Why Local Music Shops Were More Than Just Stores

As times change, so does the way that we consume music. Today, any song that you want is at your fingertips. Whether it be services like Apple Music or Spotify, or just searching for your favorite music videos on YouTube. You can listen to any song that you want whenever you want. Which is cool, but there is a downside. There’s so much we miss about local music stores.

My personal favorite was Disk Jokey at the Victoria mall, which later became FYE! We also had Camelot in the mall and believe it or not, it was located right next to a Woolworth, I believe. Where exactly was it? Around were TJ Max is today!  Hastings was probably the most iconic from this area and place you could hangout on a Friday night. 

The thrill of actually scoring that new album.

There was anticipation of buying the new cassette or CD. Walking into a music store had a certain smell. Finding your album was a huge win, especially when the release was from a big name and there would be a line out the door and around the corner, in some cases.  Who remembers that? Also, we can’t forget about those awesome mail-in clubs like Columbia House and BMG!

@1jaxblax Back in the day, #ColumbiaHouse was the hustle of all hustles. What a time to be alive that was… #greenscreen #90s #cds #compactdisc #mailorder #90skids #90sthrowback #90skid #columbia #fyp #fypage #fy #foryou #foryoupage #funny #throwback #trending #viral #40s ♬ Background – ZydSounds

Having physical media was fun.

Finally, the feeling of getting home and opening up the case to read the lyrics so you could learn to sing along. Hard to believe that if you bought a single on cassette or CD back then it would cost you $3-$5, and today a single song cost $1.49 or less. However, I would gladly pay the higher price just to have the record store make a comeback.

The music experience was different back in the day.

Back in the ’80s and ’90s, listening to music was an experience. You would learn about new music and artists by listening to FM radio or watching  MTV, CMT, or BET. That is how you would learn of the release dates of new singles and albums. The only way to get the new music was to go to the music store.

@back.to.the.0ld.days Back To The Old Days when there was no IPod or IPhone, there was the beauty of CD’s!! #cds #1990s #throwback #cd #olddays #fypシ ♬ Somewhere – SØINS

Where did you used to get your music in Victoria?

In Victoria, we had Camelot Music, FYE, Disc Jokey, Hastings, and of course the big box stores like Walmart and K-Mart. Where did you buy music from? Let us know send us a message.

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