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The Vinyl District, Som Records, DC Soul Recordings, and Civilian Art Projects sponsored an incredibly successful record fair last year. Anyone who went will tell you that it was standing room only: It was almost impossible to bend down to go digging for that first Boards of Canada LP.
This year, the hosts moved the record fair to the Warehouse, invited twice as many vendors from along the East Coast, booked about a dozen DJs, and got Chuck Brown on board. Did you go? And if you did, did you by chance see a copy of Forever Changes?
Photos by Jeff Martin
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That guy standing up in picture #6 (the one behind the table with the B.B. King record out front) was awesome. He had a ton of rare old hip hop records and was all about making deals. And when I grabbed a $1 copy of Jimmy Cliff's Wonderful World, Wonderful People right at the end of the afternoon, he just said, "Merry Christmas!" and wouldn't let me pay for it.
The guy catty corner from him had a mint condition, never opened copy of New Order's first record for only 20 bucks, which was my best find.
And then there was a guy downstairs who threw a free Sonny Rollins LP in with the one I was already buying for 5 bucks. He was super nice, too.
Add to that the $2 copy of The Touch of Leonard Nimoy I got, plus a couple of other odds and ends, plus the joy of record shopping with beer in hand around lots of friendly folks, and you've got a fantastic afternoon.
Oh man, I wish I had known about this, it looks amazing! I'll keep an eye out for next year.
good times. missed chuck brown. wish i had more time to peruse the vinyl but got some good pieces for sure. the highlight was a copy of a merry clayton lp with a dope cover of "southern man" and alot of old school hip-hop for cheap.
and fleurdeliz: don't worry, you don't have to wait a year, its become a quarterly event.
man, I can't believe I missed this either, esp. as I spent all day Saturday organizing LPs at home. Buying them would have been much more fun.
Anyone know where I can sign up to get emails for future shows, or which website I should check?
We're hoping that the next Record Fair will be late Summer/early Fall.
Keep checking The Vinyl District for updates. vinyldistrict.blogspot.com
Speaking of records, I'm still pissed at myself for not buying that numbered copy of Minor Threat's Out of Step that I found at Phantasmagoria in Wheaton some 15 years ago. I think at the time it was $35, which was a lot of money for me at the time, and I felt that was too much. Of course, now I'd probably pay a couple hundred bucks for an original pressing from one of DC's most influential bands.
Also, who here remembers shopping for LPs at Orpheus Records in Georgetown back in the day?
Guilty. Although I spent more time at Phantasmagoria in Wheaton.
Yeah, I used to go to a lot of shows at their second Wheaton location (after they re-located).
Back in the day I used to buy a lot of CDs at Smash in Georgetown, when they were located downstairs. I went to the 'new' location, also on M street, but it just wasn't the same. Georgetown used to be much cooler when there were shops like Smash and venues like the Bayou.
I've still got my copy of Out of Step sent direct from Beecher Street with a funny certificate of apology signed by Ian and the boys for a lengthy delay in sending it out.
I don't know what it says about me that I thought the best song on there was the last one, meant to be a goof on rock stars...
Alex: that's SICK. I actually like the first track on the record the best; for me, Betray really pulls together the band's tight, explosive sound.
The production on the record is amazing for a low-budget affair.
Did you ever visit the now-defunct Yesterday and Today records in Rockville? It was owned/operated by Skip Groff, the guy who basically funded Minor Threat's records. Used to be the best record store around.
Orpheus was great. They just recently closed their Clarendon location to focus on mail order, I think.
Orpheus is still open in Clarendon on the weekends. Check their website for details...
ah, good to know! Thanks!