Barry U was originally run by Count Shelly’s brother but after the Count returned to Jamaica, his brother took over Super Power and his nephews took over Barry U. The original spot was on Church Ave., close to NY Ave., but in the mid-nineties they moved down Church, closer to Flatbush on the same block as the legendary Biltmore Ballroom. Unfortunately within a year or so of this move, the Biltmore Ballroom closed. I think that when Super Power started to lose steam, Barry U took over the soundman crowd, as they always had the latest 45′s, and never slipped up. They would stock up on certain big tunes and would be able to continue selling them after all the other stores ran out. In addition to the record business, they devoted the front half of the store to greeting cards which, surprisingly, seemed to do well and certainly brought a few female customers into the shop. Barry U also had a label which put out quite a few singles as well as albums by Sluggy Ranks, George Nooks, and others. I can’t remember exactly what year they closed up, but I think it was around 2004 or so, maybe earlier. When they closed, most of the crew migrated down to Super Power , which closed down a couple of years later. Barry U was a solid store run by decent people and when they closed, you could see that the writing was on the wall for the NY record store scene. Barry U, R.I.P.