err yeah man, i realize all that. it's a shame, but places gotta close sometime, and they had a good run. hope they went out with a bang and that dope jams and others rise to replace. it is a bit odd a bigger fuss wasn't made about vm closing, but we don't have many old new york house/disco heads around these parts i guess.
i'm sure dope jams has ny house too, i guess, i don't know of much/any modern ny house that i like but i bet they have the good stuff. i understand your comment about buying stuff from chi/d in chi/d, going to the heart of the culture etc, but i guess i don't really see a thriving house culture anymore anyways. still, always cool to go to the source, but i'm thankful for any good record shop i can come across in the real world, especially if it's got lots of the stuff i'm after (duh) -----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Jun 26, 2007 1:12 PM >To: "J.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: (313) Vinylmania in NYC closed?! Dope Jams is open! > > > > > >but if I want Chicago and Detroit I'd buy it from Chicago and Detroit > >Vinylmania was great because it was NY and Jersey stuff - and it's beyond >just "oh great there's a new place" >it can't take the place of Vinylmania because it will never have the >history that VM had >I liked shopping at VM because I knew there was a serious heritage of >legendary DJs that shopped there - like eating at some famous steak house >and seeing all the framed pictures of famous entertainers on the wall >you could walk in and think "I'm a part of all of this" >it would be like Submerge closing - it's all just a memory now > >sentimental - yeah, definitely >times change though and we have to soldier on > >hopefully VM closing was the last gush of blood > >MEK > >"J.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/26/2007 11:56:42 AM: > >> don't worry -- there is Dope Jams in Brooklyn now. i haven't been >> there, but it's apparently a super high-quality shop for house, and >> some disco and stuff in there too. from what i hear, they get all >> the dope detroit and chi stuff, and very little junk...great store name >too! >> >> personally i think vinyl is on the upswing, or at least the bleeding >> has stopped. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Sent: Jun 25, 2007 1:16 PM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: (313) Vinylmania in NYC closed?! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >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 >> > >> > >> >
