Thank you for sharing your story with your audience. We also commend your hustle for your business. That seems to be RARE in your generation. We subscribed today and looking forward to watching your progress. Merry Christmas!-Danny & Beth🙏🏻🎧🎄
Excellent points and some that you would think are a given but many store fail to do. I sell on the side and managed music stores throughout the '80s and '90s but never owned a shop. I practiced and trained my staff on the same tips. Luckily, the company and owners knew them too so no resistance from them. There are some seasoned shops that had been (and some still do, surprisingly) operating with the impression their clientele know what they want and just want to dig. The customer base has drastically shift to a more interactive one... Folks have questions or need guidance more than before. Some of my favorite shops have a better focus on a well-kept, well-stocked and well-organized store. These shops listen to feedback and implement changes to make the shopping experience better... and most are quite simple. Case in point, one of favorite shops to visit is Plaid Room Records near Cincinnati. Many shops have a New Arrival section but few maintained as well as Plaid Room. They take the time to section it off by week and throughout the day, not only add to it but to keep it fresh and organized. If I was local, I'd be there weekly if not multiple times a week.
Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and reply with such a thoughtful comment. Good on Plaid Room for keeping it tight! That’s a sign of a great record store! Give the people what they want!
Thank you so much! I'm doing my best to keep it real. It's awkward to talk to a camera alone in a room, especially without a script, but I'm having fun doing it and I'm stoked to hear that it's resonating. Thank you algorithm, for bringing the community together!
Lance, love your story and the golden rule vibe. Been a collector for 60+ years and am a big fan of the Brown Acid series. The first ones I bought were one and four, because I saw Zekes play with The Stack in OC in the late 60’s. I’ve worked in three record stores myself over the years, not a money making profession to go into. By the way just curious if you’ve run across Claude Coma and the IV’s album in your career. That was a band I was in from San Diego in the early 80’s. Cheers!
I just watched my first Permanent Records video (this one of course), and am very impressed. Wish I still lived in SoCal! I'll check out the website now.
Very cool video, I just subbed you up, my best friend owns a record store here in my town Revival Records he opened in 2009, I have a small channel were I mainly talk about rock vinyl and post a few concert clips, I hope you have a very successful 2024, Peace!
Hi. Jonas here. We have talked via email. This is a great video. As you know I just opened a shop but only online because of the expenses of having a store. I could talk for hours of my experiences this last 6 months. One thing that is frustrating is the shipping to Sweden in my case so even if there is a huge demand for import records it’s hard to fill that demand without breaking the bank. Also my biggest lesson has been not buying to much stock and the worst thing - buy to much for myself. But hey. What do you expect when releasing a heroin addict in a candy shop… There are so many records you “need” and the prices is obviously lower than ever. Talk soon //Jonas
Great to hear from you, Jonas! I completely sympathize with you on all fronts. It’s hard to know what to keep and what not to, but it’s great to be in a position to be able to make those decisions, isn’t it? I do my best to keep as few records as possible to keep the shop as fully stocked with great records as possible!
@@PermanentRecordsLA I need to learn that!! 😀 Talk more soon. I think we can work something out so the Swedish nerds can have more great music from the US! And also. Don’t worry about the camera. You are a natural. Looks and sounds great and more important - what you talk about is super interesting!!
@@PermanentRecordsLA Unless the the building is already family owned and paid for and you are already located in a large metro area so you can source product.
Don't plaster actual vinyl records on the walls. It's disrespectful to glue vinyl to the walls as decorative wall paper. My local record store does this according to the pictures they have posted on-line. Won't be going inside anytime soon.
@PermanentRecordsLA We just left LA.. Next time I'll come by the store. I like what you said about " Don't low ball " for good records ! Happy New Year 🎵
