Vintage Vinyl

11/11/05

THE Place to Buy/Sell Used Music by Michael J. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

If you're a music lover and looking for a great way to spend an afternoon, you need to go to Vintage Vinyl in the U-City Loop. They've got new and used cd's, tapes and albums that cater to everyone's taste.

The patrons and staff are diverse (from business attire to tattooed, multi-hued haired) and it's as much fun to people watch as it is to look at the music selections.

If you're wanting to sell or trade your cd's or movies, they also offer this service. They trade or sell fairly, so that's not an issue and if you decide to trade, you'll get more for your products than just flat out selling to them.

A big part of the attraction to Vintage Vinyl is that the store seems to attract big names in music to come and do live shows and sign autographs. It's not uncommon to venture in to find a new release and see a mini-concert going on.

Good selection, opinionated staff.

by Contributor at Citysearch

Variety
Starting out with some stacks of records in the Soulard Market stands, Vintage Vinyl grew into one, then two University City storefronts, eventually settling in the old Varsity Theatre building. Now legendary in the University Loop, Vintage Vinyl is a one-stop record shop that highlights everything from obscure, spoken-word vinyl to the latest hip-hop singles. If it's old, there's a chance they've got it; if it's new, you'll find it.

Organization
Though the ceilings and walls are chaotically decorated, the stacks themselves are organized with precision. The staff certainly knows music, though they also know what they like and aren't shy about giving that impression. That said, the Vintage buyers know how to stock for both the pop fan and the complete junkie. You'll find techno music from Belgium as well as the latest Sony records.