🚀 go-pugleaf

I missed the initial post, so I'm not sure what this was supposed to be
about.  I will say that all of the stores that I've seen mentioned here
sell only new CDs.  Personally, I refuse to buy new CDs unless extremely
desperate (gotta have it NOW!).

When I look for a CD, I make the rounds of several stores that sell new
and used CDs, starting with the cheapest.  First I go to Penny Lane in
Westwood (on Gayley).  Their used CDs are $8, if I remember correctly.
I found the B-52's latest there about one week after it was released!
They have a good selection of new CDs too, for prices generally better
than the Wherehouse - $12.  Their once-vast vinyl collection is still
worth checking out if you're still into it.

Next, I go to Record Surplus on Pico near Bundy.  Their selection of used
CDs is a little smaller than Penny Lane, and most of the CDs are $8.
Their new CD collection is relatively small, and their vinyl collection
remains large.  One plus of this place is the three CD players (and two
turntables) available to sample the wares.

If I can't find it at Record Surplus, I next resort to Record Rover on
Venice near Centinella.  Record Rover's collection is smaller still,
and their prices are around $9, but they often get cut-outs of popular
CDs fairly soon after release.  Their used vinyl includes more
alternative stuff than most other stores, and they are the only store I
know of where you can buy new records.

If I can't find the CD I want after a couple of rounds at these three
places, I usually either give up and buy new at Penny Lane or go check
out Rhino Records on Westwood.  Rhino also charges $9 for most used CDs.
Besides their own line of products, they have lots of new, hard to find
CDs, and a good selection of used vinyl.  Like Record Surplus, they have
turntables and CD players available, but they're crummy and often broken.

By the way, people were talking about the Wherehouse and Music Plus not
surviving in the world of superstores.  You might be interested to know
that Music Plus has been acquired by Blockbuster Video, and that the
Wherehouse has (according to one source) also been acquired by them.  It
will be interesting to see what results (besides an end to the really
low video rental rates and blank tape prices at Music Plus).

Michael