Vinyl goes belly up in Harlem

Gary Sisco · January-21st-2008, 08:32 AM

Supply and demand. Not supply and demand of records. Supply and demand of rental real estate.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/ny...=1&oref=slogin

Paul B · January-21st-2008, 09:17 AM

Just read that piece in the paper. Harlem has long been undergoing changes, all of which aren't bad. But it's a shame there's isn't a way to accomodate these two record (and cassette!) dealers. At some point there will barely be anything cool left in Manhattan...

Gary Sisco · January-21st-2008, 09:23 AM

I knew Harlem's been on its way back up but it's a damned shame the music stores are getting hammered over it.

Uli · January-21st-2008, 09:35 AM

Well, there will always be amazon.

Gary Sisco · January-21st-2008, 09:43 AM

Maybe, maybe not. Amazon hasn't had a profitable year yet.

There will likely always be something like it, though.

Lore · January-21st-2008, 10:16 AM

"It's done got to be a drag, man. A man can't do nothin' no more!"

BFrank · January-21st-2008, 11:51 AM

On the flip side of this is a recent feel-good story about a vinyl store in Oakland.
Groove Yard: Rockridge shop sustains LP life even after MP3 success