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By TOM TOWBRIDGE
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If the high cost of new music
keeps your record collection
small, consider the benefits of
buying used
The Eugene area sports
several used-record stores with
enough music to suit all tastes
rock. jazz, classical, soul, easy
listening and country
"Eugene probably has the
most used-record stores per
capita than anywhere else in the
country,'' says Mike Smyrak,
proprietor of Mr Mike's Really
Reuseable Records
This benefits the record con
sumer because "competition
breeds improvement,” Smyrak
says
Play It Again records, located
downtown at 565 Willamette St
(across from the post office)
and on campus at 762 E 13th
Ave has a large selection of
records at an average price of
$3 25 for a single LP All single
records priced at $2 50 or more
and double records $4 50 and
up are guaranteed Play It Again
also rents records, usually at a
cost of $1 per single record
The House of Records at 258
E 13th Ave has been providing
the area with used records for
10 years In addition to its huge
quantity of used recordings, the
shop offers many new albums at
budget prices Used record
prices vary from $1 99 to $4.29
depending on the artist and the
quality of the record.
All records priced above
$2 49 are guaranteed, and the
House of Records rents records
as well
Inside the Lane Building at
the corner of 5th Avenue and
Willamette Street is Diana's
Records Diana's stocks mostly
new and imported records, but it
also carries a sizable selection
of used recordings priced
between $2 and $4 that are
backed by a guarantee Diana’s
rental policy includes new and
used records
Mr Mike's Really Reuseable
Records at 223 W 7th Ave
downtown, and on campus at
519 E 13th Ave offer high
quality guaranteed used
recordings priced between
$2.50 and $3 50 Bargains also
can be found on the budget
record racks containing records
priced at $1 each or three for $2.
These records are not guaran
teed Mr Mike's also rents
records
In addition to their low prices,
used-record stores also have
the advantage of allowing the
customer to personally inspect
each record However, accord
ing to Smyrak this doesn't al
ways ensure a clean recording
“Ninety percent of used
record store customers don't
know what to look for when they
take a record out of the jacket'1
he says, suggesting that a
record buyer who is in doubt
about a record's quality should
ask the cashier to play a track
on the store stereo
Eugene's used-record stores
offer more than records and
tapes Posters, stereo acces
sories and general parapher
nalia are sold too. Bootleg
records and collector's items
usually not seen in new record
stores often can be found at
used-record outlets
If you wish to sell or trade your
records, Smyrak says they
should be in top condition A
record jacket that isn't worn
helps as well
"Telling people that their
records aren't any good is the
hardest thing about the used
record business," he says.
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