At the beginning of the New Year, I discovered the holy land: Amoeba Music on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, “the world’s largest independent record store.”
Two friends introduced me to this orgasmic music paradise that’s crammed with endless rows of everything–classic rock, soul, reggae, electronica–on vinyl. You could literally spend days combing through the stacks of records, CD’s and movies, reminiscing over famous album covers, and even getting lost in the separate jazz room where Monk and Miles play over the loudspeaker.
Obviously, I was a kid in a candy store. I didn’t spend much time in Amoeba on my LA trip, but I got a chance to pick up these guys:
I started appreciating, purchasing, and jackin’ classics from my mom’s collection several years ago. The goal is to hand-pick a library of artists and visionaries that rivals Questlove’s, and even this guy’s:
The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.
What are your favorite records? Discovered any new artists or albums lately?
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