M2 on the Permanent Records’ best of 2009

From The Great Pumpkin :

I’ve been in New York for three and a half years, and Greenpoint for the past year and a half.  When I moved to the city I never thought that I would have such a devotion to one record shop….I have always been a record buyer/ collector, and even worked at a record store (which I still consider one of the best).  I was familiar with the other stores in the city, but had not been to Permanent Records until I moved to Greenpoint.

This has come to be, more or less, my only stop for records in the city.  Marjorie and Ron have been working there since I started going in, and have become more like friends than people who run the shop.  I like that they are honest, and if they aren’t into something they will tell you, and if you are interested in recommendation they will offer you an endless array of albums and genres depending on your mood.

Permanent Records is one of those places that I always want to go, and some days find myself emailing or playing phone tag with them.  Permanent Records is my favorite record store in the city, and if you haven’t been yet I highly recommend it…you just might find your new regular record shop.

Marjorie, Ron, and Milli were nice enough to donate their best of lists to be posted here on the Great Pumpkin, and I was really excited to see what they loved this year:

Marjorie’s Best of 2009

  • Best Re-Issues:
    • Amanaz- Africa
    • Bachs- Out of the Bachs
    • Chandra- Transportation
    • Ryan Trevor- Introducing
    • Spiritual Singers- Ntsamina
    • Witch- Lazy Bones
  • Live:
    • REM- Live at the Olympia
  • Stand-out Tracks/ Song of the Year:
    • Laura Veirs- “July Flame” (from July Flame)
    • The xx- “Crystalized” (from selftitled)
    • Hush Arbors- “Fast Asleep” (from Yankee Reality)

Ron’s Best Albums of 2009

  1. Mystery Of Two – S/T
  2. Meanderthals – Desire Lines
  3. Jeremy Jay – Slow Dance
  4. Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy
  5. Ganglians – Monster Head Room
  6. A.C. Newman – Get Guilty
  7. The Horrors – Primary Colors
  8. Fresh & Onlys - Grey Eyed Girls
  9. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - S/T
  10. 9DW / Boris - Golden Dance Classics
  11. Crocodiles – Summer Of Hate
  12. Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
  13. Ty Segall – Horn The Unicorn

Milli’s Top 25 Albums 2009

If you are interested in any of these releases, and happen to be in the New York City I would highly recommend checking at Permanent Records first. Marjorie, Ron, and Milli would be happy to help you find them, or anything you are looking for…and if they don’t have it they will try to order it(believe me I have them special order way too much for me). Customer service keeps people coming back, and this place definitely has it!

Permanent Records is located at
181 Franklin St
(between Green St & Huron St)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
(718) 383-4083
website / twitter / facebook

If you are not in NYC maybe try an online music retailer ?

Links:

  • more on Permanent Records here.
  • more guest best of lists can be found here.

Thanks again to Permanent Records to contributing to the Great Pumpkins best of 2009 series and Happy Holidays!

http://www.gprecs.com/2009/12/22/permanent-records-best-of-2009/

We’re going to be doing an in store this April 16th  !