Groove Merchant's top 5 super-rare funk and soul records 

Been buying and selling good stuff here since the McFadden days. Cool Chris knows what's up. Others have come , some have gone. Groove Merchants still here.

Woa! How did I miss this place when I visit San Francisco in '97?!!! Cool place - and I love that Darando track! Fascinating vignette. Peace.

remember visiting Groove's Around my brithday at San Francisco along with Visiting Recycled Records, Aomba s.f., & Original Vinyl

Soul & Funk addicted it's a pity that I missed this store....I was there in early July but I came just too late before the store closed at about 06.00 or 07.00 PM....Unfortunately I could not come back the day after as I had to go a bit further in my US Trip....I'll be back!!!! See you from Belgium!

constantly solid vibes, "Cool Chris" rules, as do Josh, Jon, Benji, Jerome, & Vinny so many quality jams purchased over the years.

This one goes out to my man the Groove Merchant, coming thru with beats for which I've been searching.

Damn look at that Otis T Johnson record in the background. Now that's a rare (and insane/amazing) album.

It may be rare to his eyes and ears, plus he most likely knows his customers tastes. good video!! The sounds were good too.

that Darondo track is sick

That Darondo track is beautiful, though it sounds suspiciously like the Delfonics classic which came two years earlier.

Cool vid. Love this store. Nice people. Reasonable. Great feel. Lots of 45s too.

Visited a few times. Always worth the trip.

I am from Copenhagen, Denmark and know Darondo.

Twilight's "Scorpitarius" from the prior album was a killer Latin Groove in the mold of Malo. Killer cut!

cool video dude. peace to music lovers all around the world

Really hoping that Durando is on the official soundtrack coming out on RSD

Great video! I needed to see this before work. I got that Sam Dees lp also.

That's My Homeboy Rite'Dere !! Alllwayz Hookin Me Up !!!! #2 Thumbs Up !

Breaking Bad introduced me to Darondo. Cheers!

Sam dees man. What voice, what a writer, what an album!. Might dig it out 2mo

Beautiful post vfeditions... Peace N Respect!

Damn bro, I'm going to have to go to your shop!

Cool keepin's it...cool. bet alotta sample based producers go here most definitely!!! Domino producer for Hiero use to live and work here.

been in there. hard to compete with rooky's just up the street, but a cool little shop indeed.

one of the best!

Always call in when I am in town.

Do all your videos have sound post-production? It seems as if the song clips you put in every one of them sounded better than the actual tracks?

I am also a Soul, RnB, Doo Wop record collector. No decent record shops in my area of Delaware. Nothing in Southern Delaware. A real bummer !! I do my picking on ebay. The trouble is most ebay sellers have no clue, as to grading guidelines. I now purchase only from reputable record sellers on Ebay that know how to grade records and company record sleeves.

Would love to know the track that starts at 0:16.

that civil attack record is rare

What's the track at the beginning og the video?

sweeeeet!!!!!!! great music :)

The guy needs a trip to Tokio and see what a Proper rare records store is .

Sam dees released a lot of stuff.

😎😎😎cool dude😎😎😎 sniff sniff

What's the name of the intro track?

That Round Robin record was so bad I don't know what to think about Groove Merchants or Luv n Haight anymore...

the name of first song pls ?

Errr....Sam Dees....a guy that didn't do too much? Who is this clown

Shout out to the original KBLX 102.9. I wish I would have been at that sale. The "new" KBLX sucks btw...

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I avoid these shops like the plague! Nothing beats going to place with 1000s of cheap vinyls. And spending hours digging for rare classics, that are dirt cheap!

The guy who runs the record store needs to get a good nights sleep

don't like shops like THI$$$$

Not very rare for a record shop owner

that attitud maaaannnnn, he believes he has the best record store in the world......... pf chill out bra

that guy attitude is irritating.

Been a funk dj for a couple of years... These are not rarities to me