Re: Record stores...

[Joan N. Schopf <decvax!genrad!panda!teddy!jns@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>]

In article <8706090027.AA21497@EDDIE.MIT.EDU> you write:
>Can any Love-Hounders in the Rochester NY or Toronto area recommend
>good record stores out there. I'm going to Rochester to visit a friend

I went to school in Roch.  and whenever I'm in the area I try to stop
into the Record Archive.  It's a yellow and red house on Rt. 15
(Jefferson Ave.?) close to the U. of R.  Last time I was there the standard
album price was STILL $6.49-$6.99.  They have quite a large selection of
out-of-print albums (and used ones) in the back room.  Classical, jazz,
new age, etc. are on the top floor.  It's not a big place compared to
some others, but I can almost always find what I'm looking for.  Beware:
parking is tough to come by in their lot, but there's a supermarket
across the street with the plenty of parking (Wegman's - you might want to
check out the Wegman's behind Marketplace Mall off Rt. 15 towards the
thruway.  It's actually a big tourist attraction for the uninitiated.)

A rather different record store is House of Guitars in Irondaquoit (sp?).
It's big, but good luck finding anything - the place is a mess.  It's on
Titus Ave., and it's quite a ways north of the Archive.

I've found some decent things at Fantasy Records in a small plaza in
Pittsford across from the Pittsford Mall (Monroe Ave. = Rt. 31?), but
it doesn't exactly stand out.

If you're curious about what kind of music comes out of Rochester, you
might want to check the compilation or local bins for an album from
Jargon records on the Midnight label called Bone in Rochester.  Strangely
enough, the two bands on there that international distribution are
rather poorly represented on this vinyl.  If you do happen to pick it
up, let me know what you think.  I'm curious.

Toronto - the only thing I know of is Sam the Record Man on Yonge St.
It's really a nice city.  I wish I was going there.

Good Luck!