VINYL COUNTDOWN: Take a psychedelic shot of Tequila Sunrise

For the first time ever, someone at a record store finally admitted to specializing their inventory. At Tequila Sunrise they welcome all wax enthusiasts but hold a particularly enticing collection for fans of psychedelic, folk, dance and world music.

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VINYL COUNTDOWN: Take a psychedelic shot of Tequila Sunrise

POSTED: Monday, July 18, 2011, 12:00 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.

For the first time ever, someone at a record store finally admitted to specializing their inventory. At Tequila Sunrise (525 W. Girard Ave., 215-965-9616) they welcome all wax enthusiasts but hold a particularly enticing collection for fans of psychedelic, folk, dance and world music. They also have a great collection of newer indie releases and always welcome used records of every genre. Tequila Sunrise isn’t just unique for their specialization, but also for their organization and the fact that the owner, Anthony Vogdes, has his own label’s productions for sale on the shelves. Tequila Sunrise Records has put out albums for Jack Rose, Micah Blue Smaldone, LSD March and some artists that I’m told are big in Japan.

The store isn’t that expansive but they’ve managed to cram nearly 10,000 records into the place, with used albums lining the floor and new releases in the boxes on top. The new records are organized by label, psychedelic by region and electronic by genre. Each of these comes with the album’s one sheet printed with Tequila Sunrise’s signature bright pink, to help customers decipher the more obscure releases.

The staff is very friendly, they’ll put whatever you want to hear on the speakers and they’re in a pretty cool location in North Philly. Even though they serve a particular demographic particularly well, their used collection has something for everybody and the chances of finding a new release you’ve never heard of but fall in love with is pretty high. Next time you're in the mood to broaden your musical horizons, check out Tequila Sunrise.

(peter.chawaga@citypaper.net)

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