TIME MACHINE RECORDS LLC — Local services in Topeka

I finally checked out this little record shop by Washburn University on Topeka, KS, and wow. It really took me back with record copies of Jethro Tull, Elton John, John Denver and more. There was memorabilia, KISS videos and dolls, picture discs. They had patches and stickers on the walls and a handful of posters. They also had record players, preamps and stereo monitors as well as a few sets of speakers. If I were in the market for vintage players, I'd certainly buy here. I was hoping to catch the owners to talk about starting a Zine Distro inside the shop. They weren't in. Unfortunately I picked the time when they had the "in between" guy, who didn't seem too keen on small talk. I looked around, fingered some albums then headed on out. If you get to Topeka and you are a recordphile, this is the...

Wasn't happy with my purchases from this place. To start, the items were improperly graded and one of the records was scratched up and wouldn't play properly without popping, crackling and skipping. The record was graded as Near Mint when it should've been graded as Fair or Poor. Both records didn't come with the original record sleeves and one was missing the printed inner sleeve and there was no mention of this in the listing for these records. The shipping cost was a little pricey plus they declared the value of the items too high so I had to pay extra duties when it came across the border. I don't think I'll be doing business with...

With vinyl being "cool again", everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon which is fine but it's rare these days to deal with people who know what they're talking about from actual experience. Most record stores these days couldn't function without a computer because the people who work there only know what they know because they looked it up or referenced it on eBay or Discogs. If you're looking for great classic vinyl from people who know their stuff, this...