the price.
I think they are still going to sell online.
Still, I think the loss of the physical locations is detrimental in some
aspects -
MEK
"henrique casanova" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/25/2007
01:01:07 PM:
> I got my records bag in the store, back in 2000. a good bag, looks like
new
> till today.
>
> I know that this discussion is allready on the topic for years but.. is
the
> reason for this closing, the fact that vinyl is having problems to
survive?
> Im still living in the 90's here in Brasil, thinking about nothing but
> vinyl. and I dont have much real information about the perspectives. the
> only thing I do is carry a internal and personal hope that many stil
think
> as I do and there is so such thing as a real ending of vinyl. but I have
> seen some mp3 lables, even with interesting music. this got me a litle
> worried.
>
>
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>
>
>
>
>
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: (313) Vinylmania in NYC closed?!
> >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:16:56 -0500
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Apparently it closed up shop in March :-(
> >How come this wasn't bigger news??
> >
> >Was probably NYC last remaining bastion of real house and disco music in
> >the city
> >was around the corner from the Paradise Garage - opened in 1978
> >
> >rent in the neighborhood have increased too much
> >
> >http://gravityandfusion.blogspot.com/2007/03/vinyl-mania.html
>
>http://broklynbeats.blogspot.com/2007/03/vinylmania-empire-rink-close_23.html
> >http://forum.defected.com/viewtopic.php?
> t=27655&highlight=&sid=765b66b5ff5053db6b6036665c88908a
> >
> >
> >if you had never been to the shop it was an amazing experience
> >great service - hand picked selection for you
> >floor to ceiling records and just the pure heritage and history in that
> >little shop
> >
> >a proper House Music Mecca
> >
> >damn...
> >
> >
> >MEK
> >
> >
>
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