Kingsdale Lazurus' record department was cool. I remember getting several albums there including Moody Blues and George Carlin albums. On the far east side of the Lane Avenue shopping center, I use to get records, particuarly 45's at Murphy's.
Murphy's was great. Loved the soda fountain and their candy dept. with the cotton candy and big bags of popcorn. And I spent almost all my allowance all the time buying 45's in their record dept.
The record department was on the 2nd floor, along the south side wall, and between the
March 6 2007, 12:18 PM
two escalators. I'm pretty sure the UP went from the Tremont side to the NW Blvd side, so you would turn to the right.
Yes, it did open in 1970. Anyone remember the carnevale that used to set up every year on the north side of the shopping center until Lazarus was built?
I can confirm that the record department was on the south wall near the down escalator, where there are linens now. The west wall had the teen clothing department. Lots of orange shag carpet!
Man, Candi, you and I were like shadows werent we? I remember JP Snodgrass and also buying MANY pairs of jeans there......God! I bought some other 'things' there too, but we wont go into that, not here anyway....we'll just say that the windowpanes there were VERY CLEAR! Also, what was the place up on Henderson....The Buzzard uh....snap, I cannot remember....
Re: What record stores (now almost extinct) did you go to in your UA school years?
March 13 2007, 2:21 PM
I was wondering if anyone else was going to say Waves. They were a total rip-off, but we all still went there. I'm pretty sure that's where I picked up my Arrested Development cassettes and later my Hootie and the Blowfish CDs. Yep, I was just that awesome.
I bought a few over priced CD's there myself, it was just too convienient.. It was National Record (rip-off) Mart before that in the 80's, and over priced as well.
Wasn't there a record store on Henderson called Buzzards or Buzzard's Nest? I also remember another record store on Morse Road. It had a signature wooden orange crate, but I the name has slipped my mind. What was it?
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JP Snodgrass
March 5 2007, 1:25 PM
JP Snodgrass at Lane Avenue sold some records, jeans in bins all around the store - and a guy that worked there named Jeff sold more than that - thus the name JP SnodGRASS.
Re: What record stores (now almost extinct) did you go to in your UA school years?
March 16 2007, 10:38 PM
Mole's records was a good for some great used finds (several less than a buck bins). It was among the apartments above Bernie's/the Distillery on High.
Re: What record stores (now almost extinct) did you go to in your UA school years?
April 21 2007, 4:50 PM
There was a small record store call "Bob's Records" at the far west end of Lane Ave. shopping center, facing Lombard's Furniture. Used to buy 45s there and pick up my WCOL "All Hit Music Survey."
There was another record store at Kingsdale in the basement of the Union. I think you could access it from outside near the original Limited store.
And who can forget Peaches? To this day I don't remember where it was, but it was somewhere in Northland (161 or Morse.)
I believe it WAS on Morse Road. They had those giant album covers (Oops, did I say album? Yeah, that's right, back when music was music) on the outside walls of the building and also lining the upper part of the walls inside.
My brother and I waited in front of that store for hours to buy concert tickets, many times.
I also liked Buzzard's Nest for albums and ... cough, cough ... other stuff.
