Manhattan45, a dance music record store, arrives on 10th Street

In some positive retail news, Manhattan45 recently opened at 220 E. 10th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

The small shop offers a finely curated selection of dance music from labels such as — cutting and pasting from their website! — Pinkman, Crosstown Rebels, Body N' Deep, Curtis Electronix, Rekids, Defected, Glitterbox, Hot Creations, Kompakt, Moustache, Nervous, Vault Wax, etc.

Manhattan45 is open 1-8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. You can find them online here ... and on Instagram here.

And they are directly across the street from Limited to One, the collectible record shop ... so you can make a vinyl afternoon of it on the block.

Hot wax

Some vinyl up for grabs in Tompkins Square Park... inside the entrance on Seventh Street and Avenue A.

Dibs on the Ray Price...



Thanks to Vinny & O for the photos.

Weekend record shopping

a bunch of cool stuff dropping for the weekend don't let a little snow slow you down #eat #pray #buy #records

A post shared by Good Records NYC (@goodrecordsnyc) on Mar 18, 2017 at 6:58am PDT

Plenty of good stuff ready to hit the bins tonight, tomorrow, all weekend, every day.

A post shared by Academy Records NYC (@academyrecords) on Mar 16, 2017 at 4:42pm PDT

#ttlscores arrival for wknd listening @thisunfolds

A post shared by @turntablelab on Mar 18, 2017 at 8:30am PDT

A post shared by A-1 Record Shop (@a1recordshop) on Mar 13, 2017 at 9:19am PDT

Good Records NYC — 218 E. Fifth St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery

Academy Records — 415 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and First Avenue

Turntable Lab — 84 E. 10th St. between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue

A-One Record Shop — 439 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue

Reader mailbag: What can I do with my record collection?

A longtime EVG reader writes in...

"Do you know any person or place that would still be interested in records? We're moving and the records can't come with us, and we have decades of stuff ... there's little if any monetary value to some of the records, but someone somewhere may want them."

The reader figures there are at least 500 LPs (pictured above), probably "mostly 1960s & some '70s and some guitar stuff." There are also some 78s.

So… Any record stores around here still buying some vinyl?

Separately, perhaps you are interested in a few of them? The reader is happy to just give them to a good home. Here's the reader's email if you'd like to know more about the records.

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We often get reader queries ... asking for help with, say, donating clothes or books ... or finding an East Village-based caterer... If you have a question for the masses, then try the EV Grieve email...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader mailbag: Places to eat that have that old East Village vibe (45 comments)

Reader mailbag: What do I do about my new neighbors who smoke pot all the time? (52 comments)

Reader mailbag: Where is a good place to get a cup of coffee in the East Village before 6 a.m.? (25 comments)

Reader mailbag: Do you have any suggestions for East Village-related holiday gifts? (22 comments)

[Updated] Someone is unloading a shitload of (mostly) free records now on East 2nd Street

On East Second Street just east of Second Avenue near Anthology Film Archives, per EVG reader Stephanie.

An EVG Facebook friend has more: "The workers are trying to make some cash by charging a buck for the good stuff but most of it all is free. Boxes and boxes of Stones, Beatles, Beach Boys, Hendrix, Badfinger etc etc. I got a fancy gatefold EP by the Dentists."

Anyone know more about who these belonged too?

Updated:

Dang. Nice to see this... Oh, if you see a copy of "Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow," please put it aside for me.



Via Todd Norlander on Facebook...

Updated 3:20

A new photo from Stephanie... still lots of vinyl left...