Scrooge Records

I read a fascinating blurb about how the store closed and the stock has been in storage for 30 years and is now available at great prices… so I trekked out to Oil City to find Scrooge. I really hoped I was finding a lost gem, but after the first few record covers I touched were wet (in the 1^st bin by the new wave/​adam ant records) I was starting to get the willies. I looked at every LP in «store» (it’s in the back of an indoor skate park) — the store was a mess filled with poor condition used LPs. A few records were interesting but almost every record cover was badly worn or torn at the seams. The records I found that I wanted had the wrong vinyl inside (sex pistols bootleg, bow wow wow)…and the ones that had the right vinyl were scratched beyond belief. The records were grossly overpriced considering their condition — the store is mostly $ 1 junk records with $ 10-​$ 20+ price tags. Just because there is a vinyl revival doesn’t mean people will pay any price for any disc — sorry!

It’s not really a record store. It’s a part of the oilcity skate park. It has a small selection. Also, as always check the records before you buy them.