Manhattan vinyl shops

Albertporter we meet again, thou scourge of Audiogon!

Great legs, fella? Check the swing on "Baron Von Munchausen"

If you are interested in Gray Poop-On, check out the mustard museum on the web. Dijon is great on steak, not burgets so much.

I was in France last month with a whole gang of American jazz nuts. I set up two turntables and left ten records while buying a stack of pre-war 78 Pathe discs.

I also did record cleaning workshops. The French are ritual lovers and ideal for accepting record cleaning a la Record Doctor!

Ketchup,if you have the time,you can hop on a NJ metro from Penn Station,and in about 45 minutes you would be in Princeton,NJ(take the Northeast Corrider line.Very easy).Here you wil be within a very short walk from "THe Princeton Record Exchange".Though this LP/CD shop has been better in the past(only the classical section has diminished),it is STILL a real haven for very reasonably priced jems,in classical and particularly JAZZ.The jazz section is quite large,while you can find a good variety of classical discs in the lower bins,requiring some back work.A very huge CD inventory as well.I've been going there for 20 yrs.

Most importantly,their pricing "blows away" the NYC prices,and the sales tax is lower too.I just picked up a supremely mint copy of Oistrach/Fournier doing the Brahms Double cto,on the original,first pressing Columbia(EMI)Sax series,for 75 bucks.That is a STEAL,as this disc sells for way over 200 bucks on all the lists I've seen.This is only one example.Standard English Londons abound,for about 0ne or two bucks a pop.The Jazz section has a huge variety,with hard to find titles,at very reasonable prices,as well.Not to diminish Albert's recommendation of A Classical Record, a fine inventory there,but they are quite a bit pricey,to a seasoned collector.You will pay top dollar.Their prices are "fair" to those used to paying top buck.

BTW-Princeton is a stunningly beautiful little town where you can have a lovely lunch or dinner,while looking for musical gems.I do this regularly,and it enhances my lifestyle.

Best of luck in the "Apple",but the Real Deal is in Joisey!!

SirSpeedy:
Princeton record exhange was my record store for the 16 yrs. I lived in Jersey. Always loved finding mint Japanese pressings for oh, maybe 8 or 9 bucks...