I definitely plan to poke my head in next time I'm in Boston. Unfortunately, Newbury Street is no longer full of record stores, but as far as I know Looney Tunes is still kicking a couple blocks away (at Boylston and Mass Ave) and you might also have luck at Orpheus if you're looking for classical (although I never actually found it open in all the years and many times I tried to go, for reference it's on Commonwealth on the first block east of Mass Ave). For those not familiar with Boston, Newbury Street is the fancy shopping area of town. Traditionally, there was an expensive end, near the public gardens and and a funkier end. In recent years all the rents skyrocketed and most of the cool record and bookstores closed to be replaced with chain stores. Ball & Buck is near the middle, closer to the fancy end. It's a really pretty part of town and if you are visiting with wives/girlfriends, they probably already want to go there...