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I was just in New York 3 weeks ago, and checked out what I could find. Oddly, the city is not all that great for used-CD stores, not like L.A., or San Francisco, or even San Diego, all of which have their local hangouts with the occasional jewel just lying there, waiting to be discovered by one of us. (Remind me to tell the tale of the day I found WITCHES OF EASTWICK, or THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW or THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, all within a very short distance from where I live. Of course, on numerous other times, I've found nothing, but that's the way of the game. So it goes.)
Anyway, I noticed in the yellow pages that there's a big used-CD/DVD place, out on Long Island, near Roosevelt Field, which I would some day like to trek out to. As I recall, the name began with an "E," but I don't really remember.
As for Manhattan, the best place I found is called Academy Records, at 12 West 18th St., near 5th Ave. Has a ton of Classical, but a very good section of used soundtracks. Not any particularly rare ones, but a lot of reduced-price promos. I got WAR OF THE WORLDS and the two new composer releases on Chandos, each for about $8.99. And they keep getting new items in the soundtrack section fairly often. I went there the first day I was there, then returned a few days later, and found new things.
Well worth a visit.
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Anyway, I noticed in the yellow pages that there's a big used-CD/DVD place, out on Long Island, near Roosevelt Field, which I would some day like to trek out to. As I recall, the name began with an "E," but I don't really remember.
Empire Records. The soundtrack section is a very small percentage of the store and even within the section it's about 80% songtracks. I went there every week for awhile (I worked 5 minutes away) and pretty much saw everything they had to sell a dozen times. Meh.
With Footlight out of the picture, physically speaking, there's surprisingly little in NY for soundtrack buffs. Especially on Long Island.
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Actually glad to hear that. Thanks. Saves me the trouble of heading out there.
If any of you is ever in San Francisco or L.A., you'd do well to visit Amoeba, a gigantic store, with great soundtrack and DVD sections.
But New York seems to have dried up. I noticed a number of places on St.Mark's Place, which I never got around to visiting. Don't bother with the stuff on West 4th St.
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This is really depressing, how there is little avenue for brick and mortar browsing in NYC and Long Island. I used to go into the city fairly often to cruise the racks, but now I on;y go in for work reasons. And I really am not fond of internet shopping.
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As someone who has lived in the Tri-State Area for nearly 50 years, I too am shocked when I realize how much has changed in New York. There is practically nowhere to go in Manhattan to find an even decent selection of film scores on cd. A couple of months ago, I went down to J&R Music World (my first to that store in a year) only to be absolutely depressed when I saw how little was of not just soundtracks, but the entire music department. I swear that the contents of the department could easily be housed in my studio apartment. All the shopping that I used to do in person is now on the web. Thank God for that, but I miss going into the stores. I hope somebody someday will rectify this dilemma.
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Check out the Princeton Record Exchange. http://www.prex.com/
They have a very large used section. I don't think you are going to find labels like La La Land, Intrada, Music Box etc.. But you will find Varese, Sony Classical, Disney, etc.
Happy shopping!
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Nov 13, 2013 - 5:57 PM
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Rexor
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My folks are in New Jersey these days..any good stores out there for soundtrack cds. I want them to pick up John Williams' THE BOOK THIEF soundtrack. My parents fly back on 19th..and I know the cd will be officially be released on 19th. So anyone know if its out early and pinpoint a good store that would make it easy. Thanks!
Offhand, I can't recall any stores that would definitely carry new score releases. I would recommend calling the store beforehand. In the past, I have used "big chain" stores like FYE, Barnes and Noble, etc. These stores might carry score releases, on the official release date, if the score is popular. The problem with "modern" stores is that the all carry the same inventory...
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/storelocator/stores.aspx?pagetype=storeList&city=&state=NJ&zip=#content
http://www.fye.com/stores/fye/store-locator.jsp
In NYC, J&R Music and Computer World (and I was going to write Colony Records) might have it.
http://www.jr.com/information/directions.jsp
Check out the Princeton Record Exchange. http://www.prex.com/
They have a very large used section. I don't think you are going to find labels like La La Land, Intrada, Music Box etc.. But you will find Varese, Sony Classical, Disney, etc.
If you are looking for used soundtracks, I second the Princeton Record Exchange recommendation. The soundtrack collection isn't big as Amoeba's and it also seems to be shrinking while the DVD section has been expanding.  I must write that I miss going to actual stores, browsing through cd's, and trying out scores... Last week, I went there for the first time this year. They had a lot of stuff from FSM, Varese, Intrada, etc. Just to give you an idea, I picked up stuff like The City of Lost Children ($8) Born Free (VS, $4), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($3), The Adventures of Mark Twain ($3), Old Gringo ($3), and Les Choristes ($2). I also got a chance to see what some of the current "rare" scores are: Clash of the Titans, Miracle on 34th Street / Come to the Stable, The Quiller Memorandum, etc. They have free wi-fi in store ...
-Rex
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Nov 13, 2013 - 7:21 PM
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Joe Brausam
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Check out the Princeton Record Exchange. http://www.prex.com/
They have a very large used section. I don't think you are going to find labels like La La Land, Intrada, Music Box etc.. But you will find Varese, Sony Classical, Disney, etc.
Happy shopping!
Princeton Record Exchange is a place I go to once a month at least, and you will DEFINITELY find product from the specialty labels in the used section, a fair amount. I've come across lots of FSM and Varese Club, some LLL, and a few Intradas. They definitely currently have stock from all those labels currently, so it's worth checking out! Sometimes they'll even out releases out early, I got the Special Edition of The Hobbit there last year the weekend before the actual release date, so you could always luck out in that respect too.
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There used to be an astounding Tower Records near Lincoln Center. Gone now.
But downstairs at the Barnes & Noble across the street from the old Tower site, I saw a nice "shows & movies" section that reminded me of the old days. (Downstairs was mostly movies, but they carried audiodiscs too, though I haven't visited in a while.)
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In Manhattan proper, I must give another nod to the original Academy Records location in the Flatiron district. I primarily shop for vinyl there, but they have an excellent, constantly rotating selection of CDs of all genres. Many hard-to-find and OOP titles, the majority of which are fairly priced and in superb condition. Same goes for DVDs and Blu-rays (often these are review copies, which probably haven't been viewed at all and in which appear in the store pre-streetdate). This place is consistently competitively priced (i.e. priced to move not as museum pieces) and, again, usually in fine condition. If the condition isn't up to snuff it's bargain-priced.
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