Jack's Rhythms

It was a few years since I stepped into a record store but on April 19th, 2008 which was national record store day I decided to take a trip. New Paltz has the only two record stores that are closest to my house which is about 35 miles away. I went to the first record store that I knew of in New Paltz and found that all the new releases were overpriced and they didn't carry a large selection of new vinyl. Then I went over to Jack's Rhythms and was amazed at the great selection of indie rock vinyl that he had and that the prices are very reasonable. I felt very comfortable browsing around and talking to Jack. He is very knowledgeable in all genres of music. He didn't have the two 7" records that I was looking for but said that he could order them for me. After about a week I got a call that both my albums were in and that he set them aside for me. I went that following Saturday to pick them up and I've been going to Jack's Rhythms every Saturday since. It is the highlight of my weekend and I always come out of there with something unique. This week it was three Miles Davis albums that Jack recommended for me and he was spot on with his selections. I have the feeling that I'll be spending most of my Saturday mornings taking a drive over to Jack's Rhythms to see what new music I can add to my collection. It's great to be buying vinyl again! more

This is one of two great indie music stores in New Paltz. This is the smaller of the two, but by no means is it the lesser. He has a great little collection in here, especially blues and jazz music, And one of the great pleasures of buying your music here is talking to Jack - he is passionate about the music, and he can also turn you on to some music that maybe you never would have heard of. Being a college town, he also has the eclectic college alt mix, as well as some of the folks from years ago who influenced those sounds. more