At the time, Cactus was located next to Whole Earth Provision Company and the Alabama Theatre. When I was a kid, there was another more “big box” music store near where Cactus is now located. A week later, I was able to pick up a copy of the vinyl.Įach year, the store has a BowIElvis birthday celebration for the Rock Stars of Elvis Presley and David Bowie, hence my selection of Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel”. ![]() However, the Cactus Team had a waitlist to restock the piece. A gentleman 2 customers ahead of me secured the last one that was stocked that day. I sat in line (yes, there is a line, and the early bird gets the worm). In years past, there was a Texas Shaped Record from UGK that I was pretty stoked about buying. ![]() As someone who enjoys a wide variety of music, I am reliant on either the independent labels who produce their own distribution options (Shoutout to Rhymesayers, Doomtree, SoSouth, and Dualtone) or face the odds that a larger production has made it’s way to Houston (Shoutout to: Third Man Records). While if there are bigger titles (Space Jam Soundtrack) most smaller stores will also have a copy or two, the really limited runs are carried by Cactus. A limited number of copies of special pressings are disbursed across the country. The biggest example of this for me is Record Store Day. As such, they have constantly been my go to for some harder to find titles that other stores might not stock. If you are in town and have never experienced the goodness of a Record Store Day, you are welcome to join up!Ĭactus Music is arguably Houston’s largest Record Store. Settle for nothing less.įinally, (and thank you for reading this far), Record Store Day 2018 is this Saturday, April 21st and not only am I writing about Cactus Music this week, I will be in line this weekend at Cactus to buy no less than one really special release. Nothing you will see here endorsed by this blog will be a misrepresentation of my allegiance. I bring up transparency to also address that in the event that a sponsor approaches to fund the work outright I stand by companies and products that I use and believe in. My promise to you is that the money donated will go to the upkeep of the blog, that all costs will be part of transparent budgeting, and that each donation, no matter how great or small will further this work. Moving forward, you may periodically notice donation tabs on posts. The added functionality of the site is a wonderful portion I truly hope you enjoy. The changes that are mentioned above are made in part of a donation to cover the monthly fees of hosting the site. ![]() But you might need to re bookmark the address in your browser.
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