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I didn't have time to stop at Stuff Etc, which is next door to Big Lots and Goodwill was closed at 6 but I spent about 2 hours at both Source Book Store and then at Ragged Records.
Source Book Store has been around for years but this is my first time of actually knowing it existed and I did managed to find a couple albums of note: Who Live At Leeds at 3 dollars and Detective It Takes One To Know One for 2, which replaced a warped copy that I got at Arizona and couldn't play. However The Sports 1980 And Suddenly cost 6 bucks, probably should have put that one back. The cheap LPs were up front and the back but the pricey albums were in the basement and there was lots of albums to sort and seek through.
Ragged Records has the most 45s that I have ever seen in this day and age. Call my crazy but had to get a replacement copy of Call Me Lightning by The Who for six bucks but Ragged also had a promo copy of that album and about 10 copies of Emmit Rhodes 1970 hit Fresh As A Daisy. They pretty let me sort through the ones not categorized to which I found Ted Casady's The Lurch for Capitol. Perhaps the find of the day was John Mayall's 1988 CD Chicago Line to which I had once and gave it away to somebody and could never locate a copy till Ragged Records had one for 25 bucks. I usually don't go all out on out of print stuff but this Cd has become so rare that I figured I better just pay it now and not waste gas making a second trip later. I think it was Bob that waited on me on the 45s and he's a expert in pricing them. The building is located before the bridge across the Mississippi to the Arsenal and it's so unassuming that you'd never know it is a record store although there's a small sign out in front. http://qctimes.com/business/article_b73ec14a-206a-11e0-9866-001cc4c03286.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ragged-Records/116230848442228
This is Bob Herington. Owner of Ragged Records, he got to meet me in 45 bins. Great guy. This is location of Ragged Records (past the iron bridge)
Moline still has the FYE store in the mall but I found nothing and got bored with them in a hurry. Same thing with the Books A Minute store on 53rd which takes over for Borders in the same spot. I don't think their selection is any more better than the Dubuque store. But after going to Source Book Store and Ragged Records, I really didn't see the need to go anywhere else. Ragged Records is for the hardcore music collector. To which I'm sure they'll be seeing me once again before the year is out.
http://www.sourcebookstore.net/
And there's Co Op Records in Moline. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Co-Op-Records-of-Moline/135926373139069
I figured the last time I went to Davenport I was complaining there wasn't any good music stores when I didn't pay much attention to what was downtown. Looks like Davenport has inched ahead of Dubuque and Iowa City in terms of music stores to speak of. I'm sure I'm due for a IC trip soon. Bargain hunters never sleep.
From Ragged Records
CD:
John Mayall/Bluesbreakers-Chicago Line (Island 1988)
The Silencers-Dance To The Holy Man (RCA 1989)
45's
The Who-Call Me Lightning (Decca 32288)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity-This Wheels On Fire (Atco 6593)
The Detergents-Double-O-Seven (Roulette 4603)
Ted Cassidy-The Lurch (Capitol 5503)
Earl Knight/George Kelley-Let It Roll Part 1 and 2 (ABC Paramount 10023)
Wadsworth Mansion-Sweet Mary (Long Version) Sussex SUX 209
The Dictators-Sleeping With The TV On (Asylum 45470)
Fats Domino-Red Sails In The Sunset (ABC Paramount 10484)
Don Gibson-I Let Her Get Lonely (RCA 47-8017)
45 not brought due to a crack:
The Wildweeds-No Good To Cry (Cadet 5561) (Features Al Anderson later of NRBQ fame)
http://www.wildweeds.net/index.php
Too scratchy to get from the Salvation Army
Jo Jo Gunne-Rock Around The Symbol (Asylum AS 11012)
Cd from Salvation Army
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 1956, 1996 Reissue)
4 comments:
Man, you R killin me with these record store trips! Makes me wanna dash 2 Tacoma & spend $$$ I don't have in the dozen used record shops they've got on 6th Ave. I was in a TINY 1/2-PRICE BOOKS on the edge of Seattle a coupla months ago & barely LOOKED at the music, cos I was there 2 meet an old friend... but man.... Ah well, after I win the Lottery maybe....
It's fun going to these new record stores that I didn't know anything about and scour the bins but unlike the pawnshops and Thrift stores they cost a bit more. When you're with serious collectors that have their own record stores you sometimes have to outwit them to get the bargains.
I've been looking for that dang Chicago Line album for years TAD. And paying 25 bucks for it is a bargain since the cheapest I have seen it at Amazon was 51 dollars. If you like 45's Ragged Records is the place to be. ;)
That's an expensive CD, but I already ordered that new Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey album and my favorite store already warned me that it's gonna be near 35 bucks to get it on vinyl. It's probably fifteen on CD, but I want the record. Sounds like you had fun! I'm heading outta town and I think I may shop a little if I find a place to go. I hope I find some place. I love record stores I've never been to.
Hi 2000 Man
Alas, most of the record stores are out of town. I hope to hit the St Louis stores sometime this year. Haven't been up to Mad City for about 5 months so maybe the stores might have something worthwhile. Cheers!
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