Recently we’ve been writing a lot of lists and organizing around here.
First on the list was to sort through our record collection, and weed out some of the non-essentials i.e. Milli Vanilli and STYX. There’s probably still a ton of records left that could’ve gone in the “sale” bin but alas for now they will stay in our newly organized and sorted (by genre/era) record shelf.
Over the weekend I headed on down to The Brain for the bi-annual Deep Groove Record Swap. It was a casual scene. The regular crowd of afro-funk, soul, reggae and ska sellers and traders were not there in full force like I’ve seen a previous swaps, so I have to admit I was a little sad. I didn’t pick up anything new but I managed to make one $5 sale from my “sale” bin; a lovely Roberta Flack album that we had a double copy of.
I loved seeing all the different record enthusiasts swapping and flipping through records and chatting. The best was watching a dad school his young daughter about vinyl. He was happily showing her his awesome finds of Joy Division and New Order.
If you’re not into the record purchasing and swapping but maybe into some vinyl listening, there’s always Jazz Chess on late Sunday afternoons. You could swing by for a beer, wine, cocktail or juice, jazz, chess and a nice ol’ cheese platter.
*The Brain, 199 James St. North, 289.396.8508
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