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Leaf and Bud, 617 Packard St, June 18, 2024 Photographer: Steve Jensen

Leaf and Bud, 617 Packard St, June 18, 2024 image

Year:
2024

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For The Record: Remembering Ann Arbor's Lost Music Stores - A Zine for Record Store Day 2024

Year

2024

As part of Ann Arbor 200, this zine was created for Record Store Day 2024 to commemorate music and record stores from Ann Arbor's past. Materials used in the zine are listed below. Find out more about Ann Arbor's record and music stores in AADL's archival collections.

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AADL Talks To: Marc and Jeff Taras, Founders of PJ's Used Records

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 7:28pm

Marc Taras smiles at the camera over his shoulder while holding a vinyl record. Two men are seen looking through records in crates in the background. — *Marc Taras, 1981*

In this episode, AADL talks to Marc and Jeff Taras, brothers and founders of PJ’s Used Records. Marc and Jeff tell us about the origin of the store, how they've managed to maintain a close relationship despite being in business together, and the customers who meant so much to them. For 37 years the store survived the rise and fall in popularity of genres and formats, including witnessing the foretold death of vinyl only for it to surge in popularity again.

Find more about PJ's Used Records in our archival collections.

Advertisement for PJ's Records & Used CDs. A man in a suit holds a sign with a line graph that says "you buy one tape, LP or CD per week and we'll have this economy moving' in no time!" A woman and man look at the sign. — *Advertisement for PJ's Records & Used CDs, 1997*

Paul "P. J." Ryder Jr. At PJ's Used Records, March 1992 Photographer: Carrie Rosema

Paul "P. J." Ryder Jr. At PJ's Used Records, March 1992 image

Year:
1992

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1992
Caption:
Paul J. 'P.J.' Ryder, a co-owner of PJ's Used Records, 617 Packard St., says retailers in the triangle at Packard and South State Street are a 'bunch of independent folks.'