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March 17, 2008
Record Time
You got your furniture, your clothes, your tchotchkes, you even got your granola. What else could you possibly want? Exactly—records. A rifle through a crate of records is for many as addictive as looking for a Paul McCobb Planner Group label on a mid-century desk. We know, we've been there. We're still there now actually.
What kicked the Flea into high gear for the first time was when the Brooklyn Daily Eagle broke the news back in December that DJ $mall ¢hange would be unloading his vast rekkid collection at the market. (Full disclosure: $mall ¢hizz DJ'ed Senor and Senora Flea's wedding, as well as zillions of other weddings.) Then the New York Times City Section followed with a front-page story on $¢ a week later, and from there news of the Flea spread far and wide.
So we got some more folks who sell records (and CDs and music ephemera). Moosaka (aka Senor Flea's hermano) will join DJ Sportscasual (who moonlights as co-owner of Williamsburg's Lucky Cat, home to the rad FutureFunk parties) to unleash their deep crates of hip-hop, funk, jazz, and whatever else, including Sportscasual's crazy reggae 45s (below). Go SuperCool! of Staten Island's finely curated and esoteric selection of records and other media includes stuff like William Shatner reading Isaac Asimov (above). And ShoutShimmy Records will share space with his wife-to-be Jellyroll Vintage, mixing his sharp musical taste with her fine vintage-clothing selection. Cute!
We also feel lucky to welcome Trash American Style, a nice fella named Malcolm whose punk/hardcore and avant-garde record store in Danbury, Connecticut, recently lost its lease to an unsavory landlord after 18 years. (Brooklynites, not unfamiliar with real estate grief, will greet Malcolm warmly.) And Athan from Sepiatone has all sorts of music to share with Fleasters, mixed in with his collected finds of all kinds.
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Comments
so, uh. when's the flea market?
Posted by: guest at March 20, 2008 3:38 PM
oh, never mind. i see it now. boy is my face red.
Posted by: guest at March 20, 2008 4:02 PM
All this vinyl is kick ass, and Trash American Style is a MAJOR COUP!!! (serious kings of old school punk rock - scenemakers for 20+ years).
Posted by: guest at March 20, 2008 9:31 PM
Malcolm is great, as others have noted. But checking the Trash American Style website it says he's only booked at Brooklyn Flea for 5/4 and 6/8. It would be nice if this site was more clear about which vendors will be out every Sunday and then including dates for the more infrequent ones.
Posted by: guest at March 21, 2008 10:54 AM
Though I won't be selling records, as a vendor I am cautious about committing too much time to a venue that has yet to prove itself. The concept is great, the economy is iffy, and people go away on weekends. So it's up to the locals to make this happen. Vendors, and me included, will come more often if the business is there. Think about how much money has to be spent to support 200 vendors. So I hope the turnout is great and consistent. See you April 6th.
Posted by: guest at March 21, 2008 12:07 PM
oh my good god! my life has just changed! this is the best news since...i don't know when! sweet jesus, i am overjoyed!
Posted by: guest at March 21, 2008 12:39 PM
Hey just wanted let the people who are going to be selling music and movies here that we have a wholesale business on Long Island that sells mostly nostalgic music and movies as well as small electronics. Perfect for the flea market. We would love to be able to supply anyone going to this new market.
Our website is www.spinningdisconline.com. Check us out. We would love to get some people to buy our stuff and bring it to the market. We sell to flea markets all over the country!-Eric
Posted by: Eric at March 25, 2008 10:56 PM
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