Located in the New Orleans’ famous French Quarter (907 Bourbon Street), Skully’z Recordz is one of those wrecka stows you could miss if you weren’t paying attention or stumbling around drunk, but is a music lover’s oasis from the Louisiana heat and / or intoxicated revelers.
It’s a small store, just one room, but they pack a lot of great stuff in it.
That’s some choice vinyl in the first picture. That soundtrack to Akira alone would be worth a trip if I were a vinyl collector. How about those racks of CD’s? This place has a lot of obscure, alternative, rare, and essential albums for sale, both old and new artists share shelf space. The stuff for sale here is curated with knowledge of music history and emerging new bands that are making quality sounds.
They have a good collection of music DVDs, too, as seen above. My cousin was stunned to see that DVD of rare Devo footage and videos.
The CD racks above look like they’re in a bigger store, don’t they? Trust me, this place isn’t much bigger than a living room, but it doesn’t feel cramped and it’s well-maintained. It’s not dingy or overflowing with dusty record bins either.
There’s also a great section of local artists and legendary New Orleans artists, too. Trust me, you need to find this store if you’re in the French Quarter. I will visit it anytime I’m in the city. Among the gems I scored there were CDs by Captain Beefheart, Ladytron, Television, Electric Wizard, and Ennio Morricone. It’s probably a good thing I don’t live in New Orleans, because I’d be at Skully’z every couple weeks spending money.
Keep your mind open.
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