Music Stores in Paris?

Yes!

http://storesense01.dynamic.net/zappa/Search.bok?category=Fr ank+Zappa+Releases

Yeah, it was FINE

"Joe's Corsage" is a collection of early studio outtakes from The Mothers Of Invention, from before they released their first album. The title is of course a hint at "Joe's Garage"... but the Joe in "Joe's Corsage" is actually Joe Travers, the guy who is constantly finding and dusting off previously unheared Zappa recordings. Because when FZ died, he left I believe thousands of hours of music on tapes. Now the Zappa Family Trust are trying to release as much of it as possible, on the "Vaulternative" label. Those albums are only available at www.zappa.com, and since I don't have a credit card, I was very pleased to find some of those CD's in Paris.

We had a lot of fun! I just love the Louvre! So much to see there, I'll have to go back once...

Here's what I bought (all pretty 'rare' albums that I couldn't find in the Netherlands, or only available via import):

-  Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Strictly Personal
-  Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste
-  FZ - Civilization Phaze III
-  FZ - Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute
-  FZ - EIHN - Everything Is Healing Nicely
-  FZ - Joe's Corsage
-  FZ - Unmitigated Audacity (from Beat The Boots)

I found them all in the Virgin Megastore at the Champs Elysees. It cost me about 150 euros, altogether. I didn't have time to look for other shops (I needed time for the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur....).

if you like hairy armpits yes!

It is not the armpit that you f... man!

Emperor wrote: Joren wrote: My friends and I are going to make a list of all the things we really want to see, and of course the Eiffel Tower and The Louvre will be on the list.   Oh, yes! There are a lot of very nice ladies in Paris too!  Are they in the list too?

French nice ladies?? if you like hairy armpits yes!

Joren wrote: My friends and I are going to make a list of all the things we really want to see, and of course the Eiffel Tower and The Louvre will be on the list.

I skipped the musicstores for the louvre...... it's such an beautiful place!!
Maybe I'ts even better to just get on the arc de triomphe instead of the eiffel tower.. the few up there... is so great.. you don't need to see it more closeley! 

tuxon wrote: Don't forget Joren, Paris is also known for the Eiffel tower, try and catch a glimpse of that as well

Yes! And I also highly recomment to you The Louvre (so, I suppose, it needn't to be recommended) and The Termes Of Cluny (now this is the Archeological Museum of Paris) built in the 1st Century and destroyed by Hunnes in the 5th Century - all the place is simply breathing by Ancient times... Really Progressive Place!

I'm leaving next Friday (March 4th)

Thanks to all of you for your good advice. I made a list of all the stores you mentioned:

- Gibert musique, bd Saint Germain, RER Luxembourg or Saint Michel.

- Fnac (Batille, St. Lazare, des Halles [Chatelet les Halles])

- Virgin Megastore (one Champs Elysee, other one closer to Monmantre)

- Croc'odisc

 

It's going to be a busy three days!

Thanks a lot!

Edited by Joren

Sean Trane wrote: For used records , one might check out Cro-O-dile close to St Germain. Also the FNAC superstores have small prog sections (but not in everyone of them) but nothing extraordinary in terms of choice.

yeah it's "croc'odisc" (play on word)

There's a great little record store just near the Pantheon (I think)  - can't remember the street - if you're facing the pantheon veer left and head down the hill towards the rive, it's on your right hand side somewhere down there - good selection of 70s music but the prices are steep enough....