Rasputin Music
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Rasputin Music is the largest independent chain of record stores in the extended San Francisco Bay Area, California that sells new and used CDs, LPs, DVDs, videogames, videos, and books. They have a cult-like fan base in Northern California and sell many rare albums and videos. The store was founded as "Rasputin Records" in 1971 in Berkeley, California by Berkeley entrepreneur Ken Sarachan. There are currently seven operating locations around the Bay Area: the flagship Berkeley store on Telegraph Avenue, San Francisco, Mountain View, Campbell, Concord, San Lorenzo, and Vallejo. Two additional locations have opened up in the Central Valley cities of Stockton and Fresno.
The original Rasputin Music store in Berkeley was first known for low prices on both new and used CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records. Its selection of new vinyl is unusually rich, as is its selection of used CDs and DVDs. Although in recent years its prices have become competitive with those of other music stores, Rasputin often features in-store performances by top musicians and bands, one of the reasons why Rasputin remains a destination for music and DVD shoppers and a general Bay Area institution.
Rasputin's in-house magazine and web site, the Rasputin Manifesto, is highly regarded for its in-depth reviews of both mainstream and indie music and DVDs.
On February 4, 2008, the Newark location closed down indefinitely due to redevelopment of the shopping complex in which it was located [1].
[edit] Store Locations
- Berkeley
- Campbell
- Concord (formerly Pleasant Hill)
- Fresno
- Mountain View
- Newark (Closed)
- San Franscisco
- San Lorenzo
- Stockton
- Vallejo
[edit] Acquiring Tower Records Locations
Rasputin acquired the leases of 4 former Tower Records locations: one in the East Bay city of Concord, where the Pleasant Hill store was relocated, one in Mountain View, and two in the Central Valley cities of Fresno and Stockton.
