VINYL COUNTDOWN: The Marvelous! Music

The Marvelous! Music has a showroom full of gems to satisfy any music lover, but it's the hip-hop collection that really stands out.

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VINYL COUNTDOWN: The Marvelous! Music

POSTED: Friday, July 1, 2011, 1:00 PM

The Marvelous! Music isn't your average music store. Since 2003, the owners have combined their vinyl collection of over 10,000 titles with other collectibles. At one time the store carried comic books, but today they have room for turntables, speakers, guitars and other accessories as well as a space to host performances. Their knowledgeable staff is friendly, their layout is easy to follow and they have great rare stuff on the walls.

The showroom is stocked with a solid selection of classic rock LPs, new releases, jazz records and soundtracks, but it's their hip-hop collection that really stands out. It’s the most expansive assortment I’ve ever seen. Rap fans are sure to find a gem. They have singles as old as Grandmaster Flash’s Freedom, albums as rare as Pete Rock’s Petestrumentals and mint-condition staples like Illmatic and Ready to Die for only $20. This collection alone is worth a visit to the store, but there are plenty of other draws.

Lining the walls is an impressive assortmant of rare records, including a few original Beatles presses, and all kinds of quirky used wax for cheap. They have most genres vinyl fans are interested in, as well as childrens' albums, recorded speeches and even workout LPs. Although their instrument selection isn’t very large, they offer skilled repair and maintenance as well as workshops on how to fix gear yourself and their performance space is one of the most unique in University City.

For a good introduction to this University City gem, stop by next week when they host a concert by bluesy Brooklyn indie rock group Eleven Twenty-Nine.

Thu., July 7, 9:30 p.m., $5, with Willie Lane, The Marvelous! Music, 208 S. 40th St., 215-386-6110, myspace.com/themarvelousmusic.

(peter.chawaga@citypaper.net)

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