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Pearl Jam_iePearl Jam_ie Posts: 821
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So today a friend and I went to Atomic Records today. They're going out of business, which totally sucks, but we took the hour drive there to pay our respects and to see what kind of stuff we could dig up. I grabbed a copy of Vs. and a couple of Zeppelin records and my buddy grabbed a Jeremy 12' picture disc and some other stuff. I kept browsing and my buddy went to check out. When I walked up to the counter, my buddy was like "Hey, what do you think about this?" He had a sealed copy of the "Into the Wild" vinyl marked at $100 that they had behind the counter! I said if he didn't buy it I would, he ended up putting all his shit back and just bought that album. Well, besides having their stuff marked way down, they also give you an extra 10% off if your purchases total more than $50. The total for my stuff came to $49.37 and the people behind the counter said they had a box of 45's in the back corner of the store for a buck, so I went back there to just grab something to get me over the $50 mark. I ended finding a sealed copy of "Mirroball" for $30! It wasn't the steal that my friend got, but I'm still pretty happy about it. On the way home we stopped at a book store that my wife wanted to check out that also has a bunch of used CD's. I checked out the CD shelf while my wife was looking for a book and found the 2000 Las Vegas bootleg for $6.98! Sorry bout the long story, but what can I say? This all made my week!

For any of you in the Milwaukee area that are interested, we were told that Atomic records will be open until around Feb. 21 and they are unearthing different stuff everyday from their basement. If nothing else it's worth it to get one of their T-shirts for a souvenir! Later friends!
"In certain trying circumstances...profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer." - Mark Twain
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  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,311
    nice finds! i would probably go check it out if you didn't get everything already...:)
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  • Pearl Jam_iePearl Jam_ie Posts: 821
    Well, I know there was a Jeremy 12 in. picture disk, and a sealed Hunger Strike 12 in single that we left behind. The said they were putting new stuff out daily, so who knows? They still have a bunch of cool non-PJ stuff. I saw a sealed copy of "Nevermind" too! I have to drive an hour to get there, but I'm gonna try to get there one more time myself.
    "In certain trying circumstances...profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer." - Mark Twain
  • URthekeyURthekey Posts: 1,800
    The good news is you got such great stuff at a super price... the bad new is another record store going out of business.
  • Pearl Jam_iePearl Jam_ie Posts: 821
    URthekey wrote:
    The good news is you got such great stuff at a super price... the bad new is another record store going out of business.

    Yeah, I know. I'd rather they stayed in business. When I was in high school and working at Dairy Queen, I spent many of my paychecks there. Always cool people there too!
    "In certain trying circumstances...profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer." - Mark Twain
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Very good day! That does suck it's going out of business though. :(
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Pearl Jam_ie wrote:
    So today a friend and I went to Atomic Records today. They're going out of business, which totally sucks, but we took the hour drive there to pay our respects and to see what kind of stuff we could dig up. I grabbed a copy of Vs. and a couple of Zeppelin records and my buddy grabbed a Jeremy 12' picture disc and some other stuff. I kept browsing and my buddy went to check out. When I walked up to the counter, my buddy was like "Hey, what do you think about this?" He had a sealed copy of the "Into the Wild" vinyl marked at $100 that they had behind the counter! I said if he didn't buy it I would, he ended up putting all his shit back and just bought that album. Well, besides having their stuff marked way down, they also give you an extra 10% off if your purchases total more than $50. The total for my stuff came to $49.37 and the people behind the counter said they had a box of 45's in the back corner of the store for a buck, so I went back there to just grab something to get me over the $50 mark. I ended finding a sealed copy of "Mirroball" for $30! It wasn't the steal that my friend got, but I'm still pretty happy about it. On the way home we stopped at a book store that my wife wanted to check out that also has a bunch of used CD's. I checked out the CD shelf while my wife was looking for a book and found the 2000 Las Vegas bootleg for $6.98! Sorry bout the long story, but what can I say? This all made my week!

    For any of you in the Milwaukee area that are interested, we were told that Atomic records will be open until around Feb. 21 and they are unearthing different stuff everyday from their basement. If nothing else it's worth it to get one of their T-shirts for a souvenir! Later friends!


    Nice story and its too bad about Atomic Records. I'll have to stop by one more time b4 they close.

    Did you stop at Halfprice books after? They have great stuff and great finds. :D
  • Pearl Jam_iePearl Jam_ie Posts: 821
    Nice story and its too bad about Atomic Records. I'll have to stop by one more time b4 they close.

    Did you stop at Halfprice books after? They have great stuff and great finds. :D[/quote]

    Yeah! That's where I got the Vegas '00 boot. I bought a cool book about the Rolling Stones for $10 too! Had to be home by 4 o'clock or I could've spent a lot more time there also!
    "In certain trying circumstances...profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer." - Mark Twain
  • mohomoho Posts: 541
    Is $100 dollars for Into The Wild good? I mean i'm not trying to play it down, I just can't conceive spending that much cash on a record that has just come out! But we don't have record shops of that quality over here so it's hard for me to know! :)
    JUST PLAY THE F***ING NOTE!!!
  • JammalamboJammalambo Posts: 1,321
    It''s a very good fuckin' price, considering that its value is around $150-170.. It's out and print and rare..
  • mohomoho Posts: 541
    robcascie wrote:
    It''s a very good fuckin' price, considering that its value is around $150-170.. It's out and print and rare..

    Excellent buy then! I wish we had record shops this side of the Atlantic with a decent selection of stuff. The small one's plastered around Dublin are full of dance/electronica stuff and some standard rock albums and new releases. I remember seeing Riot Act, Vs. and Lost Dogs in a shop in Temple Bar a few years ago and I really regret not getting them now!
    JUST PLAY THE F***ING NOTE!!!
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