This is my backyard - practically. You may want to check out Joe's Record Paradise in Silver Spring, MD. Not too far from downtown DC and easy access from the Metro. www.joesrecordparadise.com/
This is my backyard - practically. You may want to check out Joe's Record Paradise in Silver Spring, MD. Not too far from downtown DC and easy access from the Metro. www.joesrecordparadise.com/
That's right! And it's right next door to The Record Exchange, which might be your best bet for CDs outside of CDpot. It also bring you near the AFI movie theater, and it's well worth catching a screening there if you have time (they're currently doing a John Williams retrospective).
The Wiz, Kemp Mill, Tower (which had an incredible classical section) were my go-to shops. I know that Tower collapsed, but have The Wiz and Kemp Mill?
I made a pilgrimage to McKay's over the weekend. It's the kind of used CD store that has three copies of every Wallflowers album, but all things considered the soundtrack selection isn't bad. I found copies of
Black Rain (the original, long OOP album) Broken Arrow (the OOP Milan release) Unchained Melody: The Film Themes of Alex North The Man from Snowy River Vangelis - Themes
Also a plus: Everything was cheaper than most of the other stores in this area. I found Powell's Italian Job and Conti's Thomas Crown Affair both for $0.99.
As of last night, CD Cellar in Falls Church had a sealed copy of the OOP Intrada edition of Rozsa's LAST EMBRACE for $12.
This place must have had a nerd come in who needed quick cash because as of last Friday they had copies of Intrada's 2CD CLIFFHANGER, JAWS 3-D (the first edition), and CAPRICORN ONE (the first edition, which honestly was a little mind blowing since I spent years before the second edition looking for a copy under $80), and a few different LLL golden age releases. All under $14. I've never seen a group of limited editions in one place like this since I've lived here.
I've had luck in the past with CD Cellar, which combined two locations into one back in January this year. The single location is now in Falls Church, Virginia (west of DC proper): http://www.cdcellarva.com/falls-church
And if you do find yourself with a rental car and are up for a day trip, Screen Archives is in Linden, Virginia, about 65 miles west of DC, right off of I-66. They don't have a storefront but usually allow visitors if given advance notice.
I'm now kicking myself for not finding out about this sooner.
I was in Wolf Trap the during a July weekend for the Live-2-Projection concerts of Jaws and Casino Royale. Visiting these stores would have been a great time to spend during the day.
