Well I think Rich gets a bad wrap here on Yelp. He's a good guy, and I enjoyed meeting him after reading all of the outlandish stories about him on Yelp. He turned out to be all of that, and none of that. Simply put, he's the type of proprietor that commands a little respect when you enter his establishment- and I for one can appreciate that. Some may find his "charm" off-putting, but I thought he was my kind of guy. Kind of gruff on the outside- but on the inside all indications to me were that he was a sweet guy and an honest business-man and I appreciated that.
I was visiting town on business (as I often am) and finally decided to try to get over to see this yelp-infamous shop. His selection of rare jazz was pretty outrageous (only to be beat by the Record Collector on Melrose!). This guy has very little filler- mostly just really good original stuff (but you really got to know what you are looking for- because his stacks do not accommodate easy browsing).
Bottom line is that you aren't going to get many (if any) bargains at this shop- but as far as the Jazz goes, if you are looking for the rare goods- you'll be able to get your hands on them here- but you'll pay the going rate for your finds- which to most of us long-time collectors is growing more and more alarming every year that vinyl gets bigger (again).
I say go to this shop. Say hello. Expect a chaperone... and find yourself a really nice rare record or two- and be thankful you found it here.