Blue Note Records - the store

I recently spent a weekend in Miami Beach which we do every year or two. In Fort Lauderdale is a record dealer named Bob Perry who had a store in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area called Blue Note Records for about 25 years. The above photo is how the store looked when I first discovered it. He closed the store a few years ago, but still sells online, and by appointment, if you call him. Before opening the store, I believe he did regional promotion for Arista, and a few other majors, starting in the late 60's. So besides having great vinyl, Bob has amazing stories to share. He, and Leslie who works for him, are both EXTREMELY nice folks, and I always make sure to pay them a visit when I go down there.

The following is what I picked up, and just received in the mail today. They shipped it so I wouldn't have to schlep it on the flight home. Oh, and the prices are very reasonable. I paid more than $15 for only one of the titles listed below. Most of them were $5-$10 a piece.

If you're ever in South Florida, or need some help finding something, I highly recommend giving these folks a call. I can't say enough good things about them. You can reach them at (954) 961-3928‎.





- Jimmy Lunceford & His Chickasaw Syncopators (X Records, 10", from the Tom Dowd collection) (for some reason his name is spelled with a 'y' on the cover instead of the usual 'ie.'
- Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers (X Records, 10", from the Tom Dowd collection)
- Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz, 10")
- Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band (X Records, 10", from the Tom Dowd collection)
- Booker T. & the MG's - McLemore Ave (Stax, gatefold cover in shrink)
- Jerry Butler - The Soul Goes On (Mercury)
- Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album (Cadet Concept)
- Out of Sight original soundtrack (Decca) - featuring Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Freddie & the Dreamers, The Turtles, Dobie Gray, The Astronauts, and the Knickerbockers
- Nina Simone - Nina Simone and Piano (RCA)
- Nina Simone - Here Comes the Sun (RCA)
- Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (RCA)
- Nina Simone - A Very Rare Evening (PM)
- Nina Simone - The Best of (Philips)
- Isaac Hayes - Black Moses (Stax)
- Barrabas - Power (RCA)
- Barbara - Bobino 1967 (Philips)
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - Architecture & Morality (Dindisc)
- The Orb - A Huge Evergrowing Pulsating Brain That Rules From the Center of the Ultraworld (Wau! Mr. Modo)
- Smokey Robison & the Miracles - Away We a Go Go (Tamla, in shrink)
- Joao Gilberto - The Boss of the Bossa Nova (Atlantic)
- Chico O'Farrill - Married Well (Verve)
- Eric Dolphy - At the Five Spot Vol. 1 (Prestige)
- Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special (Columbia)