Amoeba Music

Amoeba was my first love and everything- from a moping teenager in the streets of SF in the Height District- I got lost there for hours on in- to the point where my folks were ready to send search and rescue- Amoeba opened up my sphere to ALL music all things great that perpetuate to make my veins pump with joy- the numerous times I have been literally schooled by the impromptu visit by everyone from DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Gossip, Kid Koala, Unkle, you name it- Amoeba breaks my brain- not only creatively- but what an outlet for my brain to spin out of control and motivate me in ways I did not know possible- Thank you Amoeba for building my continuum of knowledge! :)

I have always found the greatest LP's / cassettes / Cd's when ever I search the racks in SF , when ever someone says "What would you like for Father's Day/Your birthday/christmas" , I ask for an AMOEBA gift certificate, and still talk about the Live Elvis Costello show where I ran into old pals and had a great time.

I love amoeba so much. The first time I set foot there was when I was thirteen. I remember I needed to get the rites of spring album, which at the time was hard to find. Anyway, I was thrilled when I saw it Stare right at me saying "buy me" which of course I did. I like that Amoeba has a lot of undiscovered bands nobodys even heard of. I recently purchased the only two "LOVVERS" CDS left, and I was also there to see "the drums" play. The staff is great, and a friend of my step dads works there. He taught me how to play guitar. Everytime I'm in the hollywood area I always stop by to Buy movies, cds. And even posters.

I can say in full honesty that Amoeba has been a consistent cure for depression. Almost a year ago, my mom fell and broke her fibula. After driving her to the Kaiser Sunset emergency room at 3 am, and subsequently missing two tests I had that day, I was exhausted and aggravated. Luckily, my mom had a book with her she wanted to finish, and suggested that I go to Amoeba while she read in the car. So thank you Amoeba; nothing is as uplifting and invigorating as getting my fingers dusty on your rows and rows of $1 vinyl.

JUST BEING IN YOUR AMOEBA MUSIC SHOP ON SUNSET AND IVAR IS VERY MAGICAL. IT'S SO EASY TO FIND EVERYTHING I WANT AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE ARE SO HELPFUL AND FRIENDLY NOT JUST TO ME BUT EVERYONE. KEEP UP ALL YOUR GREAT WORK AND MUSIC OF COURSE. THE BERKELEY AND SAN FRANCISCO STORES ISN'T BAD EITHER LOVE ALL YOUR STORES IN SO. AND NO. CALIFORNIA

I love Amoeba's great free concerts. Robert Randolph was absolutely awesome this year!

What can I say, Amoeba Hollywood is one of the greatest places on earth :) I often go during the week after going to yoga (just behind Amoeba). I must say that I sometimes find Amoeba more uplifting than going to yoga itself! I love the staff. I love the selection. I love Amoeba, plain and simple. Please keep doing what you're doing.

I'm a music lover whose lived in LA for the last 6-years and on one of my earliest visits to the Hollywood Amoeba, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Beck at the checkout. I gotta say, the selection of music and video is the most incredible I've ever experienced, but adding in the possibility of seeing an amazing artist such as Beck, is just icing on the chocolate 7-layer cake that is Amoeba. It's clear that Amoeba is not only the top destination for music lovers, but also for the creators of the music we love!

In the R&B new arrival 78 albums of Amoeba Hollywood, I found "Keep On Churnin' " by Wynonie Harris for $15. This was cool because on the Canadian website that I used to buy from, the same record in the same condition was $160! I am also a Hannah fan, and picked up the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack. I take these two hot items to checkout, and the pleasantly befuddled cashier asks "do you have to have special equipment to play these?" And I said "no - just a CD player or computer." (ha ha - he meant the 78)

After losing every record in my 10,000+ collection, and every CD that was not in my car while evacuating from the devastating damage from Hurricane Katrina, the Amoeba used section has been my saving grace to re-purchase those memories lost in the storm. I go back on a regular basis since I work one block away and the spend time finding those lost records for $1 or even .50. As you can imagine, this is quite the treat since I get to re-live the excitement of finding rare tracks and then listen to them once again to restore the memories. Please keep in mind that I was heavily into electronic dance music since I made my living as a Dj in New Orleans, so this is not music easily found on download sites or the internet, and if you do, it is not the same tangible good for 3x the price of the discount vinyl bin at Amoeba. A lot of the records lost actually came via post from the UK or I went there to purchase, but somehow they make their way into the used bins as Amoeba. As they say, one man's trash is another mans treasure??!! Thanks for such a great business model Amoeba!!