Seattlest: Vinyl Records Are Dead (Long Live Vinyl Records): A Few Questions

BODYSNATCHER

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:47:06 -0800

I've been wanting to check out Bop Street for the longest time. I will for sure now. I enjoy Easy Street Records. Is that an obvious suggestion? They have a good selection of current albums, not so much old used stuff. Jive Time in Fremont (mentioned above) is good for older stuff. Plus it's a block away from Sonic Boom (which i like loads better than the Sonic Boom in Ballard). About converting vinyls to MP3: when i lived in New York, i remember seeing several record stores that could do this for you for a fee. Not sure if i've seen one here. I read this article this morning, and was in Barnes & Noble today, and there's an article in the current issue of Macworld about converting vinyl to MP3. Might want to check that out if you want.

dhsea

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:09:17 -0800

Bop Street has a HUGE vinyl collection. Dave Voorhees (the owner) is extremely knowledgable, deal with him if you can, he's great. 5219 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 297-2232

bconnolly

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:01:04 -0800

Bop Street is what you want.

kasa

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:56:06 -0800

Bop Street in Ballard is a behemoth.

sben

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:48:41 -0800

I've never used them, but I went to college with a couple of them: Reclaim Media in the Wallingford area converts vinyl and cassettes to MP3 or CD.

polyrhythmic

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:21:54 -0800

Oh, also to rip records properly, the most important piece of equipment is a quality turntable and needle. Most USB turntables are junk. It is much better to use a good Technics turntable fed through a shielded cable into the line in of a quality soundcard, which is ideally external. My soundcard isn't the best, but I have access to the rest of the setup.

polyrhythmic

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:14:01 -0800

If you're in Sonic Boom in Fremont, just look a few more doors down for Jive Time in Fremont. Also try Platinum Records in Capitol Hill for more current releases, especially electronica and imports. There's also a used records store downstairs in Pike Place Market with an interesting selection, but I can't remember the name nor find it on Google.