Believe it or not, I actually bought some classical recordings in Ipoh! To begin, are there even record stores in Ipoh? Fortunately enough, I was directed to Fujiyama Records by Phan Ming Ruey, director of Thye Seng 105 Arts Centre at Kampar, Perak. Its located roughly midway between Ipoh old city and Weil Hotel on Jalan Sultan Idris Shah (Brewster Road).
Fujiyama Records, a hipster hangout, also doubles as an apparel store for pre-loved clothing. The record store occupies the ground floor while the clothes on the upper level. Most of the recordings are vinyl, and the classical section is pitifully small, yet I was able to find several gems - both LPs as well as CDs. Most of these were Japanese pressings, as I later found out the owner was Japanese himself and most definitely sourced his booty from the homeland which is music paradise.
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| The Hiroko Nakamura recital LP was actually autographed by her! |
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| Who would have thought you could find Harnoncourt and Jochum in Ipoh? |
This post is dedicated to my friends, the Phan brothers, Ming Ruey and Ming Yen, who would have bought these same recordings had I not grabbed them first.
FUJIYAMA RECORDS
150 Jalan Sultan Idris Shah
30300 Ipoh, Perak
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