Turntabling Sales

Just a quick FYI to let everyone know we’re prepping for a bit of a change in how we do sales here–if you want to purchase something you’ve seen on Turntabling, please get in touch via e-mail first. Our stock is in flux at the moment and we’re getting ready to migrate to a new sales platform so some titles may be unavailable depending on circumstance.

Get in touch by writing orders@turntabling.net and we’ll keep you posted on further developments…

In the meantime we are selling at shows including Horrorhound Weekend and Cinema Wasteland. Details coming soon.

WTF Album Covers: Caramel Photoshop Horror

Viewing this album cover makes one feel there ought to be a law forbidding the unlicensed use of Photoshop for artistic purposes. Some kind of regulatory oversight is needed to prevent eye pollution from degrading our record store shelves, iTunes shopping carts and Napster downloads. Otherwise, I might have to gouge out both my eyes.

On a different note, is that Eugene Levy’s face?

Are You Down With OPV?

Cleveland Ohio Record Stores: The eXchange

Yes, technically speaking, The eXchange (or however you spell the bloody thing) is NOT an indie record store. But I must say that the selection for blues lovers was pretty damn fine–size notwithstanding. Yes, the selection is limited, but the blues/jazz titles IN that limited selection were pretty decent.

The rest of you will have to sit and spin with a few exceptions–this Cleveland Heights branch DID have a copy of REM’s Chronic Town that is NOT a resissue, but aside from that it’s pretty standard fare here–unless you like blues and jazz. This one is very close to the Cleveland Heights indie record store Record Revolution, so it’s not such a bad diversion if you need to fill in some holes in your collection (see below).

You could do worse, I suppose. I’m not a huge fan of this chain but they DO sell used vinyl so I had to stick my head in there for a second. Not the most shining moment of the trip to be sure, but I do love me some Miles.

–Joe Wallace

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Chicago Record Stores: Reggie’s Record Breakers

Reggie’s is an unusual place–located at 2105/2109 South State Street in Chicago, this is a rock and roll venue, a bar and grill, and home to Record Breakers, the indie vinyl and CD store located upstairs. It’s a dangerous thing for a record collector to stop at the bar on the ground level BEFORE buying the vinyl–you’ll stagger up the stairs and back down much lighter in the wallet.

Record Breakers is a great place for new collectors–you can fill a lot of gaps in your collection if you’re looking for punk, post-punk, and soul. It’s not so great for soundtrack fiends like me, as the selection is pretty grim. I was happy to see a decent assortment of Chicago Wax Trax! era titles but really bummed about the soundtracks. The lack of a weird/unclassifiable section was a disappointment, but definitely not a deal breaker for the newcomer to vinyl.

I’d recommend Reggie’s for the full experience–don’t go and just record shop, take the whole scene in. A nice change from the standalone store, to be sure. If you go early on a Saturday, (after 12 but before 5) chances are you’ll have the run of the place–it was pretty quiet when I got there and got excellent service from the bar. Nice one.

–Joe Wallace

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