Jack's record stache finds a new home in Linden and pays homage to Flint roots

Linden, Mi – Are you looking for the latest Grammy winners?

Or are you looking for a vinyl with a limited edition?

Jack's record stumpen may be exactly what you need.

The Music Haven was recently opened in the 123 N. Bridge Street in downtown Linden.

The beloved record business was previously embedded in the room near Flint Local 432 for more than five years.

The move comes from the owner, Jerry Crago, and finds his way to be closer to home after he and his wife recently had a child.

Crago said he was enthusiastic about this new chapter, as a boom has been open in new companies in the city center of Linden in recent years, including a bookstore, a café and a new skate shop.

“I only had the desire to be at home, to be more with my son and even get him to work,” said Crago. “It's a small city. My wife and I live there, which is a large part of the move. Our new business is located directly in the heart of the city center.

“I am very happy about the new place, it feels like I'm with my neighbors. It is only five minutes away from my house. This will be the most interaction that I really had with my neighbors all the time we lived there. “

Crago grew up in Flint and lived only about six to eight blocks from his Flint location for some time.

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He originally opened the shop in the place that the Flint Local 432 was connected on September 20, 2019, almost six months before the Covid 19 pandemic.

After two years in this area, he moved into the region that people know in the past three years, which was once the healthy dollar.

“That means a lot to me, man. I am very proud of it. There are not many places down here that are full-time individual trading transactions for owners, ”said Crago. “I lived in this neighborhood for a long time. There is not always much to do in the city center. And I met a lot of people here that I think I will have lifelong relationships. I received a lot of positive feedback from the community and not much negative. So it meant a lot to be here.

“To leave Flint, I am feelings of guilt. I think that if you grew up here and have seen how everyone else has pulled out, you will always have a kind of connection to the city that is inseparable. But the business moved, even though I only move the shop for 10 to 11 miles for air, it was kind of hard for me, man. I had tears in my eyes when I published the announcement. “

Jack's record stake officially closed his Flint location in December 2024.

While it was a difficult decision to go, the music continues.

In a certain year, Crago estimates that he sold up to 5,000 LPs and 500 7-inch singles.

He added that on average he would also sell 200 T-shirts, 600 films and have recently seen a great increase in CD turnover.

“People, especially younger people, really have a nostalgia. And they are affordable, ”said Crago. “So we drive through, man. And that's the name of the game. You always want to sell the things you bring with you, because if you don't do this, it's really no sense to be here. “

Crago said he would like to remember being part of the fabric in the city center and using its place to offer the Flint Rocks Youth Empowerment Program, the Kettering students who go through their musical knowledge on tours and live shows have to expand their musical knowledge.

Jack's record stake was the home of a series of unforgettable performances, including Mike Reed, as the small brown bike, the Farbfred, Silktail, Green Green Death and Ryan Allen, who performed with several bands in the venue, before the Fronting -Ryan bike.

Crago is proud of his music knowledge and would like to share it, regardless of whether it is a customer's preferences and passes on to new artists or is looking for selected presses.

“I love the strange little local stuff. I love to find test presses or, as you know, things that have been recorded in Bill Lamb Studios here in Flint or local gospel recordings such as The Flint Cavaliers. This is always so interesting for me. They know when such things have seen the outside world, ”said Crago. “People take care of these records. You want these records. And you know that people here in Flint don't even know about them. Because they are 40 or 50 years old, but this stuff is only endlessly fascinating for me. And when I see a copy of the Flint Banjo Club, I have to buy it. “

Crawa's record store is full of music, new and old.

He said there are classics for which he can never store enough, including LED Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

“He knows records. They ask him a question and he knows what his existence is. You ask him and he gets over, select a few albums and you are eight or nine dollars albums, ”said the long -time customer Brian Ross. “Well, you know, he doesn't try to sell me something for a profit. He really wants to help me find what I want. He helps them find what's going on in your alley. “

The two most popular recurring artists could not be more different.

“Taylor Swift, which is not surprising for anyone, and a band of Baltimore/DC, called gymnastics, which was blown up here during my tenure. And because they become a very popular rock'n'roll band, it has blown up an entire sub -genre of music that was nominated for a Grammy. “

Crago said it was presumptuous to only believe that she will inform everyone who comes into the store.

His goal is to connect and hope that the music will follow.

“If I can pass on a little knowledge in my role as the type who has the shop here, that's the funniest thing I can do. I love someone who asks a question and can give him some information, ”said Crago. “Someone says: 'Hey, I like that. Could you recommend something like that? 'I'm not always gnawing, but when I do it, these are my proudest moments. And I think these moments are the joy that I really lead out of my job. “

Jack's record is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and closed on Sundays and Mondays.

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