Oar Folkjokeopus

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Suicide Commandos, Soul Asylum and many more. Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü called it the city's "preeminent record store" and an important venue for him to find a fellow music-loving community.[1]

Martin Keller, writer for the Minneapolis City Pages, said about Oar Folk: "A lot of people trace the whole rock scene (in the Twin Cities) to Oar Folk. I was living six blocks away at the time, and you'd always run into [Peter] Jesperson there because he worked the counter most days. [Bob] Mould was in and out on a regular basis. It was a real nice hangout."[2] Lori Barbero, drummer for Babes in Toyland said concerning the store: "I have about 8,000 records, and I bought 7,000 of them at Oar Folk."[2] Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü was not so fond of the store: "Oar Folk had a real snobbish attitude. It was a place to be condescended to."[2]

History

Vern Sanden purchased what was then North Country Music in 1973 and renamed it "Oar Folkjokeopus." (The name was based on the solo album

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all maintained links between the three.

In 1985, a fire gutted Oar Folk.[5] Vern Sanden reopened the record store with the help of Bill Melton and Mark Trehus, who ran his own indie record label, Treehouse Records.

Treehouse Records

After Oar Folkjokeopus closed in April, 2001, Mark Trehus opened a store at the same site known as Treehouse Records.[6] Much of the store's original character remained. Treehouse specialized in vinyl LPs, vinyl 45s, and both new and used CDs. Treehouse closed on December 31, 2017.[7]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-316-17571-5
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  2. ^ a b c Cost, J., Earles, A., Fritch, M., Hickey, M., Klinge, S., Miller, E., Olson, D., Rowland, H., Ryan, M., and Valania, J.: A Tale Of Twin Cities: Hüsker Dü, The Replacements And The Rise And Fall Of The ’80s Minneapolis Scene, Magnet, June 12, 2005.
  3. ISBN 978-1-5345-6520-3
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  4. ISBN 978-0-306-81879-0
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  5. ^ McCormick, Moira (1985-12-28). "Minneapolis' Tastemaker Oarfolk Rising From the Ashes". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 29. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  6. ^ Harris, Keith (2001-02-21), "Oarfolkjokeopus Tests Nuclear Device in Store on Lyndale Avenue", City Pages, retrieved 2008-10-21
  7. ^ "Minneapolis staple Treehouse Records to close, ending a 44-year tradition". Star Tribune. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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