So by now you might be wondering, how does someone like me find a place that sells the kind of music I listen to? Lucky for me, for the past 14 years I've been living near probably the best independent record store in the world Amoeba Records. Some people might call it a "black crack" house, where vinyl junkies (myself included) go to score. I call it the evil demon responsible for siphoning off most of my disposable income. Call it what you want, it's a mecca for music lovers - if you're ever in Hollywood (or Berkeley or San Francisco), it's required that you go. I still like visiting the smaller shops that manage to stay open despite the Goliath that is Amoeba.

Concerning droids not residing or visiting the LA metro area, all I can really recommend to you are online vendors like Amazon, and iTunes, or an auction site like eBay. If you're as far-gone a collector as me, you'll also have to patronize some of the mail order retailers like Warpmart (UK), Forced Exposure, Boomkat (UK), or Clone (Netherlands). Sometimes, you may even have to resort to buying on GEMM if there's something you're looking for that no one has and you're willing to pay way too much for it.

Occasionally, I sell records/cds myself, usually on eBay - [seller id=drmister]. I'm also open to trading, so if anyone has something on my wantlist, feel free to contact me here.