12 years ago, Egon hosted his first pop up record shop at Now-Again Records HQ in the Highland Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. In 2016 he opened an adjoining space and expanded the concept to more than record shops – the space hosted cultural gatherings of likeminded people from the world over, from artists to winemakers to musicians of all walks, from young to old. The inspiration came, originally, from the legendary record conventions hosted in the early 1990s in New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel and collecting elders who showed him the ropes. So, with the announcement of the end of these events – we will wrap this series at the end of 2026 – we’re bringing back some of our favorites from over the years.
Our next event comes October 10th, with the man Egon considers the World’s Greatest Record Collector: Geoffrey Weiss, as he brings a variety of rare and common – and all essential – rock, rap, funk, cult and other incredible LPs, 45s, posters, magazines and other ephemera to Now-Again’s Los Angeles lofts.
The World’s Greatest Record Collector
Geoffrey Weiss at Now-Again
Saturday, October 10th.
Noon-6PM.
5636 York Blvd. Los Angeles.
Egon wrote about Geoffrey for Eilon Paz’s Dust and Grooves book. Read an excerpt below:
“I’m not a fan of hyperbole, especially when it comes to records. Entire generations can misunderstand some of the best “insert-genre-here” albums. What’s regarded as “the best record of all time” by one person might be seen as a pedigreed relic with little historical importance by another. And it gets even more watered down when people start to describe record collectors themselves. Lofty words and phrases like “the deepest,” “the best-schooled,” and “the Alan Lomax of…” are glued to everyone from hobbyists to the life-long obsessed. The result is just noise, and this is a shame.What is left to say when it’s true?
There is one person I’ve met whom I feel compelled to use this type of language: Geoffrey Weiss. To me and many others, he is the world’s greatest record collector.
I heard about Geoffrey when I lived in Nashville in the ’90s. I was on the trail of funk and soul when I met David Forman. He introduced me to Barry Wickham, who told me about the legendary Geoffrey Weiss. Shortly after I moved to the Eastside of LA in 2001, I encountered Geoffrey at a backyard barbecue in Echo Park. He had a long beard and looked something like Gandalf. I was offered an introduction but declined. What the hell was I going to say to the Geoffrey Weiss? I would only make a fool out of myself.
Some years later, when I had the opportunity to hang out with him, I realized my fears about looking like an fool were unfounded. Geoffrey isn’t the jaded, braggart type, though he easily could be. Instead, he is gracious, enthusiastic, and trustworthy.
His massive record collection has its own house adjacent to his actual house. When I saw a copy of Tintern Abbey’s “Vacuum Cleaner” sitting in its Deram sleeve on a table with a $1,000 price tag, I knew this wouldn’t be an average collection. “You’re lucky to own that,” I said. “It’s a spare,” he told me. He added that I could have it as part of a trade we were working on—a trade we negotiated for more than a year, punctuated by evenings filled with stellar bourbon and impressive beers. Evenings where the assignment — the trade — was pushed aside in favor of pursuing knowledge and actually enjoying just listening to records. But on that first visit, when I gasped at his – ahem – fiscal policy, he shrugged his shoulders and remarked that the having that Tintern Abbey 7” was better than a having an extra grand.
I have countless stories like that about Geoffrey. He’s not known as a funk or soul collector per se. Yet, he had the wherewithal to buy Marvin Whoremonger and doubles of The Southern University Jazz Ensemble Goes To Africa with Love LPs in the ’80s and ’90s simply because they intrigued him. He’s the guy who pulled the Stephen David Heitkotter LP out of the reject bin at A&M’s publishing division in 1986 and cemented its status as one of America’s great outsider rock albums. Geoffrey doesn’t need validation from other collectors or the ego of owning the rarest this or the most expensive that (though his collection is full of those things). He simply loves music and wants to share that love with others. Through the years, he has worked for major labels, helped find and promote important bands, and now spends his time however he wants. Anyone gifted the opportunity to share a moment with him in his space, exploring his thousands of records, all of which he knows intimately, is in for — damn; here I go again — a singular musical experience, from the only person of his kind.”
We will post more news about the next event and as to the final slate of events at Now-Again – which will include stalwart friends like the Groove Merchant’s Chris Veltri. These last of these longstanding events will be announced here and on Egon’s Instagram – @nowagain. Don’t miss any updates – sign up for the Now-Again email newsletter here.
About the events:
Egon’s been selling records from his collection at events he’s hosted in Los Angeles for 12 years now. What started as a quarterly event in 2014 morphed over the years, and in 2025 he hosted at least one event – sometimes two, or three – a month in the 1500 square foot Now-Again space in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
These events will conclude at the end of 2026. For the final slate of events, he’s bringing his friends – like DJ Shadow, DJ Muggs, Chris Veltri from San Francisco’s Groove Merchant and Mr.Joe Benson from Omaha – and offerings from their collections and, in Shadow’s case, as he is very clearly not selling his record collection, vast storage units of vinyl goodness.
At each event, the entire Now-Again catalog will be available for a one day discount of 20% less than our normal retail prices. Stay tuned to Egon’s Instagram for more details on this evolving series of vinyl showcases.
Previous events include:
