Let’s Go To The Record Store #26 - BookOff (NYC)
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- For this series I’ll be taking you with me through New York & New Jersey to various Music Stores & Record Shows. Sifting through CD’s, vinyl, and whatever else the stores have to offer. Then at the end I’ll un-bag the loot and discuss why I chose the ones I did. Come on…let’s go to the record store!
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Maybe I'm the only one, but I like it when you pause at the shelf just before you pull a CD because I hit the pause button, look them over, and try to guess which one you're going to pick. I do pretty well most of the time. EDIT: OK, the Jim Nabors totally threw me! Didn't expect that!
Those prices are killing me. Some of those are much cheaper online! Love this series!
I've noticed the jacking up of prices here in England. HMV prices are getting silly, online sellers's prices are getting quite steep for new and secondhand CDs. Even some charity shops are asking collectors prices for CDs. It's all getting a bit grim out there in CD land!
Yeah its been noticed CDs are fashionable again and prices have been jacked up accordingly. I am doing much less buying these days.
This is like ASMR for music fans. The place where i shop for used hasn't changed....yet. Single disc CD's $5., Double discs $8. That's it. Out of print CD's included. wheww !
I find the ambient shopping noises relaxing.
Well, even though you only picked up two CDs, they were both classics. Love, iron butterfly and I’m a huge fan of GFR. As far as CD prices go, I got to tell you that unfortunately some of the prices I’ve seen I’ve had to resort to buying the digital copy off iTunes, and then burn a cd. Not what I really wanna do but there’s a point where you just have to say no to these high prices. I wanted to buy the new Uriah Heep CD on Amazon but the last time I checked, they only had the deluxe version and that was over $20. There’s a lot of CDs on Amazon now that are just being sold via third-party vendors and they of course are raising their prices to make money.
That subway scares me Brendon
Yeah I alwayd think the same, subways/undergrounds always attract psychos. I always remember the opening credits to NYPD Blue showing the subway!
Love the Let's Go To The Record Store Series!
Me too! One of my fave videos and experiences to do.
The price jump is pretty much universal these days, regardless of the industry. It simply costs more to keep the doors open and the lights on in Sleepy Joe's America...
Great finds! I hope the used CD prices don’t start to go up in my area too. Love Grand Funk. Iron Butterfly Ball is my favorite by them. I also have it on vinyl!
Love this format of the rapid selections off the shelves!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
What a amazing looking record store. Wow lots of variety. I'm heading into Zulu Records in Vancouver BC this Friday. Thanks Brendan.
That is a great lost Warren Zevon album. Many great songs on there. Splendid Isolation is my favorite.
It sure is!
Here in southern California, we have a handful of Book Offs, too. 10 yrs. ago it was a GREAT place for cool CD finds; tons of import pressings; Japan, West Germany, etc. but now, yeah, it's exactly like what you are seeing there in NYC; plenty of good titles that you'd want for $5, but not for $20 and above, not even close! Just nutso! They actually have $1 sections but it takes a long time to go through all those cheap CDs and you have to be really lucky to find a gem or two.
Yeah I went through the dollar section too and didn’t find one thing I wanted. Too many of the most popular albums ever released that everyone already owns.
Yeah, Book Off here in California (Orange County, city of Westminster) raised a lot of their used CD prices to ridiculous levels! There was a time a few years ago when MOST of the CDs were just $3.00, NOT ANYMORE! My friend that I see in there often, we just laugh and are bewildered by outrageous prices for stuff that is $5 or less on Amazon or discogs! I ain't shelling out $15 or $20 for a Madonna or Michael Jackson disc! Cheese and rice!
Those prices, man. Woof.
I know, insane! I couldn’t believe it.
Thank you ! What a CD Shop! I Love it....wow,wow,wow! Bye!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
The selection looked incredible…but those prices are outrageous. Thankfully here in South Carolina our thrift shops and used record shops still have tons of great cds for $0.99-2.00 range, many of the same titles shown here that are $15+.
I saw IRON BUTTERFLY live in the 80s. A theatre.
All these old hippies showed up. It was almost bizarre.
The band was fantastic. I was honestly shocked.
Brendan, I am visiting New York with my wife in October (travelling from the UK) cannot wait to visit Bookoff as I’ve wanted to go there since I saw a previous video of yours filmed there .. she does not share my enthusiasm but I’ll get round that!!
Have you seen the video I made about other great NYC record stores? If not, see link th-cam.com/video/t06ukyzAAw4/w-d-xo.html Also if you can make it out to New Jersey there are even better record stores, see link to a video about these th-cam.com/video/i8U9-C1EjQ0/w-d-xo.html
I’ve seen all your videos of all the record shops in NY and New Jersey and all look great. We are only in New York for 4 days so time limited but will hopefully check out others in Manhattan.
Sounds like a great trip. Take a spare suitcase for your CD finds! Hopefully your wife can be in the clothes stores as you are in the record shops!
Brendon love your videos. I know the prices there were a bit steep but here in Melbourne, Australia there are no stores that carry that amount of choice and range for second hand cds! The amount was amazing 🙂
Same here in Sydney. We have a few places scattered around but nothing to my knowledge with that kind of volume.
Nice find with the Grand Funk cd. It's a shame the store doesn't have much to offer in terms of value for money anymore. At least you still have Sound Exchange. Your pronunciation of Warren Zevon had me spill a little of my coffee. It's pronounced Zeevon, if i am incorrect, let me know. I have always heard it that way when he would appear on tv. Nice video, Brendon. I hope to see some more in the future, where you actually get some good value deals, happy hunting.
Joe, you're correct, pronounced like "zeevon" and Warren was one of a kind, he used to be on David Letterman's talk show all the time, filling in as the bandleader, and he was hilarious, with an awesome, dry sense of humour......great lyricist and belongs in the rock and roll hall of Fame, which he is up for and has people talking about him!
I agree totally, the prices have really jumped up lately even new on Amazon and Ebay new even got up to around 20.00 for a disc what's going on is ridiculous, starting to not buy alot now, like you buying a handful of items has turned into one or two.
Wow Brendon
i went to BOOK OFF When i was in NY 4 years ago
but now the prices are even more than here in Australia
My Brother will be in NY in a couple of months i told him to go to BOOK OFF but im going to say look out way to $
Stay safe keep collecting
Those prices are crazy. Looking forward to the next record store visit. Have you visited all the record stores in your area? Are there some that you haven't been to yet and you could do a video of?
Those prices! The expanded Little Feet at $15 was deal though. Iron Butterfly, Original Album Series on Rhino, less than $20, and has all their Atco releases.
Same in Sydney mate. We have some smaller ones scattered around but nothing near that amount.
It is sad to see prices going up like that. A charity shop here in the UK was selling their CDs for 50p each up until last year. Then suddenly they went up and was matching what they saw online. Similar to what has happened here.
I used to purchase many from them for my collection but not so much now. They have put me of going.
Good finds. may I recommend a band for you? Since I know you like stryper you should try the band "Bloodgood" the album that is my favorite is "Detonation" Their 80's glam metal.
WTF!?! Did the price of cd's just went up or were they always like that in that store? That's crazy! I just bought that Warren Zevon for 1euro in a thrift store a couple of weeks ago...that's nuts!
Great show.
Cheers.
No they went up that much in the last 8 months since I had been there. Very disappointing.
I am a regular at Book-Off in So. Cal and I’ve noticed that pattern of ridiculous CD pricing since 2021.
I have no idea what they are smoking or what they base their pricing on, but I assure you that some of those high price tags do not represent the true average price of used ‘out of print’ CDs, when compared to other brick and mortar or on-line retailers.
Yeah, my buddy and just laugh, looking at all those outrageous price hikes! Where in the hell are they getting their pricing information from!?!? Ain't nobody paying those prices, those CDs are just gonna sit there!
Keep an eye on that store, Brendon. They will become so backloaded from cds that don't sell, they will have to liquidate and prices will drop thru the floor. They should have kept to their moderate to good pricing.
Yeah even if they drop the prices there really wasn’t much there that I would have taken. I have most of what’s good in the store already.
They had to raise their prices, because you're not going there twice a week anymore... :-) :-) :-) Just kidding of course!
Take care.
Cheers.
Haha…right!
Those CD prices are pretty wild. They can keep them.
Wow -- those prices were crazy! There are several record stores I go to here in Los Angeles and the used CDs start at $3 or $4. Some are more, of course, but the most I've ever spent on used CDs was $12 and that was for a four-CD box set! The highest price I've ever paid for a new CD was around $22 and that was about 20 years ago! Interesting that you pulled the Jim Nabors album -- I'm not too familiar with his work although I do collect traditional pop albums. However, he's included on one of my various artist Christmas CDs and he has a rather operatic voice.
Haha…so far you’re the only one to mention Jim Nabors. I just remember him from The Andy Griffith show and his character Gomer Pyle…thought it made for a good deep dive.
Must be impossible to make money after rates and rent and all those overheads being in midtown NYC. People don't wanna know unless it's bargain bucket price. And then there's all the offers online and free downloads etc etc. Nice to see a sighting of the Jean Luc Ponty cd.
At Book Off I notice that most compilation albums are cheaper that the regular studio albums
Great to see NY, the subway and Book Off again Brendon but those CD prices are shocking. Has the CD revival started?
Regarding Iron Butterfly, I picked up a used copy of In-A-Gadda on Saturday but its not doing anything for me on first listen. This is my first taste of the band, one band I have overlooked unintentionally. For some reason I expected a heavy Sabbath type sound. Maybe it will grow on me.
Yeah Iron Butterfly get pigeon holed because of their big hit In-A-Gadda Da-Vida but the rest of their music wasn’t really like that. They were far more 60’s sounding on their other music. But I dig it. Maybe a few more spins and you will too.
Yeah thanks Brendon, I'll give it more time. I also got MC5 Kick Out The Jams, first time I heard those guys and very impressed!
Thx for sharing,
Well its how it should be really,
As a fan,also buy/sell guy i am.
Love it,still find in the right town cds from the 80s-music from the 70s on cd in thrifts at 50 cents-1$(Canadian)
And now i dont need ebay to resale them 10-12$ each(mint!discs like new always) on Craigslist and Kijij(live in Vancouver so with its 5-6 suburbs) i manage to find buyers more and more at that new price.
These sites allow me to upload 1000s on one listing.
Not Ebay.
Thx for sharing
Prices have been going up in Ireland too
Price of a new cd costs between 15-20e
2nd hand was always 5 but now around 7e
Spread my ashes here!!
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The BookOff over here sells items at collector's prices. I have seen CDs that go between $49.00 to $99.00 USD! I have been waiting for an old Styx CD album, "Man Of Miracles" was selling for $49.00 USD and now is hovering at $15.00 USD. If it's still there at $7.00, I'll get it. Utterly ridiculous the prices on CDs. At least you still have $1.50 CDs there, here it's at $2.00.
Hi Brendan those prices are too high shame they are pricing themselves out of market get more sales with realistic pricing. Take care joe
Yeah It’s funny you just did this video I was going to post a comment to you about “Book Off” they have gone through the roof lately on pricing, I am glad though when I was in there the other day that someone FINALLY got to doing some alphabetizing and just getting things in order over the last few months it was really a mess, but I did see some crazy prices on “open” stuff lately and sealed too that you easily can find on amazon “sealed” much cheaper I think they are trying to latch on to the “tourists” in the area and also just the CD resurgence and just physical product resurgence, they were charging 50 dollars for an open old Taylor Swift vinyl a few weeks back happened to see it out of the corner of my eye, looked like it had a lot of wear to it and probably just because its Taylor vinyl they figure they can get something for that. I think my main issue with Book Off now is they are not a music store never were, its not like the ones you have in Jersey and some of the ones that still exist in Manhattan but Book Off has gone off my radar, though I still go in once a week or every two weeks I cannot remember the last time I bought something in there, which is nuts because I used to buy tons a week, they also totally got rid of the buy more deals that was huge when I first starting going there, like 3 for 5 or 5 for 10 on the budget cd wall, they have not had any deals like that in a long time.
Yeah same thing. It’s going to keep me from going in there any more. I used to buy a lot. But not now, not at those prices.
@@BrendonSnyder Yeah I still pop in just to catch if something slips by them pricing wise or something I can't find at all shows up, but they have gone overboard on pricing, especially for something open. Just an example there is a Lionel Richie CD "Cant slow down" motown did these double reissues but it was out of print pretty quick, they have one open for $50 what? For hat price Lionel better coming to my house to sing too
not only have cd prices really gone up but certain cd players have spiked like crazy. I was scoping out this Sony vertical player with a glass bevel so you could see the disc spinning(really cool). they were anywhere from $70-$100 about 5 months ago, but I just checked and now all of the sudden they're selling for like $500-$600!!! I should've bought one when I had the chance 😞
You missed "the Essential Fred Astaire". You need some of him in your life. (wink)
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It's crazy how they changed their price policy. One extreme to another ! Next time I go to Paris, I'll see if it's the same in France.
A Paris il n'y a plus rien, seul la Fnac subsiste mais aucun choix et pas bon marché. Restent les indépendants mais là les prix s'envolent (je parle bien sur des cds neufs ou vinyls neufs)
@@everts1698 pour ce qui est des cd, je compte encore sur Gibert et O'Cd... Mais c'est vrai que les indépendants à Paris sont chers.
The prices were high. You mentioned the Jeff Beck Group CD (with the orange on the cover) that Bookoff was selling for $26. I just got this CD brand new and sealed on Amazon from MovieMars for $12. The Dokken CD at $15 is high, too. I just got the Dokken box set with that album in it. If you haven't got the Dokken box, it has the four CDs in their own separate digipaks that slide out of the box. Each has a fold out poster, two that have the lyrics, as well.
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All these escalating price tags for music will only drive more and more people back to their computers to file sharing and Napster type applications once again. Vinyl, CDs, concert tickets…this has got to stop.
Fiteen bucks for a used Dokken CD ? Silly, you can get the new release box set of all Dokkens Electra years on CD for $43....for four cd's.
Hi Brendon I bought that Grand Funk greatest hits cd for only one dollar brand new. There was a mistake with the pricing, and it had one dollar on it. So they had to sell it to me for that price.
Sweet deal! 👍
It really is a shame how much the price of music has gone up. Even a year ago, prices were nothing like the way that they are now. It seems like the only time I can find a decent deal or even something being sold for a reasonable price, is when I'm at flea markets. The people there actually want their items to go to the right people, and it's not all about getting a profit to them. Unfortunately, I've been seeing those close down too. Music is priceless, but when there are so many streaming options, it's an absolute joke to be selling a common cd for more than 5 dollars used. Nice video and collection!
Looks like you're in heaven :)
brendon i recommend you to the band balance with the album in for the count 1982. great rock aor. im spanish, forgive me my english.
I own it as a reissue from Rock Candy Records. Bob Kulick rules! 👍
I have recently decided to ditch vinyl for CD's because of the crazy prices on vinyl. I fear now that the crazy prices are about to hit CD's now.
Yeah me too. If they go through the roof IDK what I’ll do! Maybe get a second job…haha 😂😂😂
I can't imagine how expensive it is to have a store that size in Manhattan. I'm sure that (and the CD resurgence) is driving those price hikes. I just wouldn't want to be the employee who had to re-sticker all of the CDs from the old to new prices. Must've taken forever...
Sad to see those price hikes and price increases on most of those cds ….😢
Those prices are insane. J. Geils "Blow Your Face Out" for $26? I picked up the Original Album Series Vol. 1 & 2 (10 albums) which included that one for close to the same price.
Brendon bought the Grand Funk Railroad on EBay Germany for 6,50 € including shipping
Hello Brendon, How do you know when an album is out of print?
Well I watch the whole video very disappointing with the prices $18 for lover boy’s greatest hits. I was gonna go there in the next couple of days now you have save me a trip Brendan thank you. No reason to go in there to get used CDs for ridiculous prices. I can go to any other record store in New Jersey or New York and get much better prices for used CDs they were going for next to nothing not long ago
I had live Iron Butterfly whole second side was in a gadda davida
Awesome!
$7 for Out Of Time? Most stores can't seem to give that one away. My theory is that stores are becoming aware of Discogs and other online markets. Rarely do I find anything priced lower than what you can get it for online. But some stores are obviously not online influenced at all (yet,) and that's where the nice finds come from.
Thats exactly what they are doing, they are pricing at the Discogs median rates. Ridiculous.
You would think that they would want to sell the stock that they have, and not let it sit on the shelf, unsold because of high pricing.. Moving the product at a reasonable price would seem to generate more profit.. Well, I'm glad I hung on to all of my old CDs..
My favorite books I have read recently:
Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm
Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy The FLDS And My Father Warren Jeffs by Rachel Jeffs
The title of the video, Bookoff, really threw off but if you're looking for some books to read, there you go. Again, I'm fairly new here.
Haha…yeah I skipped going to BookOff for years because of the name not having any idea they carried CDs. I guess they duped us both!
I love Japanese BookOffs. I shelf with 1,5 USD CDs. Did I see right. If so. Is there any interesting records. In japan I bought some great CDs for 150 yens (if I remember right) or 300 yens. But still. And course it was some years ago...
mr. Finglish (Bäd English Recs)
Yeah they have a whole section of $1.50 CDs but they’re all the most popular of popular albums, the ones that have been in my collection for decades so they’re of no interest to me. But for people just starting out collecting it’s very good.
They bought those cds for $2 or $3 tops probably.
Exactly
The CD prices are definitely going up. The one drawback of the CD revival.
Hopefully Anthony/Sound Exchange does NOT follow suit with BookOff. My jaw dropped when you showed those crazy prices. I haven't been to my local record shop in months. I hate to see how much their prices have changed (if any.)
I don’t think you have to worry about that.
@@BrendonSnyder Did you mean Anthony and SE's prices vs. what happened with BookOff's prices?
$18.00 and $21.00 I would want the letter box with it.
My favorite music store, SSR, closed down cause the owner decided to retire. 💔
Sorry to hear that’s too bad. Always a sad day when one of our favorite music stores close. Good ones are a dying breed.
What? That's even more expensive than here in Italy. 29 $ for Aerosmith Pandora's Box? Are you kidding? Got mine last week for 7 euro.
Yeah I don’t know what the store is thinking! They’re going to price themselves out of the market and have to close the CD portion.
Maybe visit the place again when they have a 30% off sale.
They don’t have 30% off sales but I get your point. Still wouldn’t make some of them worth buying though.
@@BrendonSnyder maybe a price reduction across all CDs will be made in the future when they realise no CDs are being sold
Lucky at my record store used cds are 2.99 to 7.99 he has vinyl as the money maker for the the store he's just trying to move the cds 💿
There is no way I'd pay those prices for used CD's, I can't imagine they are selling much. I've seen that Iron Butterfly Ball on CD and vinyl for $1.00 plenty of times (I bought the record).
Snap it up. Definitely worth more than $1. For me, never seen it used and it’s out of print. So it was a score for me albeit I would have liked it better at about $8.
Unfortunately, in my country, those are mostly regular prices :(
That s a ridiculous price for a Firehouse Live CD .
Do u hit up Goodwills I find a few here and there at GWs and only for 1 buck each
No, I have enough real record stores to keep me busy. With over 11,000 CDs in my collection, I’m looking for more of the rare finds.
I'd actually rather go to a store that has prices only slightly below what items sell for on Ebay or Discogs. If you price too low, you entice flippers. If there's a pandemic and the government threatens to sue businesses for selling for more than what they normally would, then items end up in the hands of flippers. In order to buy, you have to go find the flipper and if you pay him over the odds, he doesn't have the means to make more. If you paid a little more to the company, then they would have boosted profits and be encouraged to make more since they already have the means. I got the "picked over" impression of Princeton Record Exchange when I went in 2016.
Most cd titles for pre-1990 music were pressed in 5-10K runs and everything is out of print.
Rent in NYC is crazy and the Leftists are destroying this country especially the urban areas by enabling drugs to flow freely and not prosecuting property crime like theft. The penalty for everyone is higher taxes and insurance.
Do you have that album with Tommy Bolin?
I already own it.
$26 for cheap trick the doctor? Brendan that’s a lot of money. I’m sure it was much less last time you went there. That’s a ridiculous price.
That price is about right for 'The Doctor' original CD pressing. Long out of print, and they didn't make that many in the first place. Released in 1986 when CD's were new and expensive. Plus, it didn't sell much when released because the songs are weak so CBS Records didn't order the plant to manufacture more. There were only a few plants around the world able to make CD's in 1986.
They’ll price them at collectors prices until their sales drop
Stick with PREX. They price to move. Most of that stuff would be $1.99. Trixter for $7? Please. Like you said, thank god we started when we did.
How come your voice sounds different when you are at the shops?
Because I’m talking low so as not to draw lots of attention to myself and to not annoy the other customers around me.
Outrageous prices you could get some of those CD’s brand new for less than what they’re charging for used. No thanks
They should change their name to Rip-Off!
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these prices are really surprising. There are 3 bookoff in Paris France where I live, and I've bought some really good CDs there for 2 or 3 € . I sure hope this pricing policy doesn't cross the Atlantic.
I hope for your sake they don’t either! I’m glad I’ve got other record stores to go to instead.
Wow interesting that they are also in Europe, I assumed it was a US only shop.
In Lyon at Gibert Joseph ,the prices are not so high ,i dunno how is it in GJ in Paris but the NYC prices are shameful !!!
Funnily enough, I was on a business trip in Paris last week when I read this and on my free day tracked down the bookoff stores you mentioned. I had only experienced the Japanese bookoff stores, and until recently assumed they were a Japanese brand. Yes, the Cds in Paris were cheap,€1 -€4 , although not a big stock, one had a reasonable amount of interesting ( For me at least) stock and were in good condition. So thank you for alerting me of their existence, I had a fun day out 'hunting'.
Ridiculous prices and they did not even put new cases on them and do they check quality of CDs before pricing There is no CD resurrection in Australia though
At those prices, I bet a lot of people are mispronouncing BookOff
I just really have my doubts these collector prices ever migrate to the heartland. Our fleas and ys prices are rock bottom here in western pa rural md area. You can get anything they have for a dollar every day. I just don’t ever see cd values anything like vinyl. Not happening
Flea markets and yard sales are not record stores so I think you’re safe.
the cost of doing business in nyc with the crime, rent no wonder
oof those prices though
I would never pay this money for 2nd hand CDs ...it is outrages if I use soft words ...but then we have different priorities in life ....no-one forcing us to pay this amount for CDs ...thankfully London UK still keeps prices of CDs on the reasonable level with a lot of bargains around if you have time and knowledge where to look for ....
Good to hear!
What a pricy store you keep goin‘
In the future, We will have to stream the music we can not afford.
Already happening in some cases
Yikes prices like that will push us collectors away. It's Really ashamed to see. Vinyl records are high we don't need CD to do the same. I know it isn't true but seems like they places are trying to push us to streaming services only. Hopefully I won't see that in my area.
Book Off? More like Rip Off. I looked up those Jim Carroll CDs on Discogs, and I don't know where they get off asking for those prices.
$69 for that Yes CD is insane.....one word.....NO!
Those prices are stupid!
I find those prices way too high, some ridiculously so. They're gouging, I'd never buy at those prices.
It shocked me and I’m willing to pay more for rare albums.
Don't stand to close to the tracks brother.
You got it! 👍
I don't understand why anyone would pay for a $70 cd when everything is downloadble today. Other than collectible reasons.
I don’t think you’re going to get anyone buying that who isn’t a collector. That’s what the store is banking on. But it kills the fun since there aren’t deals to be found.
Time to boycott that store and head back to Princeton Record Exchange. Ridiculous pricing.
Yeah I won’t be shopping there anymore. Most of it wasn’t worth anything and you really had to sift to find that gem but the pricing was good and with the quantity I could usually walk away with about 10 making the time worth while. If I can only find a couple and they’re over priced then it’s both a waste of time and money. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.