Stax of Trax

Cinco de Mayo So in addition to restocking our usual cool &...

Sat, 05 May 2012 13:42:38 -0400

Cinco de Mayo

So in addition to restocking our usual cool & eclectic new arrivals this week we scored some Jazz classics. John Coltrane - Giant Steps, Miles Davis - In a Silent Way, Duke Ellington - At Newport, Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (Blue Note).

We also stocked some classic Marvin Gaye, Booker T & the MG’s, Grateful Dead and lots more! Keep checking back often for more great LP’s!!

So we begin Week 2 of being open this Saturday the 21st. It...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:25:26 -0400

So we begin Week 2 of being open this Saturday the 21st. It happens to be the 6th annual independent Record Store Day. To celebrate I’ll be hanging out and spinning records all day from 11:30 am until 7 pm. I’ve dug into the vaults and I’ve come up with some music ephemera for bonus giveaways with a purchase (until supplies last). Hope to see you!

Josh Ferko / Stax of Trax Records

133 E. Beaver Ave.

I just wanted to extend a quick thanks to all my friends and new...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:36:05 -0400

I just wanted to extend a quick thanks to all my friends and new & old customers for stopping in and making Day 1 of our Grand Opening such a resounding success. We had a great time hanging out and spinning records all day! Hope to see you all again soon. We’ll be restocking lots more cool titles soon!

Remember next Saturday is National Independent Record Store Day. Not sure what we’ll be up to be we will be there all day again spinning records!

Josh / Stax of Trax Records

So it sure seems like a long time comin’ (at least to me) but...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:01:32 -0400

So it sure seems like a long time comin’ (at least to me) but it’s all systems go! The Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Elizabeth Goreham will take place this Saturday April 14^th at 10AM at the Humes Alley entrance around the corner from our 133 East Beaver Ave. entrance (pictured). The store looks fantastic and I don’t think anyone will miss the old location. I’ll get some photos up on my website in the next day or two when I’m totally set up.

I plan on being at the store all day on Saturday the 14^th and through the opening weeks of business. I look forward to meeting customers old & new. We have lots of great new titles in stock including entire catalogues or close to entire catalogues of many artists like The Beatles, The Band, David Bowie, The Clash, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, REM, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, U2, The Who, Neil Young and Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention!

SO COME EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION!

For more information and updates check out our website www.staxoftrax.com or email staxoftrax@ceinetworks.com

And remember - We buy collections large or small -

call Josh @ 814-237-9522

So as David Carradine aka Kung Fu used to say - “One Step...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:16:15 -0400

So as David Carradine aka Kung Fu used to say - “One Step at a Time Grasshopper”. And so we’re following that advice and moving along one step at a time, going forward to our goal of April 14th.

Check out our new signs. Mine are in the doorway ay 133 E. Beaver Ave. (next to Uncle Eli’s) and Webster’s is hanging directly above. Great job by Curtis Signs! We’ve moved in our bins and some of our records and should have most moved in by next week. The store is looking great!

I’m happy to announce the reopening of Stax of Trax...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:53:50 -0400

I’m happy to announce the reopening of Stax of Trax Records. We’re hoping for a grand opening on Saturday April 14th. We’ll be located inside the brand spanking new Webster’s Bookstore Cafe, located at 133 E. Beaver Avenue. We’ll again be featuring the finest selection of quality vintage vinyl in Central Pennsylvania. We’ll have tons of great recent additions ready for sale so you’ll want to be there early!

For more information and updates check out our website www.staxoftrax.com or email staxoftrax@ceinetworks.com to join our newsletter list.

And remember - We buy collections large or small - call Josh @ 814-237-9522

Sad to announce the passing of another musical friend,...

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:44:06 -0500

Sad to announce the passing of another musical friend, saxophonist Dave Sholl. Dave was a member of Barrence Whitfield’s legendary band The Savages. In the 80’s and early 90’s Barrence Whitfield & The Savages were absolutely THE greatest live band and Dave was a huge part of their sound. Every performance was always over the top fun. I will never forget our great times together. We will all miss him as a musician and friend.

It was a really bad week for saxophonists as we also lost one of Jazz music’s most forward thinking composers & multi instrumentalists Sam Rivers at the ripe age of 88. Check out his incredible recordings on the Blue Note label.

Josh Ferko / Stax of Trax

Stax of Trax Records and Music Underground are joining forces ...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:05:21 -0400

Stax of Trax Records and Music Underground are joining forces for another great one day Record Show this Saturday Oct. 15th starting at 1 PM at Chronic Town 224 West College Ave. State College. The sale will feature lots of great new record acquisitions including titles by The Beatles, Dylan, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Miles Davis, some cool Blues and more!

Stax of Trax will also be spinning records on Saturday afternoon along with the Music Underground DJ’s.

For more info or for specific LP requests email me at staxoftrax@ceinetworks.com

Or contact Chronic Town/Music Underground for event information at 867-6191.

Hope to see you there!

Josh / Stax of Trax Records

I have just learned of the passing of one of my all-time...

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:03:46 -0400

I have just learned of the passing of one of my all-time favorite musicians, drummer Lloyd Knibb of the legendary Jamaican band The Skatalites. Lloyd Knibb was one of the most powerful & influential drummers in all of music history, let alone Jamaican music. He ranks with the best, Rock’s Keith Moon, Funk’s Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters) and Jazz’ Elvin Jones & Max Roach.

Lloyd Knibb was there at the inception of Jamaican Ska music in 1965 with the formation of The Skatalites. Although they only lasted a short time they influenced all the Jamaican music that followed. They reformed in the 80’s and toured the world. I had the opportunity to see them quite a few times and the honor of hanging out w/ them a number of times. They were incredibly gracious to all their fans and I have some great memories of my conversations w/ Mr Knibb. Luckily I had my final chance to see the man perform with The Skatalites in Ithaca in March as we drove through a snowstorm to get to see them.

So slap on a Skatalites record and wait for those driving Lloyd Knibb drum fills to kick in and make you jump up and dance the Ska!!

Stax Of Trax Records will be joining with the Music Underground for another Record Show on Saturday October 1st ( a non-football weekend). Stay tuned for more info. I also wanted to let you know that I’ve been stocking lots of great new vintage vinyl there recently so make sure you check us out at The Music Underground / Chronic Town 224 West College Ave.

Arts Festival is here again and Stax of Trax Records and Music...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:46:00 -0400

Arts Festival is here again and Stax of Trax Records and Music Underground are joining forces for a THREE DAY RECORD SHOW MARATHON - Friday July 15th through Sunday July 17th at Chronic Town 224 West College Ave. State College. The sale will feature lots of great new record acquisitions including titles by The Beatles, Dylan, Love, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Miles Davis, T-Bone Walker and more!

Stax of Trax will also be spinning records on Saturday afternoon along with the Music Underground DJ’s.

Hope to see you there!

Josh / Stax of Trax Records

I’d like to pay tribute to a true friend and musical...

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:04:33 -0400

I’d like to pay tribute to a true friend and musical brother Tim O’Brien, who passed away yesterday morning. Tim overcame many obstacles in his life and recently received his PhD. in Black History from the University of Houston. He also just finished the definitive book on Houston Blues giant Lightnin’ Hopkins that will be published soon. Keep an eye on this website for updates as to when it will be published.

Tim was also a serious political and social activist, both locally and globally. He fought against sweatshop labor and helped to get Penn State to participate in Fair Trade practices. Tim was also seriously involved in the struggles of the Houston Black community as I was able to observe when I visited him this Fall. But there was always time for music and on that visit we made a trip to a funky little Gulf Coast bar to see Johnny Winter play a kick ass show of Texas & Louisiana Blues.

His drive & spirit will be sorely missed by all his musical and activist brothers. He is survived by his wife Kyongmi, daughter Yuna and brother Chris to whom we send all of our love and sympathy.

Hope your hangin’ with Po’ Lightnin’ right now my friend!

STAX of TRAX RECORD STORE DAY EVENTChronic Town and Music...

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:11:34 -0400

STAX of TRAX RECORD STORE DAY EVENT
Chronic Town and Music Underground host Stax of Trax for Record Day

Saturday April 16th from 12-6pm we will be celebrating national Record Store Day with hundreds of rare & collectible LP’s & 45’s in all genres - Soul, Jazz, Blues, Reggae and Rock. We’ll be featuring some great new arrivals including a bunch of Dylan, Bowie, Eno, some cool Blues, lots of miscellaneous and a box of Jazz that I forgot to bring the last time.

We’ll also have some giveaways w/ purchases. I’ll even take a turn at the DJ table spinning some cool & crazy 45’s. So I hope that all my new & old record friends can come down & hang out for awhile to check out the music and Chronic Town’s fine coffee and juice bar.

For more info or for specific LP requests email me at staxoftrax@ceinetworks.com

Or contact Chronic Town/Music Underground for event information at 867-6191.

Stax of Trax upcoming Live Music recommendations, Pittsburgh

Tony Allen and His Afrobeat Orchestra - Tony was Fela Kuti’s original drummer and architect of Afrobeat - April 17 / Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland

STAX of TRAX is back!!! Thanks to my good friends at Chronic...

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:30:35 -0400

STAX of TRAX is back!!!

Thanks to my good friends at Chronic Town Stax of Trax Records and Music Underground Records will be hosting a Record Show on Saturday March 26th from 2-6pm. We’ll be featuring hundreds of rare & collectible LP’s & 45’s in all genres - pop, soul, jazz, blues, reggae and rock & roll. I’ll even take a turn at the DJ table spinning records made infamous by the legendary Pittsburgh DJ Mad Mike. So I hope that all my new & old record friends can come down & hang out for awhile to check out the music and Chronic Town’s fine coffee and juice bar.

More more info call Josh at 237-9522 or Chronic Town/Music Underground at 867-6191

Stax of Trax upcoming Live Music recommendations, Pittsburgh

Khaira Arby - the reigning queen of song in Timbuktu, Mali March 22 / Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville

Tony Allen and His Afrobeat Orchestra - Tony was Fela Kuti’s original drummer and architect of Afrobeat - April 17 / Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland

Stax of Trax is Back! We’ll be setting up & hanging...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:19:48 -0500

Stax of Trax is Back! We’ll be setting up & hanging out at Webster’s wonderful brunch this Sunday February 20 from 11am - 2pm (or maybe even 3pm). I’ll be bringing about 300 LP’s including a box of new arrivals and three handpicked boxes of some of the best titles from our extensive collection.
Cash & checks preferred for payment but credit cards will be accepted

Email any questions to Josh at jferko@ceinetworks.com
Hope to see ya there!

GET ‘EM WHILE YOU CAN!!! Just wanted to let all my loyal...

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:25:14 -0500

GET ‘EM WHILE YOU CAN!!!

Just wanted to let all my loyal customers know that Stax of Trax and Webster’s Bookstore will be vacating our current temporary location as of the end of this month. Our future path is still a bit up in the air so I thought I’d let everyone know in case you’ve been procrastinating on purchasing something - Do it now!, as our inventory will be going into Winter hibernation for a while. Also I wanted to remind you to take advantage of our ongoing 1/2 PRICE inventory sale on select items.

I guarantee that Stax of Trax will be back in full force in the future. I’m also formulating plans for NEW ARRIVAL SALES EVENTS, kind of a mini record show/sale where I’ll be selling my current acquisitions. Keep checking out this space for news & updates. If you want to forward your email to me I’ll put together a list to notify people of these events as well. jferko@ceinetworks.com

Thanks again for all your support and WE WILL RETURN!!!!!

Josh Ferko / Stax of Trax Records

JANUARY 1/2 PRICE SALE EXPANDED!Stax of Trax Records is...

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:16:36 -0500

JANUARY 1/2 PRICE SALE EXPANDED!

Stax of Trax Records is expanding it’s store wide 1/2 Off Price Sale for the remainder of January on selected inventory items. This addition will include many more Rock LP’s. Any LP w/ an inventory number of 13,000 or less is 1/2 off the sticker price. The inventory number is located right on the price sticker so come in and do some crate diggin’ bargain hunting!

And as always we add 75 - 100 new used LP’s weekly.

So come see us inside Webster’s Bookstore at 123 S. Fraser Street

JANUARY 1/2 PRICE SALE! Stax of Trax Records is having a store...

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:20:00 -0500

JANUARY 1/2 PRICE SALE!

Stax of Trax Records is having a store wide 1/2 Off Price Sale for the remainder of January on selected inventory items. Any LP w/ an inventory number of 10,000 or less is 1/2 off the sticker price. The inventory number is located right on the price sticker so come in and do some crate diggin’ bargain hunting!

We’ve also just added some new reissues as well including all of the Big Star LP’s. And as always we add 75 - 100 new used LP’s weekly.

So come see us inside Webster’s Bookstore at 123 S. Fraser Street

NEW STAX OF TRAX ARRIVALS 12/20/10 So this week’s new...

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:42:24 -0500

NEW STAX OF TRAX ARRIVALS 12/20/10

So this week’s new arrival highlights include:

Beatlemania - With The Beatles
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Both of these are rare original mono Canadian pressings with cool alternate Canada only covers. Twist & Shout is even a Canada only release with a track list that only exists on this pressing!

Sam & Dave - Soul Men - Beautiful original copy of this Stax soul classic.

New Order - Blue Monday 12” Very nice original in “computer card” sleeve.

We’ll see you back here after Christmas. Have a safe & Happy Holiday!
Josh / Stax of Trax Records

STAX OF TRAX NEW ARRIVALS Weekly I’ll try to highlight...

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:50:12 -0500

STAX OF TRAX NEW ARRIVALS

Weekly I’ll try to highlight some cool new stock. This week we have:

Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music - beautiful original copy of this Stax style 60’s Soul classic produced by his mentor Otis Redding

Richard Thompson - Henry the Human Fly - Original 1972 copy of Richard’s brilliant and quirky first solo LP recorded after leaving Fairport Convention. 38 years later he’s still at it, as brilliant as ever.

Ray Charles at Newport - Later pressing of this cool live LP recorded at the 1958 Newport Jazz Fest. Incredible cover and yeah that’s Brother Ray playing sax!

Traffic - Mr Fantasy - Beautiful original American copy of this influential 1967 LP that featured a very young Steve Winwood. A fave of Paul Weller’s!

That’s all for this week but much more new stuff in stock.

We do have gift certificates and it’s always great to give (and receive) the gift of music!

Thanks - Stax of Trax Records

Webster's Warehouse Book Sale!

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:43:08 -0500

For the first time, Webster’s will open the doors of our Internet Division for a sale to the general public.

All hardcovers will be $8 each for 1-4 books, $6 each for 5-9 books, and $5 each for 10 or more books.
Books of all ages and genres: Collectibles, SF, Horror, Children’s, Art books, Decorating, Technical, Science, Math, Philosophy, Lit Crit, Social Sciences, Nature, and many more genres.

Paperbacks available at $4 each for 1-4 books, $3 each for 5-9 books, and $2 each for 10 or more books.

WHEN

Sunday, November 21st from 1pm - 5pm
Monday, November 22nd from 10am-8pm.

WHERE

Webster’s Warehouse 133 S. Allen Street State College, PA 16801