Owners stockpile for diverse tastes
Record shops take turn to used discs
By CHERYL RUDER!
Of the Emerald
Ah, tunesl How steadfastly they
have become infused in our
bloodstream. For three genera
tions the grooved disc has enthral
led our airwaves, pocket books
and imaginations.
Campus dwellers will find no dif
ficulty in their search for the record
album, either new, used, odd
category or otherwise. In fact, the
campus area is so glutted with re
cord stores, making the task all
the more easy for students, one
wonders how they survive the
competition.
Still they do, and with them, a
whole new phenomenon in record
stores has hit Eugene — the used
record store. These stores are
more than the little section in the
back of the shop with a stack of
decaying, cat-scratched, un
wanted trade-ins. Though a fragile
commodity, there is no reason
why records cannot vary owner
ship, and in the wake of recent
record industry hikes used re
cords are sounding more and
more reasonable. (An added
bonus — most used record stores
let you hear the record before you
shell out the bucks.)
Two record stores in town are
devoted solely to the used market.
Django’s, at 565 Willamette St.,
just opened in July. As an offshoot
of the Django s in Portland, it of
fers an encompassing variety of
used discs, despite the implica
tions of its name.
Owner Russ Martin expects to
be open longer than the current 11
a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday schedule, when the
season perks up. Currently he is
stocked with more rock than jazz
but is fully aware that his mer
chandise depends on the records
customers bring in to sell. He
prides himself on a good selection
of out of print albums.
Also quite new in town, Prez,
which just moved into its new
quarters at 768 E. 13th Ave., next
to the Excelsior, is noted for their
selection of jazz. Stocking almost
all used records, with a small addi
tion of new ones, Prez is open 10
a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through
Saturday.
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Prez also carries rock, classi
cal, folk and blues and is a curios
ity spot for all jazz fans. The walls
are lined with photos and news
clippings of famous jazz artists
and the shelves boast old and val
uable records that tell their own
story. Prez also buys used re
cords.
The oldest amongst the myriad
a
imm
Almost all the other record
stores in town cany a section of
used records along with their regu
lar stock. The House of Records,
at 258 E. 13th Ave., is known for
its large selection of cut-outs.
Started in 1971 by three students,
it has grown to be a very stable
outlet for record-buyers.
Obscure albums and imports
i
are the specialty* stock of the
House. Their hours are 11:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Monday through Satur
day and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.
They also buy and trade records.
Everybody’s Records, at 40
E. Fifth Ave., raised a few cheers
from record buyers when it re
fused to up the prices of new re
leases last spring. Claiming that
Photo by Erich Boeketieide
Crystalship is one of a piethora of Eugene record shops. To dent the competition, record dealers may stock
only used records, offer a combination of new and used or cater to special tastes.
they wouldn’t give in to the record
industry price hike, Everybody’s
made a valid point. They did even
tually have to raise their prices.
Everybody’s stocks all new re
cords and tapes. The store is part
of a chain of six, with branches in
Portland and Corvallis. The store
is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every
day.
The Chrystaiship is the most
established record store in the
area. Located in the downtown
mall at 164 W. Broadway Blvd.,
the store started out in the late
'60s as a parapbenalia shop. The
beads and posters have re
mained, but only as a side show,
as the store has expanded to carry
the largest stock of records in
Eugene. Open from 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. every day, Chrystalship does
not buy used records but they are
quite good in ordering and obtain
ing special requests.
A bit far from campus, but still
available to students is Bremen
Town Records. Located at Valley
River Center, Bremen Town deals
also in only new records. The
store carries 40 per cent classical
and a wide variety of other
categories. It is open Monday
through Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
of record stores is right at the edge
of campus at 13th Avenue and
Alder Street. The Id, also known
for its selection of books and art
prints, has a smaller stock of re
cords than some stores but makes
up for it by trying to cater to stu
dents’ tastes.
Famous for their selection of
jazz, the Id is open from 9:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Fri
day and 11 a m. to 5 p.m. Satur
day. Used records in good condi
tion are bought and sold.
Closest to campus is the Sun
Shop at 860 E. 13th Ave. Having
changed ownership last February,
the Sun Shop has expanded its
selection of records and stereo
equipment. Once known for its
amplifiers and electric guitars, the
store now stocks only acoustic in
struments and guitar parapher
nalia.
The Sun Shop is open 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Monday through Satur
day and also buys used records.
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