allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Like it says in the title I’m after after record store recommendations in those states because on Saturday the 8th of August I'm flying with the family to the US for a 3 week road trip starting in Charlotte and winding through NC, SC, GA, AL, FL, LA, MI, TN and KY and back to Charlotte so I'm looking for record store recommendations. I haven't exactly decided the route yet so any suggestions will be helpful, the internet is a wonderful tool for finding stuff but you can't beat a little local knowledge. My wife already has her rolling eyes face perfected and my little girl has told me that my records are not going in her case, lack of family support aside I won't let these minor setbacks stop me Thanks in advance for any help. RowBearToe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajhall04 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Lunchbox Records, Charlotte. Underdog Records, Winston Salem Bull City Records, Durham Sorry State, Raleigh, Nice Price, Raleigh CD Alley, Chapel Hill. If you need more, let me know brotha. turnstiles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Lunchbox Records, Charlotte. Underdog Records, Winston Salem Bull City Records, Durham Sorry State, Raleigh, Nice Price, Raleigh CD Alley, Chapel Hill. If you need more, let me know brotha. Great thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Florida: Park Ave Cd's in Orlando Planet Retro in St Pete Arrows Aim in Gainesville Hear Again in Gainesville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 If you're in Nashville check out Grimey's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Florida: Park Ave Cd's in Orlando Planet Retro in St Pete Arrows Aim in Gainesville Hear Again in Gainesville Thanks for those, I'm not sure how far down we'll be going into Florida, that might be a trip for another year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 If you're in Nashville check out Grimey's! Yes defo going to Nashville so I will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Florida: Park Ave Cd's in Orlando Planet Retro in St Pete Arrows Aim in Gainesville Hear Again in Gainesville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannibal Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Allen, if you are in Charleston SC (a beautiful city) go to Monster Music and Video. I visited in April. I wasn't impressed by the used selection, but they had loads of new, including RSD stuff and other things that were OOP sitting in the bins waiting for in store shoppers to come from out of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Allen, if you are in Charleston SC (a beautiful city) go to Monster Music and Video. I visited in April. I wasn't impressed by the used selection, but they had loads of new, including RSD stuff and other things that were OOP sitting in the bins waiting for in store shoppers to come from out of town. Ok will do thanks, I will certainly be heading that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Alabama: Huntsville -- Vertical House Records at The Lowe Mill Birmingham -- Seasick Records, Charlemagne Records, Rennaissance Records Montgomery -- The Record Stop Florida: Seaside -- Central Square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Alabama: Huntsville -- Vertical House Records at The Lowe Mill Birmingham -- Seasick Records, Charlemagne Records, Rennaissance Records Montgomery -- The Record Stop Florida: Seaside -- Central Square Thanks Charlemagne and Rennaissance look to be pretty close together so I'll see if I can engineer a stop close by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Charleston, S.C. -Monster Music & Movies (great large selection) my go-to store Summerville, S.C. -Cat's Music (very small store unfortunately) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Yes defo going to Nashville so I will Sweet! My sister lived in Nashville for a few years, so if you're looking for some recommendations on stuff to do let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Not contributing, but just wanna say that it sounds like a great trip. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTacoMunster Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Myrtle Beach, SC - Kilgore Trouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Georgia: Atlanta: check out Criminal Records in Five Points (Also swing in Junkman's Daughter--if it's still there) Athens: Wuxtry Records is a small but great store downtown (bonus: upstairs is a comic shop called Bizzaro Wuxtry) Also eat at the Grill (delicious diner), The Grit (vegetarian/ vegan joint that's banging), or Taco Stand (very Americana Mexican food). Those places were staples of my childhood. Plenty of good bars and a great music scene in Athens (keep your eyes open for members of REM and Neutral Milk Hotel/ Twin Powers/ Elephant 6. It's not uncommon to see them downtown. It doesn't happen daily, but you never know). Savannah: Graveface Records and Curiosities. They have all kinds of stuff. Truly a great store. I can only assume based on Nashville and your avatar that you will be going to Third Man and spending all of your money, so definitely do that if you're a fan. I'm not and the place looks pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks for those, I'm not sure how far down we'll be going into Florida, that might be a trip for another year. Awesome. However, I will say after our last trip to Orlando, the prices at Park Ave keep rising, and it's starting to get a little ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faithnolife Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks Charlemagne and Rennaissance look to be pretty close together so I'll see if I can engineer a stop close by Honestly I found both of these stores to be not really worth a visit. If you're there, Renaissance was definitely better but not worth making the stop in my opinion. Nashville: Fond Object is great. And as someone else said Grimeys // Grimeys Too Georgia: Everything Fowty Dollaz recommended. Where in NC? If you're going to Asheville, its not a record store but the Moog Factory is worth stopping at. Static Age and Harvest for record stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Honestly I found both of these stores to be not really worth a visit. If you're there, Renaissance was definitely better but not worth making the stop in my opinion. All depends on what you're looking for and how much time you have to spend there. Both stores are poorly organized, so it takes a bit to rifle through the places, but I've never left either store empty handed. But if you're looking for new vinyl, Seasick is definitely your spot in BHam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Seems like you're going all around Ohio but not through it. If you do, I'll suggest Everybody's Records and Shake It Records in Cincinnati. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesPlease Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 If you're headed back to Charlotte through Knoxville, TN, there's a store called Disc Exchange that wouldn't hurt to stop by. It's about 5 minutes off the interstate with a decent selection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Charleston, S.C. -Monster Music & Movies (great large selection) my go-to store Summerville, S.C. -Cat's Music (very small store unfortunately) Thanks kannibal already suggested Monster but yes it does look like a good one to look at and I'll have a look at Cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Sweet! My sister lived in Nashville for a few years, so if you're looking for some recommendations on stuff to do let me know. We have a little list of stuff we wanna see and do in Nashville already but any suggestions are welcome. Were in danger of information overload on this trip though as my wife contacted all the tourist offices in all the places we are going to and most have posted us guide books, the ones that wouldn't post to the UK we got sent to my parents in PA so I think there will be a fair amount of backseat driving I'm going to need to tune out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Not contributing, but just wanna say that it sounds like a great trip. Have fun! Thanks we've done a few over the years and the only ones left after this is up and down the west coast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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