tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post4158776498450182836..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Colony MusicJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-46814396002498196682012-08-29T14:13:41.234-04:002012-08-29T14:13:41.234-04:00What 200% markup? Colony typically sold music book...What 200% markup? Colony typically sold music books at a $2 markup over the MSRP (and nearly all music stores sell sheet music at the MSRP and do not discount significantly). I didn't like it, but I chalked it up to the cost of doing business in Times Square. It was made up for by the sense of history in the shop as well as the knowledgeableness of its employees, who were always happy to stop and reminisce with you or otherwise offer valuable advice. One of my great pleasures was stopping by the Colony (open til 1 a.m., IIRC) after seeing a show and buying the scorebook of whatever show we'd just seen, which was invariably in stock. With the closing of Patelson's and now the Colony, what music stores are left in Manhattan? This is sad news indeed.Andrew Luedernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-73407435680293893352012-08-25T15:16:17.453-04:002012-08-25T15:16:17.453-04:00Back in the 80s, though, this was the only place w...Back in the 80s, though, this was the only place where I could get hard-to-find albums by such jazz artists as Art Pepper, Shorty Rogers or Chet Baker, which were not available at nearby Sam Goody's. Once these things could be found online for much cheaper prices (even with p&h factored in), it rendered that aspect of the store obsolete. Cha Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397759497738790186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48941152338325109392012-08-24T09:25:28.819-04:002012-08-24T09:25:28.819-04:00This is where the "theater crowd" from m...This is where the "theater crowd" from my high school hung around for hours at time back in 70s. It was an oasis of sorts from the chaos outside. Broadway gossip central and you would always see famous people. But their prices HAVE been absurd for decades. This closing makes me sad for the reasons stated above but they really gave the average person no reason to shop there. The last time I recall buying anything was when they shrunk the LP department to make room for more CDs back in the 90s and had a huge sale. Otherwise, I would usually just go in there to laugh at the absurd prices in the comedy record section.Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-24519127665123273062012-08-24T08:52:55.455-04:002012-08-24T08:52:55.455-04:00thank you. i thought my calculator was broken when...thank you. i thought my calculator was broken when i kept coming up with that insane fucking number. Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78641799883437908732012-08-24T08:49:13.093-04:002012-08-24T08:49:13.093-04:00$417,666 a month. $417,666 a month. Someone Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503125756937634449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-3704510038465464682012-08-24T08:48:03.669-04:002012-08-24T08:48:03.669-04:00looking at the Post article, they don't say &q...looking at the Post article, they don't say "month," so i think that must be the annual rent. still, $5 million annually is what per month?Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75073000198615965502012-08-24T08:43:28.920-04:002012-08-24T08:43:28.920-04:005 MILLION A MONTH? that cannot be real. 5 MILLION A MONTH? that cannot be real. Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18669350335564372822012-08-24T08:39:18.044-04:002012-08-24T08:39:18.044-04:00The Post says the landlord is raising the rent to ...The Post says the landlord is raising the rent to 5 million a MONTH. WTF? What kind of business can afford that? In my opinion, NONE.maximum bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321544954063188522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81327315054148796792012-08-24T05:37:42.163-04:002012-08-24T05:37:42.163-04:00Why didn't they revamp the inside and leave th...Why didn't they revamp the inside and leave the outside signs, etc. Lower the prices on the vinyl, carry current vinyl, leave all the cool stuff in the cases and on the walls, do something to make money and keep it open. They can't be making much money if any.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-45455453935437568962012-08-24T02:10:28.157-04:002012-08-24T02:10:28.157-04:00Not sad at all. They sell merchandise at an inflat...Not sad at all. They sell merchandise at an inflated price - usually $5 or more above suggested retail. There was no student discount. No local discount. No professional discount. They were rude. Terrible website. They didn't change with the times. Good riddance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-84808002438418750872012-08-23T19:01:52.578-04:002012-08-23T19:01:52.578-04:00distroying all culture & history is what they ...distroying all culture & history is what they did in china &other asian countries, right? they called it the communist revolution. now its more honest, & legal. right? & its world wide. i had always thought new york was partly exempt from this, i was wrong. as another commenter said, its not the closing of the store- but what will take its place that is the corporate revolution.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-20369087801573606082012-08-23T18:45:28.695-04:002012-08-23T18:45:28.695-04:00This is very sad news for NYC. I have good memori...This is very sad news for NYC. I have good memories of going to Colony to find music for my student projects. Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02346215591139490199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-40646921336334418442012-08-23T18:22:31.533-04:002012-08-23T18:22:31.533-04:00So what is going to happen to that massive record ...So what is going to happen to that massive record collection that is in the basement at Colony?<br />And I do mean massive. Got to be tens of thousands of records down there easily. <br />Unless I missed it I don't see anyone commenting on it.<br />Do people not know it's there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-58377105517853530072012-08-23T18:02:31.734-04:002012-08-23T18:02:31.734-04:00To judge from many of the comments, maybe the issu...To judge from many of the comments, maybe the issue isn't the loss of The Colony per se but what will probably replace it. Some chain store, very probably.<br /><br />Which isn't to deride all chain stores, but there's gotta be some limit. Malls have been doing badly for some time now (even before le catastrophe), and that makes it even harder to figure why tourists would flock to what amount to mall stores. Maybe the combination of the familiar, chain stores, in the unfamiliar, NYC streets -- unfamiliar except from movies? How long will that tourist allure last? mchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56085976441697104112012-08-23T17:48:20.387-04:002012-08-23T17:48:20.387-04:00This used to be where actors and actresses could b...This used to be where actors and actresses could buy the demo to a workshop production of a show to study for auditions. This is where Mandy Patinkin brought the demo for his Evita audition where soon after the show would make him a legendary star along with Patti Lupone! End of an era. I would but my audition sheet music here as well....sighhhhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12617218836789175582012-08-23T16:39:01.754-04:002012-08-23T16:39:01.754-04:00I wish I could say that I'm sorry to see them ...I wish I could say that I'm sorry to see them go. I gave them a lot of rarely valuable vinyl before the advent of CD on consignment. They did make a few payments to me but after a year they just stopped and they allegedly lost any record of my consignment. Not very credible or honest, I fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-37625749581405979602012-08-23T15:59:58.316-04:002012-08-23T15:59:58.316-04:00They had a wonderful collection of celebrity-theme...They had a wonderful collection of celebrity-themed metallic lunch boxes. Always wondered what they sold for. Nothing like browsing in a record store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-86161926246598590122012-08-23T14:15:03.284-04:002012-08-23T14:15:03.284-04:00Okay people. Let's stop our moaning and simpl...Okay people. Let's stop our moaning and simply create our own spaces. It was overpriced and once you start trying to make a buck off of nostalgic artifacts, you are neither vibrant nor terribly relevant. The spirit of the thing is about creating cool spaces for people to exchange cool shit. And get thee to Brooklyn, the Bronx or Queens.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195583375361810418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-24081729965644397172012-08-23T12:38:40.172-04:002012-08-23T12:38:40.172-04:00First Sam Ash moving to 34th Street and now this?!...First Sam Ash moving to 34th Street and now this?!?!?!?!?! This is wrong. Yes, the prices are 10% higher than everywhere else, but it was the one store in NYC where you could buy big band arrangements, piano/conductor scores, opera scores, and everything else they had. It's horrible, and honestly hard to believe, that they're closing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-40490723368993821422012-08-23T11:41:06.467-04:002012-08-23T11:41:06.467-04:00What I will miss about Colony is the ability to br...What I will miss about Colony is the ability to browse. Yes, you can get it for less on the internet, but nothing beats the experience of discovering something new that you never set out to find but discovered, nonetheless. There were so many times that I popped into colony, sometimes late in the evening, and discovered something rare and wonderful. I won't miss their prices, but I will miss the store.Duckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59716715311674172202012-08-23T11:40:53.553-04:002012-08-23T11:40:53.553-04:00I wonder what will happen to all the memorabilia w...I wonder what will happen to all the memorabilia when they go. I hate that we won't have a place to get sheet music but the historian in me worries as much or more about how the irreplaceable artifacts will be distributed.Kizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957878512519527975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21780565656403828342012-08-23T11:39:40.397-04:002012-08-23T11:39:40.397-04:00The problem is the place was super overpriced. Bus...The problem is the place was super overpriced. Business needs to make sales and to spend $43 for a Sarah Brightman album available (at the time) at Virgin for $12? A joke. I have the album & price tag to prove it ... oh, plus tax! Considering when I used to work in one day I made $40 so that's a days plus salary for me. That's why they close. It was a hangout with no sales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-74829418554038585642012-08-23T11:29:43.124-04:002012-08-23T11:29:43.124-04:00The real disappointment to me isn't that it...The real disappointment to me isn't that it's closing- stores close all the time. The real disappointment is that whatever pops up in its place won't even be remotely interesting.Yuahttp://www.youngurbanamateur.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49442338704148842092012-08-23T11:14:29.314-04:002012-08-23T11:14:29.314-04:00Good Riddance!!! This town has too many people tha...Good Riddance!!! This town has too many people that dont love it! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-17802727479143826162012-08-23T11:06:06.720-04:002012-08-23T11:06:06.720-04:00Oh those glorious vinyl 70's:
King Karol
Sam G...Oh those glorious vinyl 70's:<br />King Karol<br />Sam Goody<br />Korvette's Dept. Store<br />Colony<br /><br />I used to get dirty fingers from browsing through their racks.Uncle Waltiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611991976897184311noreply@blogger.com