6B -New Student Edition - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 8, 1999 I Record stores - a melodious way to lose allyour money *t leaves a dent in your wallet. It reels you in every time you walk by. You just can't help yourself. It's the music store. It's a vice and Ann Arbor has at least nine of them right here on campus. When it comes to price, everything depends. If it's not a collectible, the used stuff costs less than new releases. And prices depend on the time Jewel of year, the release and the G w rack you're looking at. Gopwani Take the tour and satisfy your hankering for new tunes. Let's start on Liberty and Thompson Streets at Encore Recordings of Ann Arbor, better known as just Encore. It's a cozy, dusty SOUND little place, with CDs, CHECK tapes and records filling almost every possible inch of the store. Encore is perfect for the music buff search- ing for the missing link to a collection or for someone who just wants to look around for hours and hours. Plus, they'll buy almost anything. But ulti- mately what you get back depends on the con- dition of what you have to sell and if they already have that title in stock. Further down the street are SKR Pop/Rock, SKR Blues/Jazz, and SKR Classical, taking up three stores at Liberty and Maynard. They used to be Schoolkids Records until last year when the business changed hands and it took on the SKR brand. SKR Blues/Jazz and SKR Pop/Rock are basically one big store. It's your best bet if you like the organization of a retail giant along with the charm and service of a smaller record shop. When SKR was Schoolkids, there was a tiny, grungy store between the main and the classical stores. It was called Anex and it was where you could find local discs and independent releases. They had used tapes, CDs and albums too. It was like Disney World. And since that's gone, SKR hopes to have something along those lines by the Fall term built in the back of SKR Pop/Rock. Right next door, dolled up in beige, SKR Classical is a quaint little store, with a helpful staff. Just across the street stands Borders Books Music & Cafe. The music department is upstairs and it's big. Classical, jazz, internation- al and your run of the mill rock and roll are all here. They recently started a used CD section and they have a massive collection of music books at the back of the department. It's a good place for one-stop shopping. Keep walking down Liberty and you'll hit State Street. That's where Discount Records resides. Owned by Sam Goody, its the closest thing you'll find to a typical mall music store on this side of the Diag. In addition to music, it's a the place to find your everyday big band poster and t-shirt. Turn right at State Street. When you see Bivouac, walk in (I'm not kidding) and go downstairs. This is where Schoolkids is rebuild- ing. Named Schoolkids Records in Exile, it's an Anex-like space, stocking a number of new titles. Selling a few used items, Schoolkids has- n't delved into buying and trading CDs yet. Make your way farther down State and just before the Diag Party Store, take the stairs up to Wazoo. It's been around for 25 years. Like Encore, it's a good place to rummage. They buy, sell and trade. And once again it all depends on what you bring in. After orientation, you'll know your way to South University Avenue. And instead of people watching at Cava Java, make the trek down South U to the Record Exchange. With a mix of new and used CDs, this place has an impressive selection of rap, alt rock, out of date crap and local stuff. They buy and sell tapes, CDs and even movies. Now we're off to Tower Records, with those cool orange and red bags. It's everything you're looking for and more. The coolest part about Tower is their selection of marked-down music. If you look hard, you'll find classic full-legnths from The Clash and Bob Dylan. Mixed in with some useless Celine Dion singles, you might be able to find Pearl Jam and Sugar import singles for about 7 bucks. Rivaling Borders, they have a comprehensive selection of music magazines and books. But you'll have to check your bag at the door. And if all this is a little too much and you're feeling homesick, just take the bus to Briarwood Mall's Record Town: Familiar music buying territory for almost anyone. - Jewel Gopwani is a staff reporter of the Daily, and can be reached via e-mail atjgopwai@umich.edu. Intimidating, huh? For some, music stores exert an irre- sistable tug on wallets and pock- etbooks. BOHDAN DAMIAN CAP/Daily / Eric Poffenger, an LSA senior, pre- pares to empty his wallet for some new CDs at Tower Records. 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