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

[Cary Ginell]

They also sold their print division, Warner Bros. Publications, in 2005 to Alfred Publishing, who I work for.

 

Cary Ginell
 
> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:12 -0500
> From: jeffsultanof at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] NY record stores - CD/vinyl related^
> 
> 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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