ðeɪ pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd mˈɛni kˈʌstəmɚz ðə tʃˈæns tə bˈaɪ mjˈuːzɪk ðˈæt, pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, wʌz nˌɑːt ɹˈɛdili ɐvˈeɪləbəl tə mˈɛni jˈʊɹɹoʊɐmˈɛɹɪkənz, æt lˈiːst nˌɑːt fɹʌm "ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl" ˈaʊtlɛts.
They provided many customers the chance to buy music that, prior to the late 1950s, was not readily available to many Euro-Americans, at least not from "respectable" outlets.