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AND THE BEAT GOES ON: Liz Tooley and Lance Baressi hangin' at Permanent Records, their Eagle Rock music shop. (all photos by Juliana Moore)

Street Style: Down at the Record Shop

At 5 L.A. record stores, we snapped the groovy style of the peeps who sell vinyl.
By Erin Weinger and Juliana Moore
Published on August 31, 2011

In our big digital world — where a road trip without an iPod is unthinkable, YouTube music videos provide a perfectly acceptable party soundtrack and you can't walk past a geek without hearing the word "Spotify" —  it's nice to remember how music was originally recorded. 

Not only is vinyl warm-feeling, crackly-classic and  just plain cool, but the owners of vinyl shops and their hourly clerks have a deep passion for music and the sound of records — not to mention unapologetically quirky personal style.

We checked out record stores from Hollywood to Highland Park to check out what vinyl hawkers are listening to and — most importantly — wearing. 

 

 

Who: Ian Marshall

Place of business: Wombleton records in Highland Park

What he’s wearing: OP shorts, a Polo T-shirt and Sperry Topsiders.

His go-to fashion trick: “No socks in the summertime. That’s the secret.”

Record he would save in a fire: Neil’s Heavy Concept Album, released in 1984 by British comedian Nigel Planer. “It’s a weird and hilarious album. Perceptive comedy is the best.” 


5123 York Blvd., L.A. 213-422-0069. wombletonrecords.com