Victoria Australia
Visited Licorice Pie Records Saturday and was unsure of what I would find as in their own words, "We stock all sorts".
There was definitely a serious amount of vinyl to wade through, however despite generally accurate catalogue titles covering genres as diverse as 'Pre war blues' to 'J-pop' looking through the sheer volume was a bit of an effort.
The major categories were so board as to cover up to 10 crates which were stacked so tight it was difficult to discern titles without fully removing them first.
Strictly second hand, the records are generally in good nic, however I was a little disappointed to find the Red Crayola album I picked up missing an inner sleeve.
Prices were ok with a few bargains to be found but things were generally >$30 mark.
There were some great titles lined up on the wall such as the Yatha Sidhra's Krautrock classic A Meditation Mass for $150 and a good looking copy of a Radio Birdman live in Sydney which turns out to be a bootleg.
All up my browsing experience was a little n.q.r. which I can only attribute to mash-up collection. Sometimes what you leave out can be as defining as what you put in and throwing in everything just leaves gives blaaaaa!
Quality Records
269 Glenferrie Road Malvern Vic 3144
Tel: 03 9500 9902
Wow, what can I say: punch this guy in the face and I'll give you $10.
If I hear another shop owner or patron trying to whistle along to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts and improve over A Day In The Life...sacrilegious.
If you have to visit this shop they have mainly new vinyl with a small selection of cheaply priced second hand albums. They also have a collection of over priced 'Audiophile' records if you have cash to splash.
I did pick the Pixies Surfer Rosa because the album is perfection and Portishead's second album because Geoff Barrow if a synth legend. Check out Drokk.
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