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do not buy
DIR By: Mac
Date: July 27, 2012, 11:51 am
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Interesting. Something they are actually saying out loud, those
things we maybe thinking...
[glow=red,2,300]Chicago record store has 'do not buy' list of
unwanted music[/glow]
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> By Courtney Garcia, NBC News contributor
>
> Most music stores are all about telling customers what to buy.
But Laurie’s Planet Of Sound, a Chicago-based retail and
second-hand record store, has officially created a list of
artists whose CDs it has no interest in buying or reselling.
>
> According to the breakdown, Melissa Etheridge, Jessica
Simpson, Soul Asylum, Jewel, and Perry Farrell are among the
many musicians turned away from its shelves.
>
> The list, established three or four years ago by an employee,
has been officially dubbed “The Do Not Never Ever Buy List.” It
itemizes over 50 artists and a few generalized collections --
almost all soundtracks –- that the store refuses to purchase in
CD format.
>
> Manager Nick Myers told NBC News that the list was created
specifically for CDs, not records, due to waning sales of that
format.
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> “You begin to reflect what your customer base is looking for.
In our case, it’s a lot of indie rock and classic rock; classic
music of the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s until now,” Myers says. “I’ve been
here for 10 years and a lot of that stuff we used to sell, no
problem, but over time, (it) falls out of favor…It’s just kind
of specific for us, being in Chicago, in a dense, urban
demographic.”
>
> Meant as a guide for employees and also a joke for customers,
“The Do Not Never Ever Buy List” has been posted behind the
register desk until recently, and continues to grow over time.
Also included with the undesirables are artists like Fuel, Macy
Gray, Journey, Foreigner, and “60s/70s Artists’ CDs from the
80s/90s/2000s.”
>
> Myers explains, “An example of that would be like a David
Crosby record from 1999 –- artists who came into popularity in
the ‘60s and ‘70s –- (we won't buy any) of their later CDs.”
>
> He also clarified a line nixing, “everything Pitchforky.”
>
> “The ‘15 minutes of fame,’ flavor-of-the-moment CD on
Pitchfork –- in one year, be wary of it,” Myers notes, referring
to the popular music blog. “I don’t know if it has quite the
power it once did. It used to be anybody that got a good review
on Pitchfork, we would have to make sure we got it in because we
would have a flood of people come in and say, ‘I heard about it
on Pitchfork, I want to buy it.’”
>
> Late pop icon Whitney Houston was added to the list prior to
her death in February, although Myers notes that now her
greatest hits album would probably sell fairly well.
>
> So far, few customers or industry representatives have
complained about the list. Myers said everyone finds it pretty
funny, though some did accuse the store of embracing a
high-brow, “holier than thou” attitude.
>
> Myers adds, “There were some negative comments…But I can’t
think of a record label per se that came forward and was like,
‘Why don’t you like k.d. lang?’”
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#Post#: 10939--------------------------------------------------
Re: do not buy
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: July 27, 2012, 12:06 pm
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Not sure what to make of this. The music industry is already
failing and has been for quite some time now. So creating a List
of artist to avoid is biting the hand that you hope feeds you.
Now I get that the owner of the shop has every right to do
whatever the f u c k they want to by having this List. But at
the end of the day, they are just turning away potential walk-in
customers that may in fact be looking for the very thing they
have put on the List. I get that it's all about supply and
demand in what to order and stock on the shelves. But to just
systematically discredit another artist for no other reason than
to do so is just dumb business practice.
Look, I hate what gets passed around for music these days, and
even Jessica Simpson who is on the List as a musical entity is
already questionable. But if I were running my own record shop,
I wouldn't diss or have an Avoid List if that artist is going to
put money in my pocket.
My 2 cents.
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Re: do not buy
DIR By: Mac
Date: July 27, 2012, 12:14 pm
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I think the point is they have a proven track history of what
just does not sell anymore. If I owned a business, there is no
way I want product just sitting there collecting dust, hoping a
fan will buy that illusive long gone memory of an artist.
In fact, have done that with me. When I sold my record
collection, it was very interesting what they took and what they
didn't want any part of.
#Post#: 10946--------------------------------------------------
Re: do not buy
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: July 27, 2012, 12:20 pm
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Well my issue is posting a List for all to see. There really is
no need to call people out like that. It just sounds like they
are trying to create some press by doing this specific thing. A
lot of business out there are in the same boat and go about it a
bit differently...they just don't order any more product from
whatever artist that doesn't sell and leave it at that.
Having said that, I refuse to stock any Justin Beiber on the
shelves if I ever own a Record Shop. But instead of a List, I
will have a cardboard cutout of The Beibs with an arrow through
his head and blacked out teeth at the front door to greet
customers.
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Re: do not buy
DIR By: Mac
Date: July 27, 2012, 4:56 pm
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--- Quote ---
> Having said that, I refuse to stock any Justin Beiber on the
shelves if I ever own a Record Shop. But instead of a List, I
will have a cardboard cutout of The Beibs with an arrow through
his head and blacked out teeth at the front door to greet
customers.
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Well see that's brilliany and creative... And no different than
the list.
This kind of thing would fit in so well at a couple the music
stores I used to go too.
When it comes down to it, there is no fear from the store
employees, hurting that particular fans feeling. That fan most
likely wouldn't be in there anyway... For long.
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