What’s up friends and famalam! Hope everyone is strong in their hustle and loving life and giving thanks on a daily basis. I truly apologize for the sparse updates… I guess that out of my many many hats, bloggeur is one I rarely wear. But I’ve been missing you guys, and I’m sure you’ve been missing me as well… yeah… uh, right? um.  ok.       and moving on!

Things have been hectic around the shop, but in the best way. Mad records are coming through on a regular basis, and flying out just as fast… I’ve rarely had a moment to spare. But busy is a blessing, and one I’m very much counting in this time of turmoil. We’ve got plans for a big throwdown around the time of the upcoming WFMU record convention, so keep your ear to the pavement and you might hear the rumble. Get thowed with record royalty! We come to play so bring your highest alcohol tolerance.

Real quick note - I was in California for several days last week along with my fellow Good Records soldier Tom Delay. I want to give a strong shout out to my family out there: Justin Torres, Bret Sweet, Kirby Dominant, and everyone else that kept the visit so live. If you’re ever in San Francisco get with my man Cool Chris Veltri at The Groove Merchant (easily the best source for rare records on the west coast). He’ll never stear you wrong.

Anyways, if you’re getting like me and freaking out about our current financial situation, foreign policy, and presidential election… you’re probably not getting a lot of work done (self: I should be blogging!) and hitting refresh on sites like 538 and RCP. So why don’t you take your time value spent on the internet, convert it into dollars, and send it to my mans and them Barack Obama! I’m not playing. See me in Youngstown OH election weekend! No lie!

On that note, check this out from another of my Bay Area weoples, DJ King Most:

DJ King Most - The Obamix

tracklist:

Intro/Smoked Sugar: I’m A Winner
Roy Davis Jr.: People Get Ready
Jackson 5: We’re Almost There (DJ Spinna Remix)
Erykah Badu: Solider (Sasaac Remix)
Masta Ace: Beautifull
Black Spade: We Need A Revolution
Skull Snaps: It’s A New Day
Marvin Gaye & The Mizzel Brothers: We Are We Going?
James Brown: Mind Power
Antibals: Si Se Puede
Grandmaster Flash: The Message (Next Message Blend Version)
Dj Day: A Place To Go
Double Exposure: Everyman For Himself
Donald Byrd: Change Makes Ya Wanna Hustle
Stevie Wonder: Blackman (Kay Sputnik Re-Edit)
L.T.D.: Love To The World
Cymande: Bra
Pitbull: American War
The Dynamics: Move On Up

“The intent of this mix was to try and capture what WE’VE all been feeling these past months: hope, struggle, and the importance of facing a challenge. It also serves as a reminder, and perhaps an introduction to what OUR candidate is all about. With that being said enjoy, register, & get involved.” - King Most

Well right on, right on.

- Jonny

Good Records NYC

After a long hiatus, the shop is back up and running in our new location!

The location is 218 East 5th Street, betwee 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue - right off The Bowery. In roughly three weeks I had to completely disassemble the old store, pack everything into boxes and reassemble it at the new location. I still have many boxes of new stock to go through, but we are finally open for business! Below is a photo journal of the moving process.

Wife and Friend help box up the records… at a point I thought I was actually going to move these myself. LOL

The calm before the storm

Cargo arrives

Ended up hiring some goons. I’m about my neck and my back like Khia

Da Basement

Out in the New Back Yard, I’m thinking “BBQ Season is on!” Meanwhile, back out front…

The Move Continues. And back at the old location, things have gotten ugly:

… but little did we know, they were about to get worse. Much worse.

^^^ the once famous Wall.

Master Builder Keefe Butler breaks it down

… until it’s all gone.

Now let me take a moment to say June 8th was totally unrealistic… I’m still putting stock out! Thanks to the folks who came by that weekend though, and bought some records… but getting back to the move itself, the new store looked a hot mess once we got in there.

But from chaos, comes order!

And with some tunes

And some carpenters’ fuel

Things came together. Now, it’s starting to look like a record store!

… well, sort of.

As you can see, there’s a lot of work yet to be done. But we are open for business, clocking math, and there are new records hitting the racks daily. Come check us out! As for me, I gotta get back to work.

- Peace, Jonny