tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post3121845040973941280..comments2024-03-24T16:40:04.722-04:00Comments on Philadelphia Memories: Neighborhood Record StoresBrian R. Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14081099589796225998noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-26204708266224080892024-03-24T16:40:04.722-04:002024-03-24T16:40:04.722-04:00Wow yes I was there. Wonder who else played. I th...Wow yes I was there. Wonder who else played. I think Johnny had an issue with the monitors and threatened to walk off the stage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-56772222816695842862023-04-29T06:10:07.957-04:002023-04-29T06:10:07.957-04:00Hey Brian I'm not from Philly but going to a b...Hey Brian I'm not from Philly but going to a boarding school on the Main Line in the 1979s I'm all to familiar with it. While visiting a friend in Jenkintown late in 1981 he took me to Third Street Jazz and Rock. I bought comedian George Carlin's first album An Evening With George Carlin'.Stink1978https://www.blogger.com/profile/12872486750232671555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-84914370038973380952022-06-29T05:55:26.381-04:002022-06-29T05:55:26.381-04:00That other record store you mentioned on East Pass...That other record store you mentioned on East Passau k Avenue was Mel's Records. It was located on Passau k Avenue between Mifflin and Moore Street on the east side of the street. Bought many an LP from Mel and he did know his m<sic as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-70301855654994871852021-07-27T16:06:53.579-04:002021-07-27T16:06:53.579-04:00How about Franklin Music on Chestnut St downtown? ...How about Franklin Music on Chestnut St downtown? Went there alot when I was in high school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-34622037240168063472021-01-16T09:47:13.853-05:002021-01-16T09:47:13.853-05:003rd St. was great, Jerry's both on Market and ...3rd St. was great, Jerry's both on Market and the Bazaar of all Nations where you could sometimes find amazing long-forgotten stuff or discarded. I'd say 75% of my jazz records came from 3rd St. As well as Jerry Gordon on the radio, John Diliberto who worked there for a few years does Echoes on WXPN.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-61041606517821733712020-12-28T14:39:48.338-05:002020-12-28T14:39:48.338-05:00The owner of 3rd Street Jazz, Jerry Gordon, is a D...The owner of 3rd Street Jazz, Jerry Gordon, is a DJ on WPRB (103.3) out of Princeton. Great show!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-55155787812985891422018-05-21T17:50:19.169-04:002018-05-21T17:50:19.169-04:00Both ZZZZounds had amazing record departments, the...Both ZZZZounds had amazing record departments, the one on Chestnut had a DJ Booth, first time I saw a mixer. The rest is history<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885589209075008954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-7344962803430955552018-03-06T16:09:38.029-05:002018-03-06T16:09:38.029-05:00How about Record Museum and especially ZZZounds on...How about Record Museum and especially ZZZounds on Market and on Chestnut.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-44552940082714704142017-10-03T00:54:36.149-04:002017-10-03T00:54:36.149-04:00i was a student at drexel from 1978 to 1983. i thi...i was a student at drexel from 1978 to 1983. i think i spent more time at 3rd street jazz than i did at class.dougmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185478490236110993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-18624481874294495632013-06-01T16:28:07.782-04:002013-06-01T16:28:07.782-04:00There was a store on 9th and Chestnut Streets call...There was a store on 9th and Chestnut Streets called Penn Records. They mostly sold folk music which I was interested in back in the 1960's.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181611312091630997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-12463502495866679862013-05-06T04:11:30.186-04:002013-05-06T04:11:30.186-04:00I just discovered this blog and loving it!
My fir...I just discovered this blog and loving it!<br /><br />My first 45 was Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke that I bought (I think) at the Record Bar. It was on Passyunk between Mifflin and McKean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-61851312943945092422008-09-05T23:58:00.000-04:002008-09-05T23:58:00.000-04:00Franny's Record store 10000 block Bustleton Avenue...Franny's Record store 10000 block Bustleton Avenue. Nobody ever threw you out no matter how long you were thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-6484400681717771572008-09-05T23:50:00.000-04:002008-09-05T23:50:00.000-04:00Anyone that grew up in the Northeast remember Fra...Anyone that grew up in the Northeast remember Franny's Record Store on Bustleton Ave, in the strip mall near the Bustleton Inn?<BR/>Between 1969-1973, I was in that place with my friends on the way home from school at least once a week, if anything else, to pick up a WFIL Boss 30.<BR/><BR/>LouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-49989225754875059192008-02-07T14:39:00.000-05:002008-02-07T14:39:00.000-05:00Joe Niagra also had a record store on 9th and carp...Joe Niagra also had a record store on 9th and carpenter.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what ever hapened to all the little round things we used to put in our 45 records so they could play on 33 turntables. there must have been billions of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-3707335382551568202008-01-12T12:35:00.000-05:002008-01-12T12:35:00.000-05:00Yes - Peter Frampton - Gary Wright at JFK Stadium ...Yes - Peter Frampton - Gary Wright at JFK Stadium in June of '76. I am constantly meeting people who were there. Some even remember being there. First use of lasers at a concert. Or so I have been told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-81041117228970713212008-01-11T20:21:00.000-05:002008-01-11T20:21:00.000-05:00To add to that last comment, my brother always rem...To add to that last comment, my brother always reminisces about the "Five for Five" concert he attended at the Spectrum - five bands for five bucks. The headliner was Johnny Winter,the Texas blues legend. The others were forgettable, except for The Fabulous Poodles which were booed off the stage, securing them a place in memory.Brian R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081099589796225998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-30336017436831818772008-01-11T20:15:00.000-05:002008-01-11T20:15:00.000-05:00Yeah, those were the days. You can't touch albums...Yeah, those were the days. You can't touch albums or tickets for those prices. I never paid more than $20 for concert tix through the mid-80's. Now, you pay unreal prices for shows that probably don't last nearly as long. I remember paying less than that for a Charlie Daniels show in 1982, and it lasted more than three hours, with two opening acts. <BR/><BR/>Now to see big acts you have to go to Atlantic City instead of the sports complex. Maybe that's one reason kids are into the music they are today, major acts being inaccessible to them in cost and concert venue.Brian R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081099589796225998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-89672144534923881542008-01-11T19:22:00.000-05:002008-01-11T19:22:00.000-05:00Let's see - an album for about $5.00, a concert ti...Let's see - an album for about $5.00, a concert ticket - $18.50. I always preferred double albums; they helped with removing the seeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-31569051862377591502008-01-07T13:04:00.000-05:002008-01-07T13:04:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment! I knew of Joe Niagara's ...Thanks for your comment! I knew of Joe Niagara's history as a DJ, but didn't know he had a local record shop. And you reminded me of something I plain forgot about - cutouts! Yeah, they were great for some good deals on vinyl. Thanks for posting!Brian R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081099589796225998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24583005.post-12455055592159337552008-01-06T21:52:00.000-05:002008-01-06T21:52:00.000-05:00Lots of good record buying memories there...don't ...Lots of good record buying memories there...don't forget disc jockey Joe Niagra had a record store on 2500 Broad St. He had a lot of cut out albums for cheap that he must of picked up on the radio. Lots of trips up Passuyunk Ave to shop for records then the trolley to Jerrys and down to 3rd st for some imports. Another was Rendevous record store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com