The Paper- May 1986
MIX MASTER
"Midnight Records is not your average record store. With probably the
best selection of 50s and 60s rock and roll, it also claims to have the
most exhaustive selection of independent labels and imports. As well as
cataloging the 100,000 or so records they have on hand (send $1 to PO Box
390, NY 10011), they have moved into the creative end of the business. A
compilation album of 10 of their new bands, 'Hanging Out At Midnight', includes
songs by New York bands:The Tryfles, The Wind, and Woofing Cookies. 255
W. 23rd St. 675-2768." ....
SOUND CHOICE
JAN-FEB 1987
p. 19
( A brief blurb complimenting the selection.)
NXOS 1987- p. 100, 101
(Greek Magazine)
Three columns on Midnight .... Hanging Out, Wind, Howard and Tim,
Woofing Cookies.
GOLDMINE- April 24, 1987
ON THE ROAD-Doing the "Record Show Bop"
....J.D. and Claire from Midnight Records were wonderful hosts to Jeff Tamarkin
and myself for a fascinating few hours Tuesday night, during the course
of which we had a great dinner. Always suave and charming, J.D. is known
to many in the record business as probably one of the busiest people on
the phone in history! But actually, he's heading up a tremendous operation
from his store on W. 23rd St. in the Chelsea area, with the mail-order business
doing well, both wholesale and retail, and his in-depth store stock of rarities,
reissues and collectibles.
After taking leave of J.D. and Claire, Jeff and I headed to Tramps to see
Buster Poindexter....--John Koenig-Publisher
RUTA 66- N. 17 Abril 1987-
MIDNIGHT RECORDS BLITZKRIEG-
(Half-page review of all the bands on Midnight describing all their various
styles and mentioning J.D.Martignon. Reproduces the Mighty Mofos album cover
and the HANGING OUT AT MIDNIGHT cover.)
ROCKPOOL- Vol. 7 issue 9- May 22,1987-
STATION TO STATION by ANNE CLARK
......MIDNIGHT always seems to release records in big batches. Admirers
of ABSOLUTE GREY's dreamy, folksy tunes can sit back and enjoy "Painted
Post". The resonant vocals are especially fine. The BACKBONES' "Static
Soul" is a growling, rasping James Brown groover. For the re-living
and the re-inventing of 60's garage sounds we've come to rely upon Midnight
for, there are two new LPs, OUTTA PLACE's "Outta Too!" and DIMENTIA
13's "Mirror Mind". Finally, the IGUANAS 7", "Living
In A Vacuum", has been re-issued and ought to be much easier to find
now......
KBVR- VOL. 2 #1-Fall/Winter Issue
INDIES 2-by Steve Kirby
(Article on American independent labels.)
MIDNIGHT RECORDS
Midnight is another jack of all trades label a la Rough Trade-- they import
and distribute records, have a retail outlet in NYC, offer mail order service,
and recently started their own label to release records with a distinct
neo-psychedelic/garage band orientation. In addition to releases by the
CHEEPSKATES, FUZZTONES, PLAN 9, the WOOFING COOKIES, PLASTICLAND and the
VIPERS, MIDNIGHT has diversified its sound somewhat with releases by ABSOLUTE
GREY, HOWARD & TIM'S PAID VACATION and the WIND. MIDNIGHT's catalogs
list thousands of records and contain informative articles on the garage
scene throughout the world.
ROCKPOOL- NEW MUSIC SEMINAR SPECIAL- JULY 17, 1987-
RETAIL DIRECTORY-
MIDNIGHT RECORDS-
Midnight has 1) NY's largest selection of US indies in 7" and LP formats.
2) A huge selection of foreign indies, again in 7" and LP formats.
3) Lots of '60s rock reissues. 4) Scads of '50s rock'n'roll, r&b, blues,
and adult pop. 5) Reams of fanzines. 6) Tons of everything else! Zut alors!!
RIPPLE #12
MIDNIGHT RECORDS
(2 Pages of Midnight lore, including band pix and interview with JD.)