What are the best record stores in van for...

DoS · #1 (**permalink**) Mar 18, 03

HardHouse/NuNRG

Breakz

and maybe some speedgarage and funkyhouse

??

Skip EZ · #2 (**permalink**) Mar 18, 03

Vinyl Lab Records:

232 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver

Senior · #3 (**permalink**) Mar 18, 03

(^) What he said and also Boomtown, both are really helpful for helping you find the tracks you want and knowing what to order if they don't have them already.

-ak47- · #4 (**permalink**) Mar 19, 03

I wouldnt know which shop is best for those specific genres, but if you have a certain song u know u want then go to bassix and order it from there, they do an excellent job at getting tracks for you in a 1-6 week span (however if its out of print and not in stock anywhere, then you're outta luck).

Actually those genres sound like something futuristic flavor would carry in better quantity.

Wood · #5 (**permalink**) Mar 19, 03

^ff doesn't carry vinyl anymore...

come to boomtown for the breaks, we have a fairly small hardhouse section though...

maybe hipnotik for that stuff???

mikey · #6 (**permalink**) Mar 19, 03

^^^^

hipnotic has about 15 hh tracks ~

mattymids · #7 (**permalink**) Mar 19, 03

actually id say with confidence (having been to every other record store in the city) that we have the biggest breaks, jungle, and trance sections in the city and that hard house sales have been declining lately because most hard house producers are now producing hard trance. as far as breaks promos go, much like boomtown and vinyl lab we also receive these promos, its not that big of a secret, also we dont charge customers to do special requests

Wood · #8 (**permalink**) Mar 19, 03

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Originally posted by mattymids
, also we dont charge customers to do special requests

who does?

Kraig · #9 (**permalink**) Mar 19, 03

Now, now boys... competition is a good thing!

mattymids · #10 (**permalink**) Mar 20, 03

i agree competition is very good, and i was told bassix charges 5 dollars for requests

-ak47- · #11 (**permalink**) Mar 20, 03

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Originally posted by 9663

who does?

Bassix takes a $5 deposit off each record requested, but u get it back when the record comes and you actually buy it (whereas you lose it should you decide not to buy the record)... Actually Im pretty sure you guys did the same when I ordered shit from you guys a while back...

Wood · #12 (**permalink**) Mar 20, 03

^of course, but that's not charging the customer... we don't add anything on to the cost of the record, and the deposit is fully refundable if we don't get the record or if you get tired of waiting...

Senior · #13 (**permalink**) Mar 20, 03

Vinyl Lab & Boomtown for breaks and DnB... most definately!

dj4mula · #14 (**permalink**) Mar 20, 03

Shiat. Check them all out! It's an addiction. Of course with the gas being so expensive, you might want to limit yourself to the closet location.

Boomtown has a great collection of nu skool, but its all the way downtown.

Bassix has a variety, mostly trance and house. Breaks is aiht. Hip-hop is great here.

Hipnotik, near sky train and the breaks selection is great.

But seriously, it all depends on your needs. Plus its fun to go 2 all 3 rekkid stores jsut 2 see what u could find.

-ak47- · #15 (**permalink**) Mar 20, 03

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Originally posted by 9663
^of course, but that's not charging the customer... we don't add anything on to the cost of the record, and the deposit is fully refundable if we don't get the record or if you get tired of waiting...

Yeah I know, I wasnt implying that. I was just stating how someone believ that they actually charge u.