VINYL COUNTDOWN: Main Street Music keeps Manayunk jammin'

When you first walk into Manayunk's Main Street Music, it seems like one of the last stores on Earth that's completely dominated by CDs.

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VINYL COUNTDOWN: Main Street Music keeps Manayunk jammin'

POSTED: Friday, June 24, 2011, 4:00 PM

Intrepid CP entertainment reporter Peter Chawaga sets out on a weekly mission to find the best, quirkiest and - most importantly - still operational record stores our town has to offer.

When you first walk into Manayunk’s Main Street Music (4444 Main St., 215-487-7732), it seems like one of the last stores on Earth that’s completely dominated by CDs. After looking around for a while, you’ll find a rack and a couple of shelves dedicated to new release vinyls and a few repackaged used records. Their collection might be small but Main Street should be judged on quality, not quantity. If you’ve ever brought home a record only to find that it's too scratched or worn to actually be listened to, you will appreciate Main Street’s eye for high-caliber merch. They bring in only new or lightly used records to save their customers from this kind of frustration.

The staff told me that there is a big market for new vinyl releases in Manayunk and even though they are looking to expand their collection, they have a solid group of loyal wax customers. Main Street Music also has a great website which features staff picks, concert news, the store’s soundtrack rotation and even a customer of the month section. With all this, Main Street Music seems to do all they can to serve the Manayunk community with new releases.

But providing great quality vinyl isn’t the only way Main Street keeps their customers happy. They occasionally bring in live acts (including Kate Nash and The Swimmers), host in-store album signings and maintain one of the most organized music stores I've seen in the Philly area. So the next time you’re in the market for new sounds or just want to hobnob with in-the-know music enthusiasts, you should cruise by 4444 Main Street.

(peter.chawaga@citypaper.net)

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