Tag: Angers record stores

Wrecka Stow: CD-BD – Angers, France

Located at 5 Place Mondain Chanlouineau in Angers, France, CD-BD is a combination record store and comic book shop. What’s not to like?

The store is in a nice shopping area in Angers, across from a diner and near plenty of other nice little shops and eateries. They sell vinyl and CDs of all sorts, and a wide collection of graphic novels and comic book trade paperbacks.

CDs, comic book magazines, and erotica!

The music genres sold there run from classic rock to electronic music. The graphic novels range from standard superhero fare to historical adventure tales and adults only material.

An entire corner devoted to graphic novels and trade paperbacks.
Picture discs!
Electro vinyl! 45’s!

I knew we were in a cool store when I heard them playing this.

I mean, how do you not like a store if they’re playing a Teardrop Explodes record?

Be sure to grab some music (and comics) here while you’re in Angers.

Keep your mind open.

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Wrecka Stow: Home Wax – Angers, France

Located at 70 Rue Baudrière in Angers, France, Home Wax is a cool, little shop decked wall to wall with vintage concert posters and flyers, vinyl LPs, skateboard decks, and all sorts of other cool stuff.

That’s just one section of one wall in this place. They had, of course, pulled out stuff relating to the Levitation France festival happening there at the time of my visit, thus the Sonic Youth (with Kim Gordon playing there) and Snapped Ankles albums (although Snapped Ankles had to cancel their set at this year’s festival).

The place is a small heaven for collectors of groovy vinyl, including an impressive jazz section and a section just for local artists.

Jazz!
Fuzz! I wish A Place to Bury Strangers would release that Fuzz Club live album in a digital format.
Local bands and talent!

I mentioned skateboard decks. They had some Ramones-themed ones behind the front counter. Angers, with its many hills and parks, if probably a skateboarder’s paradise, and Home Wax is happy to cater to such folks.

Ramones skateboard decks (and a ton of other vinyl and stuff)!

Be sure to swing in there if you’re ever in town. It’s a cool shop. I’m sure I’ll return there next year for Levitation France 2023.

Keep your mind open.

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