Buying Prog in NYC

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Poth

Hello, can anyone help me: I'm from England, but I'm off to New York on Friday and I was wondering if anyone can recommend some good places to buy progressive music on CD? I am particularly interested in the 70s European scene, but also like jazz, fusion and avant garde / instrumental / Cuneiform bands as well. I would appreciate any advice, also if anyone knows of any good gigs happening in that city next week. Thanks a lot. Poth.

Don't bother Poth. US record shops suck wind when it comes to stocking prog.
Do your buying on-line.

What Friday, BTW?

Spiraling and Skeleton Breath are playing at the NJ Prog House on Saturday the 15th. Where will you be in NYC?

[Poth]

Thanks for this honest, if rather depressing, reply, VAX Man. But, never mind, I'm still looking forward to the the trip. I haven't heard either of the bands you mention, but I'll look them up prior to travelling. I'll be staying near Times Square so I don't know if NJ Proghouse is too far away or not. I'm also only there from this Friday to next Friday, so I need to find time for non-prog related activity - so my wife keeps insisting. She feels Gentle Giant is the many-headed antichrist. Can you believe some people? Anyway, thanks again for your help.

[yorksrvc]

Well..............I was born in NY, but only lived there long enough to enjoy.........maybe, Burl Ives?!?!?! The last records I bought in NY were Mike Bloomfield's Supersession and a Vanilla Fudge LP Anyway.......HEY!!! WELCOME!!! To the USA and ENJOY your stay. I'm sure there has to be a store around there somewhere. I haven't found one here in Maryland, though. I was a big "prog" fan in the 70's, but lost touch with music when radio went down the tubes (HA!). I started coming here about 9 months ago.........and THANKS!!! to The Moon I've been able to catch up and bypass all my missed days of music. Not only have I bought a hundred some CD's lately, but also got back into playing my guitars. The Moon has lit a new path for me and I like it!!! Oh BTW!! The wife thing...............I was hiding allot of activity in the beginning, but now she just thinks I've lost my mind and is OK with me pursuing my LATE "Mid LIfe" crisis. It's ALL good!! HAVE A SAFE GREAT TRIP and ENJOY!!!

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by Poth

Thanks for this honest, if rather depressing, reply, VAX Man. But, never mind, I'm still looking forward to the the trip. I haven't heard either of the bands you mention, but I'll look them up prior to travelling. I'll be staying near Times Square so I don't know if NJ Proghouse is too far away or not. I'm also only there from this Friday to next Friday, so I need to find time for non-prog related activity - so my wife keeps insisting. She feels Gentle Giant is the many-headed antichrist. Can you believe some people? Anyway, thanks again for your help.

You can find some rare gems in stores...but for the most part, on-line is the way to go. There's a thread that has the easiest ones, maybe someone can link it up here.

Don't worry about the depressing part, it's a character trait

It's a rare bird that likes Gentle Giant.....if she knew the bands Derek Shulman's signed, she'd be shocked

York, my friend Chris runs Of Sound Mind. It's on-line, but also in Bel Air he has his collection (at his house and place of business). He's also at Orion all the time, so although it's not a store, per se, it's a resource for prog (I just dropped 77 bucks there Sat PM