So anyway, back to CD Trader. Don't let the name fool you. They've got plenty of Vinyl. I'm not certain, but I think they were once affiliated with the now defunct Record Trader in Reseda. I've gotten some gems at both stores. Just yesterday (the day this picture was taken) I picked up Message From the Country by The Move. Something I've been looking for a long while. Also got my mono Blonde on Blonde for $5. They've got 45's too.
The store is kind of bright for a record store. They've got a buy 10 get one free stamp card. You just have to remember to present it.
If you look at Yelp for this place, you'll see some negative reviews of the staff. Yes, some of them are snotty and surly. I once placed a stack of LP's on the counter and the clerk looked down upon me and said 'I'm in the middle of a transaction.' I really didn't know what that meant. There was nobody else at the counter. My vocal response was 'What should I do, come back later when you're not busy? Just give me the 'all clear' when you're ready to receive me.' My silent response was 'What do you have to be snooty about? You're working retail.'
That guy isn't usually working when I go now as my daughter's piano lesson has moved to a time when the clerk is this guy who used to run Ear Candy Records in Van Nuys. It was next door to the RSL Speaker store where I got my original speaker gear (which is still running beautifully BTW after a recone job by Speaker City in Burbank). He's a nice guy and actually gets excited and starts conversations about what you're buying. Just like the days of old where those who worked in record stores did so because they needed to, not just because they needed a job.
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