Record hunting in Berlin, Part One: Discovering Eterna
Da Capo Schallplatten & Bücher is a little gem of a record and book shop nestled in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg. Up front you'll find bins of jazz, soul, psych, and world music. Head to the back and you'll be treated to their relatively large classical section, surrounded by books and other small antiquities. The stacks begin to your left with labels for early music, followed by composers in alphabetical order. There are also discrete sections for contemporary composers, Russian composers, violinists, pianists, and Eterna Edition releases. I spent at least a good hour or more flipping through these stacks of very reasonably priced records (most of the ones I picked up were between 3 and 5 euros). Most of the records were German pressings, but there were a small number of UK, French, Czech, and US releases as well. One special feature at Da Capo is an extensive selection of classical records produced by the East German (Deutsche Demokratische Republik [DDR]) l
