Amoeba Music

When the term "independent record store" ilicits a pitying look in this age of mega chain stores and internet shops, Amoeba is a proud and thriving operation (and I am glad.) Considered a destination, it caters to specialized interests where the gray haired professorial types hunt down Funeral by the Arcade Fire in the midst of body pierced youngsters lusting after that elusive copy of Presti and Lagoya playing Sor's composition on vinyl.

Speaking of vinyl, Amoeba has rows of LP's. Each row has two levels - one waist high, the other on the floor level. Mostly classical and Jazz, the used LP generally sells for less than US$2 per disc. If you do not mind crouching on the floor to sort through the selection, the scavenger hunt for a good deal on an used disc is kind of fun.

Despite the fact that the Berkeley store has the better LP selection, it is still difficult to come out of the Amoeba San Francisco without armfuls of LP's, a full grin, and secured in the knowledge that a disc-washing party is coming again.




Amoeba Music San Francisco
1855 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117-2711
T: 415.831.1200
www.amoebamusic.com

Hours
Mon-Sat 10:30-10
Sun 11-9

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