Vintage record store comes to Jeff

Turntables, amps, books, T-shirts, too

By Rachel Zuckerman | Manor Ink

Jeffersonville, NY – Are you a music lover? A vintage music lover? Especially those of you with turntables, you know I’m talking to you. Well, my fellow readers, I know a place where you can add to your collection of records, listen to what I call “old music,” or just admire different LPs. Let me tell you about the store Second Spin in Jeffersonville, a store on the first floor of a restored house with an apartment above.

Originally from Manhattan, Michael Huber and his wife, Lauren Seikaly, who owns the Vintage House, an antiques shop in the hamlet, have an arrangement between the two venues. Because it’s a place where people can sell their things on consignment, the Vintage House frequently receives records. So Seikaly decided to open a record store, not just for that reason, but also because the couple’s daughters love to buy records.

When Huber was a child, he too had a stack of records that he described as each having a certain character all their own. “The cool thing about listening to records is that people are really encouraged to listen to the whole thing – in the order that the artist intended the songs to be heard,” Huber said.

In the store, not only are there records, but there are also record players and other audio gear. Huber has been contemplating adding vintage instruments as well as more cassette tapes and players to his throwback wares. He also has been collecting records that people don’t want anymore, just to broaden the shop’s selection.

If you want to sell your records, Huber advises that you check their value. One way to see if they have value is to check their authenticity. Original issues of some rock records by artists widely known can sell for hundreds of dollars. Popular music records, too, can go for about that amount of money if they are first issues.

Other LPs are less valuable. If you have classical records, you might be somewhat disappointed. I’m not saying you can’t sell them – just for a lower price than you might expect. That’s because there are many people wanting to sell their classical LPs, but not a lot of buyers. The best bet is to go on eBay to sell those records. That’s what my Grandma will have to do. She has a bunch of classical records.

Second Spin is a great store to find unusual records you want to buy or a place to deposit records when you’re ready to say goodbye. The shop really has many genres of music that fit every taste. It also has receivers, speakers, turntables and vintage gear. And again, the store is in Jeffersonville right before the Dollar General on Main Street.