Let’s Go To The Record Store #9 - Academy Records (NYC) 

I had to Google that Stiltskin album and, surprisingly enough, it's grunge. I honestly had never heard of them before. Thank you for exposing me to them cause grunge is my favorite genre.

I could have spend all day in a place like that! Thumbs up! Trish

I just saw Shake Shack is moving to another park! Prices are always all over the place there. Too many $1-2 CDs marked for $5-6.

thank you once again for showing us around Manhattan before getting into Acadamy Records

Very cool video. I love the stroll through the City. I need to ask what CAD program you are using? I am also an Architect. I work for myself and I use ArchiCAD.

Such a lucky guy to have so many record stores to visit , verrrryyyy Jealous

Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto IV and Liberty City Stories all take place in Liberty City, which is a parody of New York. In GTA IV, it also takes place in Alderney which is a parody of New Jersey.

🤣new york new cds. ohh jj cale

Visited this shop this last December. It was a nice little shop. It was my second visit to NYC. You seem like a nice guy unlike lol. NYC has seemed to have some of the rudest people I’ve ever been around.

I spent $67 at this place last month, which was more than my budget could actually handle for non-essentials.

Hi Brendon!! another cool and cold trip to the record store?? and thanks for the field trip through the Big Apple and Madison Park trivia too. cheers and be well

Haha I liked the squirrel close up and caption 🤣

Looks like another cool place to buy records and cd's. That Stiltskin cd from 1994 you showed us is very rare and hard to find. You cannot even stream the album at Apple/iTunes, Amazon or Google Play. I wonder how much that cd was? I couldn't see the price sticker (blurry.) Very rare to see the Box of Frogs cd, too. $12.99 for a 2 on 1 cd, or was the price even more than that? I'd say $13 is not too bad of a price, given the fact that I never see that album, especially when it's on cd. Glad it was you and not me that went in there. I would have been in there browsing until the time the place closed for the day. And I'd likely leave the place with an empty wallet. Hope you got to pick up a bite to eat at one of those concession stands or food trucks you passed on your way over there.

I love that store! Peace.

Awesome! Is that "chair/tree" exhibition something permanent? I walked in that neighbourhood (actually went to that record store), but don't remember those chairs...Just got an Lp of "Master's Apprentices " (s/t) today. Cheers!

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Another great video intertwining historic places with a great record store, love that art exhibit! Thanks for these Brendon, great job!

Me . . .with my cd's. 😁😁😄😄😄😂😂😂

Can you design us a new record store that actually has stuff like Tangerine Dream and John Mayall? I can't find one out here on Long Island. The stores here suck ass. The problem is I rarely buy "common" CDs or vinyl anymore, rock or pop, unless it's filling a major hole in the collection. I'm usually after more estoric stuff these days.

I'm surprised that not finding much you want or need doesn't happen more often considering how much you've already got. It frequently happens to me and I've only only got about 2,400 CDs. But I guess it's a function of how much you want and unless I think really want to listen to something multiple times I tend not to want it taking up space. I continue to really enjoy these episodes of going to stores though. Fun stuff. Thanks.

Just curious how you feel about the cardboard packaging. I have nowhere the amount of CDs you have (who does?) but the cardboard ones seem to ruin the orderly display of my collection.

Hi Brendon, I noticed that you picked out blackfoot strikes cd but didn't buy it. Do you already have it in your collection? One of my favorite Jacksonville Florida bands and I read that Rickey medlocke hired another band from north Carolina calling them blackfoot. You can go on you tube and watch a concert of them doing the song left turn on a red light. I emailed the band and they told me that they will be going into the studio to record a brand new album. Can't wait for that.

Rik Emmett's "Resolution 9" I had high hopes for , but was disappointed. I'm a huge Emmett fan too. Beautiful scenery by the way.

That was cool. I always enjoying seeing the sights on your trips in New York City. I really love that Box Of Frogs album, and Rough Mix, by Ronnie Lane and Pete Townsend, and I actually prefer Keith Richards solo albums over a lot of the latter-days Stones stuff. That's a nice find you got there. My son really likes Deborah Harry's KooKoo album, but I think it has more to do with the cover art by HR Giger, who he's a big fan of.

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Great video Brendon. You should do more of these. How far is the park from the current MSG site? I lived in Nashville for 11 years, but never made it up to NY. No reason…I just loved where I was living too much to venture away lol. Also really enjoy seeing these different record stores. I’d lose hours. It’s nice to see places you wouldn’t otherwise know exist. I know they aren’t something you’d normally cover on the channel, but have you ever heard that Crowded House album from the video? Perfect stylised pop music. They are kiwis but they may as well be an Aussie band….have a huge soft spot for them. Cheers from Sydney 👍

Nice. I have both Rough Mix and Graham Parker and the Shot, both fine albums.

I skipped Academy this week since they did away with the dollar records recently. I went to Generation instead.

Great video Brendon, is it possible to show where Kiss Dressed To Kill cover was taken and other iconic album covers Physical Graffiti? Never been to NYC so not sure of the logistics. Take care Russ 👍

Hi Brendon, Just to clarify things as a fellow New Yorker, Madison Square Park was named after President Madison. And it never housed Madison Square Garden. I love your show and videos. Keep it up.

I used to hit up Academy lots in NY. The brooklyn one was amazing. Also went to the one in the east village. Picked up alot if classic hip hop back then at decent prices. Gap fillers and singles for my golden era collection.

Love this Brendon another trip through NY.Such great music stores to go and hang out

Love those "Let's go to the record store" videos!

Hey B great tour as always and particularly luv the sites of NYC. Here in Oz in the buy swap sell stores most CDs are priced at $1 - $4 where as vinyl has had become more popular the pricing of used items have gone thru the roof. I buy to listen and collect. Never sell. J 🤩

A nice walk in the park... And the record shop looked like one I really would like to visit 😀👍

Great find and Brendon, really cool work digs. I’m liking the work area with all the different screens and other things. I did take intro to Drafting in high school and found it quite interesting. After all I am Left handed which makes me by definition creative. Lol. I do write my own songs play an instrument Keyboard. I’m mostly self taught, I took lessons which I was living in Germany between 1988-1990. Then I came back to the US with my family to Tampa area. My mom is still in Fl.

Great show ! U inspired me to take a trip into Manhattan today and go music hunting !!

Cant believe you passed on the georgia satellites vinyl !!! lol 6 dollars - njoyed the vid tho

Have Debbie Harry's first solo album. The best one.

Great video thanks so much I really enjoy them👍

It's really nice to see the town. Cool way to make your channel expand and grow.

I have that Keith Richards cd on vinyl, I bought it at Rebel Rebel records years ago. If you’re an older New Yorker, then you will know the record shop I’m talking about. Academy records on 18th doesn’t have the selection they use to have especially for records. They also jacked up the prices too much on common stuff. I miss the old store employees and Frank the manager. Your lucky you found one cd, I hardly ever find anything nowadays at Academy, 12 street Academy is the best and there not related businesses partners. Prediction for 2022, they will close by the end of the year, sorry but I can feel it when I walk in there. Manhattan needs more record stores.

Did you grab a slice of pizza from Nonnas afterwards?

CDs are Death after 20 years they start to disintegrate

Loved the "Me with my CDs"!

Hi! You should have bought the Debbie Harry record. You should check out Blondie. They’re early years is the best.