Visiting the new AMOEBA RECORD STORE in HOLLYWOOD

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
  • I make a trip to the big city of LA to visit the new Amoeba Record Store in Hollywood. I check out their selection and pick up a few records myself. I check out some of my favorite artist.
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  • @MonieMuse
    @MonieMuse  2 года назад +9

    Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I am extremely thankful for all of you and love sharing records with you.

    • @marksantucci4230
      @marksantucci4230 2 года назад +1

      My thanksgiving was filled with Hockey. I went to a Highschool game on Friday, Saturday I went to another my school had 2 home games and I stayed for the alumni game.that's my thanksgiving.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +2

      @@marksantucci4230 sounds fun and exhausting!

    • @marksantucci4230
      @marksantucci4230 2 года назад +2

      @@MonieMuse Fun.

  • @MrJordwalk
    @MrJordwalk 2 года назад +6

    I can fully relate to your feeling of being overwhelmed in a large record store. This happened to me every time I went to Sonic Boom (in Toronto, Canada, where I'm from) and I found my mind utterly BLANKED from the sheer amount they have. It didn't matter whether I had a mental list or an actual list either, they just have so much that I found it impossible to stick to a list. However, surrendering and browsing without any specifics in mind was also a lot of fun and I came away from my trips there with loads of records I wanted in my collection.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Haha exactly what happened!!!

  • @RobertQuant
    @RobertQuant Месяц назад +2

    Another thing I forgot to mentioned is that I don’t like that they mix used cds with brand new cds or records so pay attention to what ur buying They need to divide everything for everyone can see what there buying

  • @johngarbutt
    @johngarbutt Год назад +3

    Love Among My Swan. It’s Mazzy Star’s masterpiece. Great choice.

  • @JJ-ez3tr
    @JJ-ez3tr 2 года назад +3

    That Mazzy Star album is amazing.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      Yes it’s one of my favorites! 🥰

  • @SamuelRivera_DAMN
    @SamuelRivera_DAMN 2 года назад +1

    Congrats on baby 👶 #3.🍾🍾
    Awesome Video. I love Amoeba 🦠!!

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      Thank you! 😄
      Oh my gosh, this store is full of everything I ever wanted but couldn’t afford 😂

  • @NowSpinningTV
    @NowSpinningTV 2 года назад +2

    Congratulations Monie!!! So happy for you and the family!
    Thanks for taking us with you to Amoeba. I went to their old store back in June 2015 for my US trip.
    Hollywood Blvd brought me so many good memories.
    Nice to see you go for a fun dig and browse through their new store.
    Explosions in the Sky! Such a great band! You should check out Mogwai not sure if you heard of them quite similar. And also another similar band from Sydney Australia sleepmakeswaves.
    Enjoy your music!
    Congrats once again!

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +2

      Yes, sleepmakeswaves!! I found them years ago and love their stuff too.
      How cool you had a change to see the old store. It was pretty awesome getting out, thank you for your wishes! Happy to add another baby to the family.

  • @evagarcia8537
    @evagarcia8537 2 года назад +1

    Congrats on new baby boy!!! Exciting to see your video "traveling to LA! hope you enjoy the things you did purchase *

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Thank you tia!!! Yeah had fun getting out with my friends. I’m so blessed to have a husband who stayed home w the kids lol

  • @arnedumandan1654
    @arnedumandan1654 Год назад +1

    explosion in the sky ❤️😍🇵🇭

  • @oliverrando6463
    @oliverrando6463 Год назад +1

    Man I'm from new york but when I went to cali this store like is one of the best record stores ever so nice and they have alot of good cds

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Год назад +1

      Yes it’s a must stop for music lovers! I can spend hours here. Next time I gotta check out the used section

    • @RobertQuant
      @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

      I don’t drive so I don’t worry about parking but everytime I take the bus is a long drive almost 15 to 30 minutes depending on traffic on the street 😅

  • @graemeknowles1431
    @graemeknowles1431 7 месяцев назад +1

    Very awesomeness. An amazing store.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  7 месяцев назад +2

      Yes so much to look at! Next time I gotta spend more time in the used record section.

  • @ESPINOZA316
    @ESPINOZA316 Год назад +1

    I love their 4k movie section. Nice video

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Год назад +1

      i gotta check it out next time!

  • @kbv3263
    @kbv3263 2 года назад +1

    I’ll be here tomorrow !!! Flying in from Tokyo!!!

  • @aaronmartinez5029
    @aaronmartinez5029 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amoeba is amazing 🤩 They’re decent with the pricing for vinyl records but they’re still too expensive so that’s why I’m collecting CD’s now and they are much more cheaper.
    $100 for ten CD albums vs $100 for three vinyl LP’s.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  11 месяцев назад +1

      do you have any special places where youre buying cds? Im finding it hard to find them on ebay where i use to be able to find anything.

    • @aaronmartinez5029
      @aaronmartinez5029 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@MonieMuse Check out Rockaway Records that’s by Glendale or Fingerprints Records in Long Beach. :)
      But other than that, I feel like not a lot of places carry a lot of CD’s and times like this, I wish Tower Records was still around.

  • @josephpolaster2271
    @josephpolaster2271 2 года назад +1

    WOOWOO!!!🥳👐👏👍😎🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️CONGRATULATIONS, another ELVIS in the world! He is going to be so spoiled by your husband!...... The record store reminds me of ours in the 70s trough the early 2000s, called Record Theatre. Huge place and had the first coffee bar you could hang out and play your music you bought or they had as demos. I practically lived there. I don't know any of your purchases but I know they will sound awesome on your system. Take care you two.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! 🥰 I dreamt of a place like that, a record store, coffee shop and a place to listen to records, I’m so happy to learned a place like that once existed.
      I’m actually surprise a lot of other subscribers have never heard of the records I’ve got. I gotta go in to details about them at some point 😁 thank you again for the Christmas album. I’m working on a new Christmas collection update 😉

    • @josephpolaster2271
      @josephpolaster2271 2 года назад

      @@MonieMuse
      No problem. I'm trying to spread Elvis cheer. You would dig that store, it was across from Canisius College,so alot of hippies hung out. They knew me as "The Hippie with a job". Which was rare back then. They always asked for loose change which I had, for the girls only😉
      Looking forward to your xmas additions. Thanks.

  • @stephenmkeer
    @stephenmkeer 2 года назад +1

    It’s good to go in those kind of places with a list,instead of being sucked into everything they have.👍♥️

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +2

      Yeah! My mind went blank when I walked in

    • @RobertQuant
      @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

      Well everytime I go there I browse to see what I want but my section is always hip hop cds 💿

    • @RobertQuant
      @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

      Mannn u should of seen their 1 location knos there store is really small 🏬🏬🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

  • @twofromthetrunk9932
    @twofromthetrunk9932 2 года назад +1

    As always enjoyed your stroll in the record store. I do a majority of thrift store record shopping. But they seem to be raising their prices too. Who knows how far this goes. Congratulations on you upcoming new arrival. God bless

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Thank you tony! I’m kinda glad I’m not the only one having to go on a tighter budget with records. It’s fun when you can find an awesome record for a low price! Now I’m feeling kinda cheated lol taking advantage of! Lol I think I gotta start looking at those unorganized privately owned thrift stores.

  • @BadEnglishRecs
    @BadEnglishRecs 2 года назад +1

    Would be really intersting to visit some day there. Or somewhere else in that huge store.
    That Moby's Reprise was quite nice.
    Good luck with the boy, I hope everytyhing goes well.
    mr. Finglish (Bäd English Recs)

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      Thank you! Yeah probably the largest record store I’ve been too. I think next visit I’ll buy more cds. They had a ton! Thank you bad English, Having a son is going to be a whole new adventure 😄

  • @thevinylsupernova4269
    @thevinylsupernova4269 2 года назад +1

    First things: Congratulations on #3!!!!
    Thank you for making this video! I’ve been curious about what the store looks like but never really saw a proper video tour until now! But yeah I agree that the new vinyl prices for are getting a little steep now. Hopefully they’ll come down a smidge at some point haha

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      Thank you 😁 what a compliment! Glad I was able to show a little what looks inside. I use to feel like an imposter at amoeba, just intimidated but this time I felt like I was in my environment haha I know my way around a record store now 😆 yeah the record bubble might bust. Next trip I’m gonna focus on cds.

  • @daliavg1
    @daliavg1 2 года назад +1

    Congrats on your baby boy! I had two boys before my daughter and then I was done.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Oh how beautiful! Daughters are the best and now I’m nervous about a boy. Lol I say I’m done but I love adding members to my family lol

  • @STEVEHEROLD
    @STEVEHEROLD 2 года назад +1

    first & foremost congrats to yall on the new addition coming soon….
    great vid. i cant wait to visit the new shop. i spend most of my time in the clearance section when im in amoeba. usually find some good stuff cheap. and i agree new vinyl is getting out of hand. $40 for album. remember how much we all complained back in day cause new CDs were almost $20. Now people dont think twice about dropping $40 for vinyl.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +2

      Thank you! 🥰 lol yes I couldn’t afford cds back then, I would rely on my friends mix cds. Yeah when I started collecting records they were $20! My taste is about to get super picky. Or maybe I’ll go back to only getting old records. I’m starting to only look out for cds. I just love physical formate and owning my music.

    • @STEVEHEROLD
      @STEVEHEROLD 2 года назад +1

      @@MonieMuse yeh i've tried to ease up on vinyl purchases too. just too expensive whereas CDs you can find pretty cheap. I'm with you though I love physical media.

  • @kngkrmson2179
    @kngkrmson2179 2 года назад +1

    Congrats Monica! 👶

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Thank you mr. x! 😁

  • @punyamubesarsekali
    @punyamubesarsekali 2 года назад +1

    love your kind of record list

  • @shaunspins
    @shaunspins 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations on your new baby

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      Thank you Shaun! I’ve been enjoying your channel by the way! Keep going at it

    • @shaunspins
      @shaunspins 2 года назад

      @@MonieMuse I wonder if new baby will have a music based name, Harmony or Chorus

  • @stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147
    @stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 2 года назад +1

    My issue with the large stores is that they are overwhelming. I never know where to start. You really need to have a list of specific albums overwise you can wander for days. Some nice pick ups and yes record prices are getting high and it will have people dropping out of buying records

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Yes good idea! Totally needed a list of what I wanted, haha! Yeah i gotta get super picky now 😁

    • @RobertQuant
      @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

      @@MonieMusewell unless u go there and u know what ur buying already makes the trip easier but I go there a lot so I memorize the whole store to know were everything is at

  • @bigedhaaheo
    @bigedhaaheo 2 года назад

    Aloha Monica
    Thank you for an Awesome Video. Don't recall of hearing anyone of those bands, except for Mazzy Star. Looking forward to a review on sound Quality on the record album's you purchase today. Mahalo Ed

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      Great idea on comparing sound quality! I now own some of my favorites on vinyl and cd. I’ve been wondering if it’s worth collecting what I own on cd on vinyl too. What do you do?

  • @oliverrando6463
    @oliverrando6463 Год назад +1

    Man only if I could go back to cali cause it was so nice in la

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Год назад +1

      Yeah it’s nice here but you gotta work around the homeless community when parking or walking around

    • @RobertQuant
      @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

      Well it’s in Hollywood area bunch of homeless there outside 😅😅😅😅

  • @BD_MEDIA.
    @BD_MEDIA. 2 года назад

    Congratulations, Monie! Great video, and I feel the same way about buying vinyl lately. I think 2022 I'm going to try really cutting back on my Vinyl spending in general, and budget more...knock on wood...!

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Bennie! Yes prices of everything have gone up and unfortunately our beloved records have gotten hit, even used records. I’m thankful I started when I did, cause I couldn’t afford what I own now 🤣

    • @BD_MEDIA.
      @BD_MEDIA. 2 года назад +1

      @@MonieMuse Here, here, I'm glad I started collecting when I did, too 😄!!!

  • @MarieLopez1
    @MarieLopez1 9 месяцев назад +1

    I want to go there so bad!! One day

  • @TheVinylGuru
    @TheVinylGuru 2 года назад

    Love the weather there. Its snowing here. LOL
    I like that Missy gets me on the Adele love. I love the way you said Khraungbin. Im officially calling them cocoban now. So cute. Mazzy star. Love your taste.
    If $37 is pricey to you...dont ever come here. You would HATE the prices at the record stores here. Damn, I MISS the parking inside the place. That sucks.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      No snow lol ever. Missy loves big vocals, I’m more of the “I’m too shy to sing” Kinda voice lol I almost moved to Canada! Vancouver. Yeah my heart breaks at high prices because I’m “stay at home mom poor” .

  • @l3tt3rbox
    @l3tt3rbox 2 года назад +1

    Mazzy Star👍great taste.

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 2 года назад +1

    Hi Monie - Nice Mazzy 🌟 pick up ! Flowers In December is my favorite song on that album. You can probably get that Cure at 🎯 for 5-10 dollars less. If you are in the San Fernando Valley stop at Freakbeat Records which my old boss Bob Say owns. It's a cool shop 😎. Congratulations on baby # 3 - What a nice early Christmas 🎄 gift 👍

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Thank you David! Yes flowers in December is so beautiful! I like listening to it when it gets cold and it’s time to be cozy. Oh, one day I’ll have to visit that record store. Did you once work there? Hope you had a great thanksgiving!

    • @davidellis5141
      @davidellis5141 2 года назад +1

      @@MonieMuse Thanks - I had a good turkey day 😋. I managed The Moby Disc ( A 🐋 Of A Record Store) in Santa Monica that Bob owned. This was in the 90's. 👋

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      @@davidellis5141 that’s how you know so much about music! 😄❤️

  • @christiangarcia1546
    @christiangarcia1546 2 года назад +1

    Where was Cameron? Lol. He called to invite me that morning and I almost went

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      Lol we all gotta do a record listening party

  • @johnpallas4621
    @johnpallas4621 Год назад

    You and your videos nice and fresh! Hope to see you in Greece, someday!

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Год назад

      thank you! Any record stores in Greece?

    • @johnpallas4621
      @johnpallas4621 Год назад

      @@MonieMuse Yes, of course!

  • @DolfanDale
    @DolfanDale 2 года назад

    Congrats on the new baby! It's hard to keep up with all the new records and they are pretty expensive and that's coming from an old single cat dad. I can't imagine trying to keep up with this hobby when your growing your family. I can't say I know any of the bands or artists that you picked up this go round, but they look interesting. I would like to have that new Springsteen and the E Street band, but, even on CD, it's kind of pricey. Hope your having a Happy Thanksgiving!

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! Yes life is getting busy with more children lol but means I need my time away with my records to recharge 😄. Most of the records I picked up are from my early 20s. It’s been hard to back track the music I love. I’m actually not too familiar with music released this year, haven’t really heard of anything that caught my attention.

  • @ANDRE1mang
    @ANDRE1mang 2 года назад +1

    I’m looking to go there this month! I’m hoping I can find a good parking spot lol. Do they have a movie section specifically blu-rays & 4K blu rays?

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      We parked around the corner and put money in a meter, they do have a parking lot they recommended, it might say on their website which one to use. I wanna say their dvd section was small, I didn’t get a chance to look, we only had an hour.

    • @RobertQuant
      @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

      Of course they do that’s why it’s a music 🎶 store they sell all physical media even VHS 📼 and laser discs

  • @VintageLuxmanStereoCollector
    @VintageLuxmanStereoCollector Год назад +1

    Parking is under Amoeba😳 I prefer the old Amoeba. Too many new records and not enough used LPs. Their CD collection is good👍👍

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Год назад +2

      Oh yes totally agree, the old store was way better. They had a ton of used stuff and very unique records too.

    • @VintageLuxmanStereoCollector
      @VintageLuxmanStereoCollector Год назад

      @@MonieMuse - have you visited The Record Safari?

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Год назад +1

      @@VintageLuxmanStereoCollector I haven’t! I gotta look it up and see where they are ☺️

  • @luissegovia8205
    @luissegovia8205 2 года назад

    Hola!!! Do you hear about the band call los jaivas.?? .. Its a Prog band from chile... The Best sound of sud América!!!... Alturas de machu picchu is his másterpiece...easily top 10 Prog álbums of all time!!!

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      Never heard of them, listening to a song of their now and they sound interesting.

    • @luissegovia8205
      @luissegovia8205 2 года назад

      @@MonieMuse... His Best álbums are
      El. Indio (1975)
      Las alturas de machu picchu (1981)
      Obras de violeta parra (1984)
      The Best mixture of rock, Prog an folk from latinoamerica.. 10/10
      Greetings from chile.. I love music.. Just like you!!!

  • @camerontremayne
    @camerontremayne 2 года назад +1

    Looks nice

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      It was Heaven on earth 🤣

  • @Dogtown16v
    @Dogtown16v 2 года назад +1

    I thought you was gonna show us round the store,not boring new vinyl.

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад +1

      1. I like boring new vinyl 😂
      2. I think you’re on to something, did you ever visit the old location? It was massive with lots of sections of the store to visit.
      The new store doesn’t seem as big although the store says it is lol. The USED rock section was small, they had a little spot for jazz, I didn’t see all those different genres they use to have. The store is more one big room.. I think the store is mainly new vinyl now.
      I can be wrong and missed a part of the store but that’s why I was at the new vinyl cause I think that’s where they want the customers at.

  • @despew4716
    @despew4716 Год назад

    Pungent Stench Been Caught Buttering new vinyl?

  • @marksantucci4230
    @marksantucci4230 2 года назад

    How far is this store from Rodeo drive, from the Wiskey , Paramount studios, Universal , Warner Bros ect how far from Culver city is the record store?
    I see Beatles, Chicago ,
    Texas Sun , explosion in the sky , Mazy star , how many stars for those albums out of 5? nicer a lot nicer than amazon?

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  2 года назад

      In California we measure distance by how long it takes to get there, so Amoeba Record store on Hollywood blvd is about 30mins away from all those places, on a bad day 45m. In reality it’s probably only like 10 miles haha the Studios are usually in Burbank.
      They have awesome book stores full of books about film making, I haven’t checked out if they have any record stores.
      So the albums I bought are all my taste in music, so I give them all 5s! But my husband played Texas Sun and he didn’t like them. So you be the judge lol

    • @marksantucci4230
      @marksantucci4230 2 года назад

      @@MonieMuse I believe Culver city is where the game shows are like Wheel and Jeporady is ?

  • @RobertQuant
    @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

    I really miss their 1 location it was 3 stories high and had wayyyyyy more space and records it was like being inside a mansion Know the store 🏬 shrunk and it’s really small but either wayyy I’m happy there back in business and selling physical media forever 🤟🤟🤟🤟📀📀💽💽💿💿💿💿

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Месяц назад +1

      Yeah I prefer their old store, it was more organized . New in the front, used cds in the middle, used records on the sides, jazz in the back, dvds on second floor!

    • @RobertQuant
      @RobertQuant Месяц назад

      @@MonieMuse yeah I remember it was really big

  • @JustinNYCode3.
    @JustinNYCode3. Год назад

    Oh my you are adorable 🥰 do you have Instagram?

    • @MonieMuse
      @MonieMuse  Год назад +1

      thank you! @ moniemuse on insta

    • @JustinNYCode3.
      @JustinNYCode3. Год назад

      @@MonieMuse you’re welcome okay I’ll follow I’m Justinengine313 and Justinpoetry13 😊

  • @RobertQuant
    @RobertQuant Месяц назад +1

    I love Aomeba records that’s my store for life Hollywood and sunset in order to enjoy that store I recommend u take at least $100 cause u gonna spend a lot on that store 🏬 💽💽💽💿💿💿📀📀📀 I love cds for life 🫶🫶🤘🤘🤘🤘