How I Shop For Music At McKay's
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Over the years, I've developed some habits for music shopping. So, here's how I look for music at one of my favorite stores, McKays in Greensboro, NC.
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I need my own McKay’s. That store looks so fun to get lost in.
You could spend hours in there
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack Indeed you could
If you live in Tennessee, they have one in Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga
we need more music stores like this in canada! you're a lucky dude killbot
Need more all over the place
We must keep these stores alive!🤘🏻
Wow love how organized your are 🤟So bad we don't have McKays in France
Right now, to my knowledge, there’s two stores in North Carolina and two in Tennessee. Hopefully they can branch out a bit, because its that good
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@@aremefremperezlucero2983 Bah c'est pas pratique, que ce soit pour se procurer du matériel sans passer par internet ou pour aller en concert j'ai l'impression
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack thats awesome man. I have a store that I go to called bullmoose in Salem, NH its a cd and record store and its amazing. At bullmoose you can get points and put stuff on hold. It is kinda like McKays. There is also a website called zia records which is where I go online as well. Bullmoose has a website too. I recommend it to you 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Dude! I live in Virginia and I have a McKays really close to me (like 10 minutes away) and I always go there for some music, sadly for the metallica stuff all they have at mine for CDs are the shitty albums load and reload and st anger, but they did have a sick ass slayer show no mercy Cd which ended up being way to expensive but they do still have a load of cool stuff.
McKay's is great. I live in VA so every time I go, its a special trip. Its a big store though, so I prepare myself to give the store some time. Music isnt the only thing I go for; I also enjoy hunting for blu rays, comics and video games.
Their movie selection is great
Surprisingly informative, interesting, and engaging video, even from the perspective of someone who isn't in the U.S, who doesn't even know what McKays is!
Why thank you! Quite a compliment
That thumbnail looks EXACTLY like the metal cd section at the hmv I always go to.
It's cool to see a mom and pop shop like this. We had disc replay in IL only they kept the disks behind the counter so you didn't know what condition the disc's were in until after you bought it. Sadly my car has no cd player which is a shame because there are alot of albums I wanna listen to that aren't available on streaming or YT.
I’ve annoyed a couple shop owners by asking to see the discs and then saying “yup that can go back” after seeing the behind-the-counter discs in weird shape
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack I've also annoyed the clerks but that's just me wanting to shoot the shit and talk metal.
Bruh, I totally forgot Disc Replay sold music. I generally have stupid good luck on finding video games and DVD box sets, and it kinda overshadows the tunes. Hit Co-Op records in Moline if you're bordering the Iowa side of the state. I found the recalled Dream Theater live album there as well as some Glamtera.
@@ChunkSchuldinga nice I live on the west coast now but I'll Def check it out once I get a chance.
I ended up with most of my original Mega cd's from Half Price Books. Take a look.
haven't been to that mckays in years! found some cool vinyl gems last time i was there.
Wish we had one of these here in Scotland
I used to know McKay's like the back of my hand! Great video, and thanks for the nostalgia.
They’re building another one in Mebane!
I went to the Mckay's in Nashville and I was blown away. I was expecting a small hole in the wall but it was huge! I had a friend in college that went every now and then to that location and he invited me and my husband to go with him to check it out. I really miss going because it had a lot of cool stuff. Too bad I live too far away now.
Oh that’s cool. Lots of memories created in these stores
I went to school in Greensboro, Mckays was a cool store to go thumb thru if you knew someone with a car or had one to get to it. Mostly I remember it for being the spot to go to that would buy your textbooks for more than the campus bookstore would/sell you used ones cheaper.
Also funny you mention My Morning Jacket and Washed out, both were really popular in the early 2010s when I was in school. At least among the Tate St hipster crowd. They used to play on campus radio all the time too, saw Washed out at the Blind Tiger once, My Morning Jacket played at the Coli too but the $60 in college was too rich for me. If you’ve ever seen the show Portlandia you’ve heard Washed Out before, their song Feel It All Around is the theme song for that show.
This video brings back some memories lol
My uncle is the best. He's a guitarist. He bought me my first electric guitar and record player. Some times we'll go shopping at this place in Fresno CA called Rasputin Records. They got vinyl, cd, tapes, blurays, dvds, vhs, and books. Massive selection. So cool!
That’s wonderful
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack truly. Love your videos btw. You introduced me to many of my favorite artists. Death, Type o Negative, Throbbing Gristle, Obituary, Origin, etc. Keep it up!
Thank you!
This looks like a neat store.
As someone who goes to this exact store on occasion, I can confirm it kicks ass, even if I only go for the books (which are equally cheap if you know how to look)
You’ll have to see me there before a Greensboro show
We had Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ. Sadly, they are no longer in existence after 42 years. They seem to be very similar to McKays. Although it was about an hour drive for me, I would frequent there often. They had bootlegs, crazy hard to find metal albums, one time pressings of CD’s and vinyl, toys, movies and etc. They had a stage in the back of the store and they also had meets and greets with bands from time to time. That is where I met, The Man, The Myth, The Legend - Peter Steele and the band Type O Negative. I had them sign their Life is Killing Me and World Coming Down CD booklets.
Oh that’s awesome
Oh yeah! Vintage Vinyl, I was so sad to see them go :(
This store looks awesome
Damn, I've been wanting the Obituary "Don't Care" single. I used to have it on cassette and it has a song that's exclusive to the single
We have a Mckays here in Nashville. Thanks to your tips I'm sure my next trip will be very productive
They should put one in Athens GA
My favorite record store when I was living in Portland Oregon was a place called O Zone’s. They used to sell everything from Industrial to metal to alternative rock to punk. Their local music section was killer because you would see TV:616 (Portlands version of NIN and Skinny Puppy) right next to the Wipers, Big Daddy Meatstraw, and the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. I went back a few years ago and they closed down the store. I still miss that place.
Another great video from a great community metalhead, keep at it little brother you’re making great content for our community
That's awesome, is cool u got a place to find alot of cool cds, I barely have much luck finding the types of stuff I want except for one store that caters to specific taste even though I have to travel out of city to get there, still worth getting sons of Northern darkness at least and am planning to go for more stuff once I have time to go there
McKays looks to have a nice and modern business model "Buy - Sell - Trade" that's a winner. Never ever have something similar in my town.
good shit killbot! love going to used music stores, recently found an autographed tape of an old polish punk band's last live performance in perfect condition!! the shit you can find in these places can sometimes be unbelievable
Words can't describe how much I miss record stores in my neck of the woods, they all vanished overnight since no one bought anything.
Certainly seems that way. Now it’s just a big city thing
I don’t live around McKay’s but I live near a store called 2nd and Charles. I’ve found albums by numerous bands in the CD section, although the vinyl section has some awesome stuff as well.
I LOVE McKays. It is literally one of my favorite stores to shop for music.
Sadly, I won't be going to one again for a long time. The McKays i went to was in the same city that my ex lived in (Chattanooga). Me & her had a lot of good times in that store, so I can imagine it'd be pretty depressing now to shop there without her. Plus I am not in that city anymore. So, I don't really get a choice to go very often.
That store is amazing. I usually ended up spending over a hundred dollars on every trip 😂
If it makes you feel any better, me and the guy who introduced me to the store had a nasty falling out years ago and I never think of the bastard when I’m shopping there!
Would kill to have a place like this in West Virginia
McKay’s is a great store. I got cowboys from hell, self titled slipknot, master of puppets, Danzig, and Iron Maiden there for great prices
Excellent!
Cool looking place. Knoxville,Tn has one which is a couple hours away from me, I just don’t ever go to Knoxville. Looks like Greensboro get a lot of good tours. The Devastation on the Nation tour was scheduled for Asheville twice but the third time was not a charm haha. I got pissed when I saw it was moved to Greensboro haha.
Greensboro does get good tours… there’s also a McKays in Winston-Salem, which is bigger but more expensive
YEAH LOVE FROM MCKAYS NASHVILLE TENNESSEE YEAH YEAH
Maybe someday I can go to that one. The one in Winston-Salem is huge.
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack ooh sick. Tell me if you go to the Nashville one I’ll be your guide
I’ve gotten a lot of metal cds from stores like these. I got my whole Judas Priest discography from a second hand store.
And they’re cheap, unlike Maiden originals!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack I hear you. I stopped collecting “Iron Maiden” after “Fear Of The Dark”.
That one’s probably the last one that got significantly altered with remastering, the Blaze albums should be fine on any version
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack thank you, that’s good to know.
Looks like I need to make a pilgrimage there. I'm surprised they buy scratched cds. The stores around me don't. One time I bought a new still sealed Misfits Static Age CD and when I opened it, it had a Steely Dan CD in it😂
I once ordered Static Age online and no disc was in it!
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To be honest I'd love to see you talk about record shows. I've been to one and spent way more than I Anticipated and only one cd wasn't what I'd hoped
I have a similar store but much smaller close to where i live, its always fun to go and see what they got plus they sell the CDs super cheap, if you find something intresting its almost like finding a treasure, most of the times i just buy em all caus i cant choose =)
I usually buy my Metal Albums online at Discogs like CDs and Vinyl and more that i like. 🤘🏻🤘🏻i been to my first 2 record stores here in Minneapolis Minnesota they’re awesome. 👍🏻
Where I live no one steals discs anymore, which is nice because the second hand stores don't have to keep the cd's behind the counter anymore. Even in thrift stores it's rare now to have a missing cd. Which is great for collector scum like myself.
McKay's is such a solid store. We have them here in East Tennessee.
Hell yeah! There should be one in Georgia
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack There's one in Chattanooga, TN. Maybe they'll expand across the line.
Cool video, haven't been there in a while. I plan on stopping there otw to see Nile next week!
Cool!
This video is very relatable as I am an owner of 600+ cds🤘🏼🔥
My local McKays is in Winston Salem. One of my favorite places to buy CDs.
It stinks, I wish my town has a store like this. I work at a Goodwill but all the music we ever get donated ranges from country, jazz, and gospel. There have been two times that I've seen metal on the shelf. First time I saw Ministry (Psalms 69 to be exact) and I was so excited to pick that up after my shift, by the time I got off I went to go grab it only to find someone bought it before me! Another time I saw King 810, I was once again excited because of how incredibly rare it was to see metal. I checked to see how the disk was only to find it was totally empty! Either the processor didn't check it or someone stole the disk out of the case!
3:12
Funny you bring that up because the same thing happened to me a few years ago when I bought a used Scorpions CD and it also had a Boyz II Men CD inside. 😂
Hahaha what is it about Boyz II Men being switched with good bands?
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack In the immortal words of Ozzy Osbourne, “Don’t ask me. I don’t know!”
Hey, Tony! Just wanted to let you know that dislike was an accidental click. I was checking this out while driving and it was an accidental click.
I loved this video. The content you make about collecting records/CDs/tapes, etc., are my favorite.
Grind on!
That’s cool, thank you!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack Yo, Tony I still go to metal shows probably one to three a year (I know, not enough haha) but I've been watching a lot of your videos lately and I was like "I gotta go see Overkill". I saw them on Friday night and even though I most certainly would've went I think your energy really pushed me to go out.
Thanks for what you're do. I'd love to kick it sometime. You FUCK!
That’s just over an hour away for me, I will definitely be making a trip. I might try the one in Winston-Salem too, it’s also an hour away from me.
Thanks for the info.
Winston-Salem is a bigger store, but more expensive. It also has more movies if that’s your target media
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack In that case I think I’ll be heading to Greensboro. Thanks again.
Im moving from FL to NC later this year for school so this is nice to see lol
From very hot, to just hot. Haha! Good luck on the move
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack Yeah exactly lol, thank you sm!
There is a place called Bull Moose, it’s mostly in Maine in New Hampshire, it’s just like McKay’s pretty much, they have a website too
Imagine a literal bull and moose hybrid, that bastard would be huge!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack 🤘🏻
I managed to find way back deep in the shelf a collection of all of slayers albums from black magic through repentless all for only $12.50
My Morning Jacket is great!
I love my record store more than most things.
Me too. I hate shopping, but for music I’ll spend hours browsing
Reminds me of a store I go to allot in Alabama call 2nd at Charles.. it’s the same thing like mckays. But what’s really funny is that they sell a ton of metal on vinyls then on cds. What’s also more funny they sell death metal/black metal vinyls I found a Nunslaughter for only 20$.
Maybe next time I do a video like this it’ll be on exclusively record stores (like Hippo Records in Greensboro), McKays is probably mainly a book store with excellent other stuff. Amazing what you can find in these places
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack you highly should man! It’ll be a very interesting video. Since unfortunately down here I don’t have the store fye anymore and another old record store close down since 2019. I am just thankful that 2nd at Charles still open. Haven’t been to goodwill yet.
Would love to see a video of maybe just some finds at stores like this and goodwill or wherever you can go
McKay’s in Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga is where I like to be
Haven’t been to those!
The ones here in Tennessee are huge
Ah man I used to love going to the old other location of this one until it shut down a few years ago. was very sad
I know there used to be one in Fayetteville
shit looks sick
i live in texas so we dont have mckays but trust me we have plenty of record stores to make up for it
That’s good!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack yeah theres this one small ass record store that has a HUGE metal section
Is it Hogwild or Born Late.
@@vincenteverett6883 nah im referring to this one place called sound exchange but thanks for telling me about some other ones
You should definitely do a series of videos where you just go thriefing for music
Love these videos, sadly we don't have these stores in Czech Republic that much :D
What a cool store! Those are disappearing fast..
At the moment I'm sadly just buying from Amazon and some music stores websites, in my town sadly thee are very little physical media shops... But when I get the chance I'm gonna take a trip to another town and hit the shops, mackey. :P
Also, sick Pink Floyd DVDs! I have the live at pompeii on VHS, a little damaged but it is a marvelous show!
Its a shame, I grew up in a small town where Walmart was the only place that sold music. Now I make an effort to go to these magical Ye Olde CD Shoppes.
I think Floyd re-edits their live videos with each release. So yours may be exclusive.
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack oh, I remember when I was young all of the bigger stores had huge CD and DVD sections, now they have just a single shelf with some recent movies and no CDs. This is very sad to see... I've never seen this particular show on DVD, I need to compare now!
You and I have a very similar way of shopping here, haha. Go in with a list of bands I wanna look for, go up and down the section in case someone misplaced a CD by the band I'm looking for, peruse the bargain and very scratched (because most of the times, the very scratched section have pretty good condition CDs, considering the terminology used lol), and then contemplate if spending $20 on a single CD you picked out is worth it before leaving....and then remembering you forgot to look for "X" band, but you're already in your car and just say "fuck it" and wait 'till next time haha 🤣 I love McKays though. You never really know what you're gonna find when you go there. We have several here in TN.
Here we are🤘🏼 waiting for long day, hmm walk on home.. boi
I love that Washed Out album lmao😂
Bookman's in Phoenix is a nice place.
I’m late to commenting here. I too was on the search for the og megadeth. Finally completed with RIP in Feb. It was well worth the work.
Totally worth it
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack One other thing…your cd buying habits are pretty much exactly like mine. I thought I was alone in this world, now I know I’m not.
It’s my favorite
I traded in an autographed copy of Reign in Blood by Kerry King on accident.
you posted
Man I wish there was something like this in my area 😩
Hey Killbot. I know that you have moved on from vinyl, but I was just curious if you ever hit up Hippo Records in your collecting days?
Hippo Records is fucking awesome
This video spoke to me
I really want to start purchasing CDs for my own collection. There’s a record store up in salt lake called Randy’s Records and I’m gonna talk to my dad and see if we can stop there next time we head up to salt lake
Never been to Utah!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack If you ever come, definitely stop at the Heavy Metal Shop in Salt Lake. It’s a small shop, but you can find some cool shirts, stickers, pins and patches, I definitely recommend purchasing a Heavy Metal Shop shirt, and the owner’s also a pretty cool guy
Finding a Boys 2 Men CD in a Guns n Roses case reminds me of the time I found a used copy of Slowly We Rot (at a music store in a different country that doesn't sell used CDs) and found a Lighthouse Family CD inside when I got home. That was largely disappointing.
Aw man!
I loved the American Psycho reference 😆
“Don’t just stare at it, eat it!”
I love going to record shops and stores like FYE that sell music, unfortunately for me since moving to Louisiana, as far as I know if I want to get music in person or see a concert I have to take a 2 hour trip to either Lafayette or New Orleans.
That’s the bitch, isn’t it?
Hey now Boyz II Men is some state of the art death/thrash with bagpipes.
Once when I went to goodwill I managed to find a bunch of metal CDs all at once darkthrone, testament,savatage,garage inc by Metallica,overkill,alestorm I guess someone was getting rid of their collection but good for me
Their loss, your gain!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack Exactly!
BRO i got a mckays and it's my favorite store ever easily.
Bro I wanna go to this place!
I literally bought FORE on vinyl by Huey Lewis last week just because of American Psycho references. Now it's time to have some guests over. I might as well buy an axe and raincoat.
Do you have a dog? A little poochie running around?
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack No, Allen
Holy fuck I have McKay’s in VA too
Oh cool!
Do you have any other recommendations for record stores in NC?
There’s a really good one in Greensboro called Hippo Records, records only. There’s also Lunchbox Records in Charlotte
PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON CATALOGUING CDS AND RECORDS PLS PLS TONY
Got a McKay's in Nashville looking for cds is a pain so disorganized
I believe it
3:36 omfg, to your left there was a disco volante cd by mr bungle
Pretty common in used sections…
@@NorthGeorgiaGhoul true
There is a small "record shop" in my town, but in terms of rock and metal, it most of the time sticks to popular bands like Kat, Nocny Kochanek, Rammstein, AC/DC, Metallica. Like ok, I can get Exodus on the website of that store, but I wish I could just walk into the store, pick up some Death or Megadeth and walk out. Also, I wish I had a Megadeth CD that isn't a remaster. I accidentally bought the remaster of So Far So Good So What (my first bought CD) and now I'm a bit disappointed
It’s a slow process, finding and buying them all
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack now that you replied, I checked the website and it turns out they have non remasters of Megadeth
I should see what they have in the shop, maybe I won't be disappointed this time, although I will be disappointed if I see no Persona Non Grata
this shop sells sealed cds
Unfortunately, my city only has a Rasputins/Mad Monk. The selection is limited and sometimes poorly sorted (For some reason Megadeth and Metallica are labeled rock while Slayer, Volbeat, and Exodus are Heavy Metal.) I mainly have to shop online cause they rarely have what I want, including new releases, and a ten minute drive there just isn't worth it. We used to have a FYE but they closed down and now it's a fucking furniture store. I love cd shopping but both the selection and order is shit. They take in used CDs as well which vary in quality. I got Far Beyond Driven there and it was scratched as hell (why the fuck did they even sell it?). Long rant aside, I still love/hate tracking down rare CDs and stumbling across random Metal acts I've never heard of before. Its how I discovered Havok, Warbringer, and even Decide.
Why can't I find something similiar in Italy? Come oooooooooonnnnnnn
watchmaker fucking rules
Do they really put stickers on the cases? I can understand it’s alright for the clam shell, but the paper cases…god…
Fortunately, the stickers come off easily. They’re not like the ones where residue is left behind
Круто! 👍
Shopping video at Walmart next
75% of it will be bumping into rude people and trying to get around people and their ugly children talking to others blocking the aisles and making noises
I’m a metalhead but I ain’t gonna lie I love boyz ll men 😭
Judas Iscariot based. Represent my fellow IL kvltists.
There’s not really any good used media stores in my area. There’s one but it’s mostly books and the music section has almost no metal music and not much rock.
Technically McKays is more of a book store, but the CD selection is still huge. It’s about 40 minutes from my house though. You gotta travel for stuff like this
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack Indeed.
Do you have a social media or a place to get in contact? I’m always sending out CDs and I’d love to send some your way, especially if you’d enjoy some CDs I’m personally putting out / my friends
In my description, I have links to my Instagram and Facebook pages! Messages welcome
How is everything so cheap?
i always shopped here for metal cds,,, leave some tankcrimes in here next time lol
Did see some ANS in there