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[jammo]

hello

where can i find vinyl records in korea? first or second hand.
im aware there is a lack or record shops here but im guessing vinyl must have been sold here at some point. where is it all hiding?


cheers!

[the_beaver]

The underground shopping center between 명동 and 남대문. There also used to be a number on the east end of 동대문, but that area was largely ripped down so I don't know if any are still there.

[Old Gil]

[jammo]

cheers!

[tanklor1]

Hey, i'm an old school music fan myself. Could you explain what's there? The selection, era, do they have many North america records?

[Jane]

[detourne_me]

In Yongsan on the 3rd or 4th floor of Jun-Ja Land There is a guy with thousands of vinyl records, usually '50's-'60's stuff from what I remember.
I was this close to buying the "Ghost Riders in the sky" album with Willy Nelson and Johnny Cash.

[timolein23]

Yeh Ive seen the shops by Myeongdong. Seems to be a good selection.

Where can I buy a vinyl player and a decent seperates stereo system? Im starting to get sick of playing stuff through my computer.

[detourne_me]

Yongsan, in Jun-Ja Land.

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

I don't know your budget but there's not that much of a budget H-Fi selection there, but certainly a good deal of money-no-object gear. There are some vintage TTs too.
You ought to be able to pick up a Project turntable, if not from there, on GMarket-there's quite a few

http://www.gmarket.co.kr/challenge_eng/neo_search/search_total.asp?keyword=project%20turntable

Kyobo Bookstore by Gangnam Station has a couple of boxes of sealed vinyl.

As for Yongsan, you can haggle a little if you're paying cash. I got about 7% off a pair of headphones.

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

What Hi-Fi review of Yongsan (scroll halfway down for Hi-Fi)

http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/industry_insider/archive/2008/11/30/seoul-inside-the-world-s-biggest-electronics-market.aspx

[jammo]

thanks for the info - just picked up a pair of 1210s and will be digging this weekend. ill post up if i can add any spots to the list

[jammo]

on sidenote - back home in london i used to buy a lot of records from charity shops (same as thrift stores or op-shops) - are there any in korea? havent stumbled across any yet...

[soul rebels]

thier a record shop in hongdae cant remember the name of it but got 8-10 creates or so

[Bloopity Bloop]

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