[78-L] NY record stores - CD/vinyl related^

[Jeff Sultanof]

No, this was not publicized. Typical Warner Bros. I worked in that building
for seven years, and we never got anything while other divisions got lotsa
free stuff.

I know you didn't ask, but Warners made a huge mistake by selling the music
division. I could tell you stories, but the guilty are still living.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> Was in Manhattan for the week and, as usual, records were slim pickins. Due
> to business restraints, I didn't have much time to shop around, but I did
> happen across a neat sale in the lobby of 75 Rockefeller Plaza. I was
> leaving the building after a meeting and noticed a commotion in a room just
> off of the revolving doors leading to the 53rd St. exit (I think ). There
> was a sale of CDs, DVDs, T-shirts, and other ephemera being held by Warner
> Bros. to benefit Habitat for Humanity. All single CDs were $1. Double discs
> $2, and box sets not much more than that. The place was like a beehive with
> collectors buzzing about snatching up whatever they could. There must have
> been 50 people in a room probably 15 x 20. Nearly all the CDs were
> WEA-related. I picked up some roots-oriented stuff, like Eric Clapton's "Me
> and Mr. Johnson" tribute to Robert Johnson tunes that he's been obsessed
> with since the '60s, Rhino's "The Very Best of Big Joe Turner," and a 2-CD
> set on folk singer Judy Hen
>  ske (also Rhino). Other non-roots stuff included a Doors box set for $5
> and the Rhino "That's Entertainment" box set, 6 CDs on the glory days of the
> MGM musical, for $10. There was even a handful of recent vinyl pressings. I
> got Paul Simon's "Surprise" and "Road to Ensenada" by J.J. Cale and Eric
> Clapton. Ended up spending $32 and got 22 discs. Haven't had so much fun in
> a long time, going through all the stuff. Was this publicized and did anyone
> else know about this?
>
>
>
> Nice to see that Bleecker Bob's is still operating down in the Village and
> is still mostly vinyl. Other than that and a trip to the Jazz Record Center
> on 26th Street, nada.
>
>
>
> Cary Ginell
>
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