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Well, holiday season is nearly here, and I expect many will visit various parts of the EU over the next while. I thought it would be interesting to post a few locations worth visiting in some EU locations (and maybe further afield?)

I have two:

Chicago: dusty groove records and reckless records - good deals to be got in both locations and both are quite close together.

Antwerp: Chelsea records, Backtrack records, and lots of very early blues at the record collector.

Spain: I see this place on youtube every now and then, might be a good place to visit https://audiomarbella.com/

I have been recently in Amsterdam and visited the Concerto record store: impressive!

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Spain: I see this place on youtube every now and then, might be a good place to visit https://audiomarbella.com/

Some lovely vintage kit there, but it's overpriced in my opinion. For example. there's a Clearaudio Emotion turntable with a Shure M75 there for €1,499. I bought a second hand one with a Sumiko Blue Point from Noel Cloney a few years back for €600.
Having said that, some of the seventies kit still has the looks!

England, Rye in East Sussex - Grammar School Records on High Street. Used vinyl and CDs also old music books etc. They have an online

This place was closed when I was in Berlin but looks interesting if you are into old valve radios etc.
https://radio-art.de

And this place outside Tokyo if you have a lot of dosh to spend.
https://www.soundheights.jp

A bit closer to home in Edinburgh, 2nd hand equipment
http://www.retroreproduction.co.uk

Places for a coffee

Seoul: http://rheehallmusicgallery.modoo.at/?link=crwbv7yw. Visited this place a few years back, good coffee and sounds.

London:

On holidays recently and drove over to Marbella today to have a look around. I called into technogold - very nice equipment on display. Massive sansui 22000 and some other choice vintage stuff. Hard to see the size of those in these pics but they are absolutely huge. He has a small stock of records as well, and was a nice fella, happy to chat.

Looking at his website, the prices are towards the top of what these things go for, very few bargains left for this kind of stuff.

Fran wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:37 pm Looking at his website, the prices are towards the top of what these things go for, very few bargains left for this kind of stuff.

Are they at least in good nick? I'd be afraid I'd get them home and they'd be as unstable as meself!

Fran wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:37 pm On holidays recently and drove over to Marbella today to have a look around. I called into technogold - very nice equipment on display. Massive sansui 22000 and some other choice vintage stuff. Hard to see the size of those in these pics but they are absolutely huge. He has a small stock of records as well, and was a nice fella, happy to chat.

Looking at his website, the prices are towards the top of what these things go for, very few bargains left for this kind of stuff.

I used to own one of those marantz amps in the last picture, 2nd from left. I think I paid £30 for it about 25 years ago.

Are they at least in good nick? I'd be afraid I'd get them home and they'd be as unstable as meself

This is always the worry buying anything vintage....