man do I miss Tower records and

Cajunpepe,

You should time your visit with the first Sunday of the month where the Pasadena city college on Colorado blvd. flea market usually has some great vinyl finds

Second what Audiohifilia says--oldest continuous swapmeet for music in LA

audiohifila--thanks for the info--i will do this in the future!!!

Pepe

Amoeba la came through yesterday and found a $1 lee Morgan cooker lp original issue in the budget bin

I thought it was a longshot because looked beaten up

But after one cleaning, it sounds great and no loud pops or skips and little pops and little noise is very tolerable

I probably buy 10 $1-$2 items there per month and probably throw half away but even if threw 2/3 away it would be a good deal

I live in the Los Angeles area and I don't miss Tower at all. At the time of their closing they didn't carry vinyl at all. In fact the last time the Sunset store had vinyl was in the early 90's. They also didn't carry used CD's and the new CD's they had were priced very high. There are alot of used record stores in the greater Los Angeles area.
Find a Record Collector magazine and they list over 30 stores that carry used vinyl. I was up in Ventura county last week which is about 75 miles west of the old Tower records store on Sunset. They have 5 stores that carry used vinyl. One store carries vinyl only and will throw you out if you ask for a CD. I'm also not missing Sam Goody's, Virgin records, Wherehouse, etc, etc. I like the fact that the mom and pop stores are back to selling vinyl.
It's a great time to be a record collector.