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Rec shop on Greenville Ave.
Anyone been there?
checked out their site and it didnt say anything about having trance in their vinyl selection but they do have house and DnB...
supposedly they have a $1 record section as well?!
anybody?
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[Review]
Ok so heres my little review of the place after visiting last night -
Rec shop has more of that "Record Store" feel to it as thats all he sells, along with some Dvds, Sk8board stuff and spray cans, as soon as you walk in, to your left are the records and a Stanton setup to check em out on, ahead is the counter with some sk8board stuff to the right and in the glass display case
**Good vibes**(thumbs up), you walk in, the guy (Ben) greets you and asks/answers questions, he pretty much tries to get to know you which is really cool cus at Tower and Bills you feel like just another customer to make a purchase whereas here, you feel like your at a friends house and youre browsing through his collection and buying off a buddy rather than the owner of another store. When you leave he actually asks your name and shakes your hand, also since its privately owned, he's willing to cut you a deal on a good majority of the tracks he obtained when BPM in Deep Ellum closed out which is really cool IMO cus vinyl aint cheap!
- i bought 2records marked at $11.99 and $7.99 which would have come out to $20 bucks but he asked for $15 srtaight up, no tax - i had initially picked out 4 which would have come out to around $40+ he asked for $30 for all 4 but i didnt have the cash for that at the time
-the selection surprised me, pretty even throughout the genres - DnB, House, trance, Breaks - lots of hiphop and the like but not overpoweringly so - there was indeed a $1 section! and it was well stocked with plenty of tunes that id like to sample next time i visit, lots of Whitelabel! i asked him about the ad that said he could order anything ya need as long as its still in press or been repressed which is cool cus he str8 up told me to bring him a list whereas Tower you make your selection on the website and order (but ive been dissapointed with the selection) - **lots of underground** there were a few big names i saw but unlike tower which ive found to be mostly remixes of more mainstream stuff, this place had alot of original mixes and again - whitelabel - ex. at tower i bought Mauro Picotto - Komodo but all they had were the remixes(Black Sleeve) that are nowhere near hard to find, at Rec shop i noticed an original MP - Komodo pressing with the old shiny sleeve with the lizard - again, alot of underground for you DJs out there who are tired of going out and coming back with records that have been mass produced - good place to pick up those singles which can really give character and originality to your set so you arent spinning all tiesto and pvd tunes*
he stands by the statement on the site that he can get you just about anything as long as its still in press or been repressed, im gonna test him out on that one, id like some *hard-to-find-in-Dallas* oldies but goldies like Push - Strangeworld(2000 Remake), Saltwater - The Legacy(Alphazone Remix), Rapid Eye - Circa Forever,etc... classics
ill update as soon as i get a chance to try out that offer, but this guys been running for 5months now and hes dj himself - mostly hiphop he admits but a DJ nonetheless so he knows whats up
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my rating on the place would be:  0-10
10/10 for the atmosphere when you walk in - think Human Traffic and the way Koop ran his shop
8.5/10 on the selection, heard a lot of tunes i wouldnt have minded having, lots of underground, oldies, whitelabel, a $1 section that id like to spend a good while flipping through, some good DnB and house - plenty of whitelabel in those genres as well
3/10 on the location and how to find the place - you have to park across the street or in front of the mexican restaurant around the corner- really easy to miss - look for a little hole in the wall place with Rec Shop in Yellow on the door-small text so you really have to look
10/10 from a business aspect - you're treated as more than just a customer but as a fellow DJ - i walked in and he was chattin away with some other customer like they were bro's and then at the end he says "whats your name by the way? im ben" *handshake* same deal for me, struck up a good conversation + he cuts you a good Deal IMO - vinyl may be cheap online but you have to wait for shipping and all that, you get your tunes right there and he'll negotiate a price with you
Vinyl is like heroin once you have a taste you find yourself scraping change for more and this place is the dealer that hooks you up and leaves you wanting to come back for more - this guy needs our support to stay alive so at least check him out some time
www.recshop.net
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Last edited by Exodus17 on Feb-28-2005 at 18:38
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) check it out, its all he sells - he might ask how u heard about his place, tell 'em Gabe sent ya
