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Will “Vinyl Saturday” Drag People Back To The Record Stores?

portable-fisher-priceThe people behind the one-day indie-music-retail blowout Record Store Day are hoping so; they’ve declared the third Saturday of every month Vinyl Saturday, on which limited-edition vinyl releases will be available at participating indie shops. The first installment is Saturday, June 20, and there will be four special releases on shelves that day: MORE »

11:00 AM on Wed Jun 3 2009
By Maura
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Latest by Thierry: @cheesebubble: That's not a bad idea. Sundazed and Insound are doing this with a couple of classics by the Ramones and the Mats - but you can also find the originals cheaper on ebay quite often, which defeats the purpose of this a bit... MORE »

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Record Store Day: The Rebuttal

It’s hard not to like Record Store Day, the homage to the indie record store taking place this Saturday. Lots of limited-edition merchandise will be on sale; bands will play in-store sessions; and the Record Store Day brand will take over the retail space at Coachella that was formerly held by Virgin Megastore. Someone saying “New Order 7-inch” is about all it takes to get me to throw my support behind any sort of function or event, but Luke Lewis at the NME takes a look on the other side of the fence. MORE »

12:15 PM on Wed Apr 15 2009
By Dan Gibson
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Latest by AR: In the end, like most other indie retail it's the price difference that has driven indie records stores out of business. With big box stores selling music as a loss leader and internet sites able to sell at lower prices due to volume and lower cost structures, it's not a surprise. I buy at least 4-5 CDs a month, and I buy most of them online. But, as a college student, I was friends with a clerk in my local record store, and spent lots of time discussing new import singles, scoring free promo materials, and browsing the used CD selection to check out his recommendations, and having the input of a kindred spirit was wonderful. In graduate school, I had a weekend ritual jaunt through Boston/Cambridge record stores to check out their inventories and talk with the proprietors, and it was a great way to learn about new music and discover unknown classics. I went to Record Theatre in Buffalo for Record Store Day and picked up some of the singles, and a couple of used CDs (Pet Shop Boys!), and it really did feel like a homecoming to that world. More than the recommendations or staff interactions, it's about a community of people who enjoy music (including the local musicians), and I'm sad to see its demise, especially when it must also contribute to the lower interest in music overall in the culture. But, ultimately, given the price difference (sometimes more than $8-$9 per CD) compared to online venues, it's hard to continue shopping there for all of my music needs. MORE »