tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post103413245452696885..comments2024-03-29T00:37:54.787-07:00Comments on Alienated in Vancouver: RIP HMV flagship storeAllan MacInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-73465310272556932912013-07-11T15:36:54.358-07:002013-07-11T15:36:54.358-07:00That all takes me back, I use to work at Steintron...That all takes me back, I use to work at Steintron Electronics Stereo shop on the corner across from MacDonalds on Granville, then dj'd at Circus Circus Show Lounge and Champagne Charlies from 1982-1993. I do fondly remember the various record shops a&m, a&b, Kelly's, Odyssey Imports, Sam The record Man etc...My other favorite haunts were the Brown Derby Restaurant, Minoya Japanese restaurant and the GRanville Book Company, even as I write this I'm filled with all the sights and sounds of those days gone by...GerryLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-72291260593419524452012-02-10T22:45:29.798-08:002012-02-10T22:45:29.798-08:00I'm pretty sure I once stumbled into Friends H...I'm pretty sure I once stumbled into Friends Hot Wax, or whatever it was called, and I shopped at Kelly's a couple of times as a kid - but most of those were sorta before my time. I've never even heard of Phantasmagoria! However, I regularly bought records and later CDs at A&A and Odyssey Imports when they were both on Granville, then, on Record Row, at Collectors RPM, Track Records, Odyssey Imports, Sam the Record Man, A&B, and... holy shit, I don't even remember what Dale's little store was called now... no, wait: Noize, that's it, or Noize to Go. There was a shop run by a guy named Al at Richards and Pender for awhile, too - roughly kitty corner from McLeod's. And of course, Albion Books used to have fairly interesting vinyl (the section seems neglected, these days). Odd how many of those stores are gone, but remain lodged in my memory... There are lots of places that are closed now, that I used to frequent - bookstores, restaurants, live music venues - but none quite stand out in the mind like the ghosts of record stores past...Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-89914379103668361812012-01-31T13:12:51.027-08:002012-01-31T13:12:51.027-08:00I miss the days of having Kellys, Phantasmagoria, ...I miss the days of having Kellys, Phantasmagoria, A@B, A@A and all the many independent stores in Vancouver. I didn't have much money then, but I loved walking around and comparing prices. Oh, the joy of finding that 7 inch British release!Not Waving But Drowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028430037973037907noreply@blogger.com