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| The CD Alladin's Cave awaits. |
As soon as I had decried the dearth of CD shops in Singapore, this one pops up. Roxy Disc House has been hidden from plain sight for the longest time, until I visited The Adelphi for the first time in years. It was by the recommendation of serial concert-goer Mr Lim that I made my way to the third floor of this audiophone paradise, and voila! here this CD shop was. So was Mr Lim!
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| The vinyl side is more well organised. |
There are two shop-spaces, one for compact discs (the more rough-and-tumble half) and one for vinyl (the neater and more organised half). As I feel vinyl to be over-priced and a hipster fad, I naturally gravitated to the CD side of the shop. Like many CD shops in Hong Kong, the impression of Alladin's Cave is what strikes you. There is simply no order to the placement of discs, nor a differentiation between new and used items. Classical music is in the minority, as most items from sale were of pop, rock, jazz, light music, Asian pop and New Age music. There were a few classical CDs, but one needs patience to sift through piles of merchandise, and maybe one can find a gem.
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| The vinyl section. I can wait for the prices to come down. |
Thanks to Mr Lim, I found some first-hand classical CDs, and they were reasonably priced too. The proprietor Mr Richard Wan is personable and does not drive a hard bargain. If the price is right, then go for it, which was what I did!
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| I spy Hilary Hahn, Arthur Rubinstein and Decca Phase Four among the throng. |
And here's my loot...
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| The Testament discs were $20 apiece. All first-hand and in mint condition. They cost $18.50 on Presto Music but you'll need to factor in postage and waiting time. |
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| The old London Decca 6-CD box-set at $50 with Vladimir Ashkenazy performing the Rachmaninov piano concertos (with Previn) and selected solo / two-piano music. I got the last box and its no longer available at Presto Music. |
ROXY DISC HOUSE
1 Coleman Street #03-41/42
The Adelphi
Tel: 9844-6775
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