Chuck Nessa Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 All the best to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Menace Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Had heard about this last week in confidence--very sorry I've never had a chance to make the pilgrimage, SJ. I know from mutual friends how much you and your store have meant to them over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Sorry to hear this. Sounds like it is a wonderful place. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Sorry to hear as well. Have not been in quite some time but will try to get down soon. Most of all I enjoyed listening in on the banter while perusing - something sadly gone in our post "High Fidelity" world. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 All the best to you and the crew Jack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I've got an idea! to save Stereo Jack's, let's all get together and put on a show - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 To keep all discussion about Stereo Jack's conveniently in one thread: For the next several weeks I will be spinning some of my favorite vinyl that I scored over the years at Jack's. First up, from the dollar easy listening bin: The18th Century Corporation - Bacharach Baroque - UA (orange and pink label, stereo) Featuring Siegfried Schwab of "Vampyros Lesbos" fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Always have regretted never visiting the New England area, this is just one more reason why. My thoughts exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Sorry to hear this. I'll never forget Kevin taking us to Stereo Jack's on our first trip to Boston. Such a groovy place! I bought a couple killer Blue Note organ dates there. Good luck with all your future endeavors, Jack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Storer Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I haven't been back to that area since forever and have never been to the store, but Stereo Jack's has been so universally praised by those who know it that it has become legendary for me, and I suspect for many others among the widely dispersed jazz Internet tribe. My sympathies to you and all your customers, Jack. It's a damn shame about that lease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Jack, I recall meeting you and sitting together at an IAJRC Annual Meeting quite a few years ago. Living so far away, I regret I was never able to get to your store. Best wishes in whatever you will be doing in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Very saddening, terrible news. I too still have dreams of Stereo Jack's, and I left Boston 17 years ago. All my best wishes to Jack for happiness in the future, and success in whatever he chooses to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Glad I had the chance to stop in with Kevin a few years ago. Best of luck in whatever every comes next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 From the Jazz Programmers' Listserv: Yesterday I dropped in at Stero Jack's, the legendary jazz record store in Cambridge Ma. Looks like we have a bit of a bit a of a reprieve. Due to technicalities regarding building permits, the pizzeria cannot move in in April or May. We may have the pleasure of having Jack and his crew in the neighborhood a few months more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Woo Hoo!!!! Great news... We'll take it! From the Jazz Programmers' Listserv: Yesterday I dropped in at Stero Jack's, the legendary jazz record store in Cambridge Ma. Looks like we have a bit of a bit a of a reprieve. Due to technicalities regarding building permits, the pizzeria cannot move in in April or May. We may have the pleasure of having Jack and his crew in the neighborhood a few months more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 A lot of people have assumed that we are shutting down due to poor business, downloading, or what-have-you, but I can say with some pride that this is not the case. When our current landlord bought the property ten years ago, he informed me that he intended to move his pizza shop, the Harvard House of Pizza, away from his current location into our space, but at the time he was not ready to do so. He also assured me that when it does happen, he would give me plenty of notice. Although he owned this property, he was content to stay where he was, even though he was renting, because the corner location was ideal. After ten years, his landlord (who was also once my landlord, so I know his MO all too well) has made staying pretty near impossiblle, so now he has decided to make the move. This actually comes at an OK time for me, and I'm looking forward to semi-retirement. I intend to keep a presence on line, selling on Ebay, but will no longer have a retail store. At present, our official closing date will be end of April, but the landlord is going through a complicated mess of red tape getting the proper permits, so we may possibly stick around a little longer. Thanks to everybody for your thoughts and words, but of course, I'll still be around here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 At present, our official closing date will be end of April, All right! I'm in town for a convention in early April! I was afraid I would miss out! (My last visit was Sept. '09). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Well, with the reprieve, I'm hoping for a deus ex machina and that the store stays open. Like many of us, I peel the store sticker off of the album when I get home. However, there have been several records I've found recently from Jack's, including a Clifford Brown Mercury album, where I never peeled it. These Stereo Jack's stickers will remain on my LPs through this lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I have some good news. Because the landlord is undergoing of a series of permit hassles with the city of Cambridge, we have been granted an extension at least through May, and possibly beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clifford_thornton Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Cool. I've never been to the store (and many years since I've been in MA) but I plan to be on the East Coast this summer. You can hold that Abdul-Hannan stash for pickup, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Cool. I've never been to the store (and many years since I've been in MA) but I plan to be on the East Coast this summer. You can hold that Abdul-Hannan stash for pickup, right? Just want me to hold one copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Jack, I'll be in Boston on Friday and plan on meeting an old RI pal at your shop, then beers at Pretty Things. It has been about 7 years since I've been to the shop. Glad to see you'll be open a few months longer! Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 I met Jack today. Charlie as well. I cut myself off at a certain point. I think I could have spent $1,000 easy on jazz vinyl alone. This was a great shop. I bought a few Warne Marsh albums, Bird on Dial, Coltrane Ballads, Lester Bowie, Herbie Nichols, Gigi Gryce, Live Curtis, Basement Tapes, etc etc and passed on so many great things. I haven't looked inside the bags since the train ride. My birthday came 29 days early this year. Thanks Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 My birthday came 29 days early this year. Geez, I hope your death comes 29 days late, than... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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