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Earwax

218 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11211
at N. 5th St.
718-486-3771

10.0 "Highly Recommended"
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25% Do you go there for bargains?
100% Do you go there to buy gifts?
Quality: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Selection: 9.8
Value: 9.3
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world class...

813 | Posted on 12/13/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Do you go there for bargains? No
Do you go there to buy gifts? Yes
Quality: 10
Service: 10
Selection: 9
Value: 7

Right in the epicenter of all that is cool Williamsburg, Earwax is a place that you can go to find out which band is about to break, but never get any trendy pretense. If anything, when looking for the new hot thing, they may try to convice you to get its original 60's inspiration in addition. Great for people looking for a little more than the music they heard in a restauant, but they still sell it for those who are. All around good for society.

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250 out of 530 people found this review helpful.

Earwax excels

schlagerman | Posted on 12/13/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Do you go there for bargains? Yes
Do you go there to buy gifts? Yes
Quality: 10
Service: 10
Selection: 10
Value: 10

It's intimate, it's friendly, it's New York, it's worldly. the people that work there care about your brain, your ears, and your annual gross income.

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235 out of 475 people found this review helpful.

no place like earwax

destroy | Posted on 12/12/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Do you go there for bargains? No
Do you go there to buy gifts? Yes
Quality: 10
Service: 10
Selection: 10
Value: 10

OK, you want 5 or 6 Henry Flynt records to choose from? or maybe some Italian electronica? or concert tickets to the latest obscurities? You'll find yourself at Earwax over and over again. There is no place like it in the universe. The staff are insanely knowledgeable and they sell new as well as used, imports and domestic. You won't be subliminally attacked by some clearcom playlist as you browse. And it's conveniently located for all billyburgers and those brave enough to take the L train and walk 4 blocks south on Bedford.

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200 out of 392 people found this review helpful.

Far from home... but worth it

djmechanique | Posted on 12/12/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Do you go there for bargains? No
Do you go there to buy gifts? Yes
Quality: 10
Service: 10
Selection: 10
Value: 10

This is one of my fave record/cd stores. Whenever I visit New York, the first stop on the L train is one of my first stops... and on I head over to Earwax for musical inspiration: from psychedelic to space age pop to funk and so on. Great for collectors, laymen and anyone looking for audio inspiration. Another plus, the staff is friendly and helpful and doesn't intimidate...

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203 out of 428 people found this review helpful.

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