Posted on Sunday, 15th July 2007 by Auw Jimmy

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I search at Google.com to find information about place who sells CD Audio/LP at Taipei, Taiwan. Then finally my search directed to a place around Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 3. I fired up my GPS (my new Holux M-1000) and my O2 Exec loaded with Mapking and Taiwan map. According to my calculation, I should take MRT to Gongguan station and I can take a walk from the MRT exit. After exiting the MRT station, my GPS showed that the direction was not far away, around 300 metres. Ok, let’s go!

After around 30 minutes walking (I didn’t know the exact place, actually), I stop to a place where I could see a word “CD”. CD means Compact Disc (at least that’s my guess). I enter the room, climb the stair, and see a transparant door with a lot of CD inside. Mamamia!


Well, the photo below shows everything. There are a lot of shelves with hundreds or maybe thousands of CDs and LPs.

Again, another view consisting of hundreds CDs and LPs (at the bottom shelf).

You can also find LP here. A lot of LPs (old LPs to be precise).

Now you now how “old” that I mean ;) Freddy Fender and James Taylor LP.

Me with few LPs (Joe Walsh, Genesis, and I forget the last one) ;)

Another side of the store (still showing a lot amount of CDs and LPs).

Below are few CDs that I consider as collectible items.

The store keeper (owner also I guess) was very nice and able to speak English a little bit. He was (always) playing some music and keep reading. Even if you stole something from his store, I guessed he would not realize. This place was very messy with a lot of CDs and LPs.

Some more collectible items :)

It’s a LD :) “Astalavista” Arnold The Terminator, Sharon’s Basic Instinct, and The Abyss!

I went home bringing few LPs and CDs… spend over thousand NT but I got what I really want ;) Surely will come back. One and half hour was not enough to search all the CDs and LPs from this place. I believe I miss some of the CDs and LPs. Next time I will spend more time here.



Posted in Personal | Comments (12)

12 Responses to “A Journey to the CD/LP Shop at Taipei”

  1. LegendKiLLeR Says:
    July 19th, 2007 at 18:06

    Wah pak jim…gilaaaa….itu toko luar biasa, mengalahkan library bahkan….

    btw harga disana gmn? apa termasuk “standar” harga disini?? misal, ratusan ribu utk CD…..



  2. Steven Carlo Says:
    July 26th, 2007 at 08:35

    gila jim… nge catalogue cd nya gimana tu barangnya banyak bgt !!!

    jadi harus search manually, piece by piece, cd by cd, one by one ???

    it could take a whole day !!!!!!!!!



  3. Jimmy’s Junkyard » Blog Archive » Narik Duit Gampang di Luar Negeri Says:
    March 7th, 2008 at 14:59

    [...] pada kunjungan saya ke Taipei tahun lalu, saya akhirnya kena batunya juga. Saya mengunjungi sebuah toko CD dan Piringan Hitam bekas. Setelah memilih beberapa CD dan PH, akhirnya saya baru nyadar yang toko tersebut hanya menerima [...]



  4. Didier Pillet Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 06:34

    Hello,

    Help me,please…
    I such taiwan,korea,singapore store cd.

    Thank you for your Answer.
    Didier (Switzerland)



  5. Angeline Says:
    June 2nd, 2011 at 20:25

    Did you know the name of this shop? Its exact location? Thanks



  6. Auw Jimmy Says:
    June 2nd, 2011 at 21:28

    Hi,
    Just exit the Gongguan MRT on Exit #3, then walk straight ahead, crossed one traffic light (you can take the underpass tunnel also). Sorry can’t give you better direction.
    Thanks.



  7. Angeline Says:
    June 14th, 2011 at 22:41

    What about name of the shop so that i can ask people there?
    Thanks



  8. Auw Jimmy Says:
    June 16th, 2011 at 00:22

    Sorry, I didn’t remember the name as it was written in Chinese.
    Thanks.



  9. michael101 Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 21:27

    Cmon, give us a hint! I’m desperate for a store like this in Taipei.



  10. Auw Jimmy Says:
    November 26th, 2011 at 22:42

    Hi Michael,
    I think I have put some hints on my post (first few lines). That’s all the hints that I got :)
    Thanks.



  11. michael101 Says:
    January 24th, 2012 at 20:51

    Jimmy, Have you been lately? I went last month and tried to find it – couldn’t. After you cross the traffic light, is it on the right side of the street? Thanks for any help.

    Michael



  12. Auw Jimmy Says:
    January 24th, 2012 at 20:55

    Hi Michael,
    It should be on the right side. Been there on last May 2011.
    Thanks.



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