If you grew up in the '80s and '90s, then you probably remember seeing record stores popping up everywhere, like the one in the movie Pretty In Pink. I remember going to a small record store, which of course it had records, cassettes, 8-tracks and a small selection of CDs (they were a little pricey at the time).
I was just a little kid back then, but I did own a few records, such as Cavern of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, Smurfs, and Alvin & the Chipmunks. I know they weren't exactly music, but like I said, I was just a kid then.
As a teen I was in a music club, where I would get several CDs free for joining and I had to buy four more over two years. I would by the four very quickly, get out of the club and then I would join again. Sadly, there are no clubs anymore.
Thanks to the internet with its illegal downloads and iMusic, record stores have become a thing of the past, though you can probably find a few in the big cities, probably called "Vintage Records" or something similar.
Like everyone else, my current record store is Walmart, but I would go to Target or K-Mart if there were any stores closer to where I live. Besides from the $5 CD bin, there isn't much a selection at the Super Center in my town. If you’re looking for a recent release, then you're out-of-luck, as they don't stock CDs very fast,you may even have to wait a week or two.
Though you can find a bargain at a dollar store, they don't carry many CDs either and normally the music is mostly what I call “rejects,” the ones nobody wanted to buy.
If I can't find a CD at Walmart, then I'll either buy from Overstock, Amazon, i oldies music, or even EBay. Recently, I’ve been buying a few CDs for a dollar each at my local thrift store.
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Billy, That's funny that you should ask about records. When I taught "R for record", children didn't know what it was. I switched it to the phonetic, "R for rag".
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