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Rasputin Music is the largest independent chain of record stores in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It was founded as "Rasputin Records" in 1971 in Berkeley, California by entrepreneur Ken Sarachan. It is named after an early 20th century Russian political/religious figure Grigori Rasputin.
Amoeba Music is an American independent music store chain with locations in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.It stocks media, primarily music, but also films and television programs via DVD and VHS.
Peaches was known for its vast selection with many locations in buildings the size of a typical grocery store. [5] Stores were also known for autograph signing events, [6] huge reproductions of the album covers of the latest releases on the side of its buildings and for selling records from wooden crates with the chain's colorful fruit-crate style logo on the side.
The term is a colloquial expression for vinyl records, comparing them to the color of licorice and the shape of a pizza. [2] James Greenwood opened the first Licorice Pizza record store in July 1969 in downtown Long Beach. [3] In the next fifteen years, multiple locations spread throughout Southern California.
Four years later in 1979, Fallon opened a second location on Market Street in San Francisco followed by a third location in San Jose in 1981 and a fourth location in Santa Cruz in 1997. On January 20, 2015, Streetlight Records announced it would be closing its location on 2350 Market Street in San Francisco after 35 years in business.
Aquarius Records storefront for Milk set. Aquarius Records was an independent record store in San Francisco, California, established in 1970. Aquarius was known for carrying an obscure selection of psychedelia, metal, and world music, and had an extensive mail order catalog. The store's selection was relatively small and was chosen and ...
Ubiquity Records was founded in 1990 by Michael and Jody McFadin out of the Groove Merchant record store on the Lower Haight of San Francisco, California. [2] Following the success of the Groove Merchant the Luv N' Haight record label (named after the Sly and The Family Stone song) was launched and in 1993 the company was incorporated as Ubiquity Recordings.
Village Music was also known for its in-store performances and anniversary parties at the Sweetwater Saloon by well-known musicians who were also Village Music store customers. [1] A documentary about the store's history and the surrounding music community, Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores, was released in 2012. The store closed ...