Manheim, PA | Vintage audio & record store relocates in Lancaster County: A locally owned vintage audio components and vinyl record store recently relocated to a new storefront in Manheim. The Turntable Store is owned and operated by ‘Max’ Isneria, who was born and raised in Naples, Italy, and moved to Pennsylvania about 21 years ago. According to Isneria, he previously worked in the banking industry and was also a practicing attorney while he lived in Italy. Max says that he first opened The Turntable Store back in 2016 at 29 North Main Street in Manheim. He later moved his business into a slightly bigger space on 54 South Main Street, which is where he remained up until recently. According to Isneria, his newest storefront on 45 Market Square is “bigger and better” than his previous locations, and because of the 2,500 square foot size, he was able to make some major improvements.
Lyndhurst, UK | Lyndhurst record store launches young artists vinyl crowdfunder: The founder of a Lyndhurst record store has launched a crowdfunding club to help young and emerging artists get their first break. Fran Jones, who run the Black Star Records shop in Lyndhurst is currently running a crowdfunder to enable London singer-songwriter Ella Bleakley (21) to release her first vinyl LP. Fran who launched the shop and associated independent record company Black Star Records during the pandemic, says many of his customers are teenagers who are interested in buying vinyl rather than simply downloading music. He said: “When I started the shop I was always aiming to reach the point where we could support young artists to get a record.” “I started building an online community and, when I reached 1,000 members who were regularly buying records, I knew I had enough support in place to use it as a crowdfunding platform to help young artists.”
London, UK | RA and The Right To Dance to host pop-up charity record shop, Dig Deep, in London: All proceeds will go to War Child. Resident Advisor has teamed up with The Right To Dance to host a pop-up charity record shop next month. Taking place on November 25th and 26th at East London venue All My Friends, Dig Deep has been made possible through donations from Shanti Celeste, Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, Dr Banana, Angel D’lite, !K7, Toy Tonics and fabric, which has donated two of only five test pressings of Kode9 & Burial’s recent 12-inch. The full list of DJs, collectors, labels and distributors will be announced next month. Dig Deep will also feature a prize draw, which will be made on November 26th. The winners will be notified via email. Prizes include an unreleased Four Tet album and Audio-Technica turntables, slipmats and tote bags. It’s the second time RA has partnered with The Right To Dance, following an emergency Afghanistan fundraiser in 2021 that raised more than £20,000.
Tenby, UK | Another One Bites the Dust—Pembroke record shop My Generation closes as cost of living spirals: “Time has sadly come to say goodbye to all our loyal and generous customers from near and far,” say Mark and Maria at Pembroke record and retro shop My Generation. They say the cost of living crisis and the increase in vinyl prices have made it impossible to keep the business viable. It’s a real shame as the three-room store is a treasure trove of retro gifts, new vinyl and record players. It has a wide selection of carefully curated album titles that recalls the days of WHSmith record departments, where nearly every title you encounter is a classic. They had recently added a small assortment of secondhand LPs at budget-pleasing prices. …The announcement comes after a number of local shops, including Wilko in Haverfordwest, Avantcarde and Dai’s Fruit and Veg in Pembroke Dock, have closed their doors as the cost of living rises and internet-based commerce presents invisible competition in the high streets.
Banbury, UK | Record Fair returns to Banbury: North Oxfordshire’s only independent record store, Strummer Room Records are holding Banbury’s first Record Fair since 2016. The organisers will be bringing a combination of specialist dealers as well as our record shop to Banbury United Football Club with 1000’s of records, rarities and bargains. The spacious venue is situated near to Banbury’s train station and town centre.There is ample free parking, level access. We have a licensed bar, and tea, coffee will be available throughout the event. Entry to the event is free and will be held on Sunday 22nd October, between 10am to 3pm, at The Banbury Plant Hire Community Stadium, Station Approach, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5AB More details: www.strummerroom.com.
Nashville, TN | World’s Largest Vinyl Record Manufacturer: world record in Nashville, Tennessee: The new headquarters of Nashville Record Pressing (NRP), a GZ Media Company in Nashville, Tennessee, will house manufacturing, distribution, and administrative functions, creating an expected 255 jobs over five years; NRP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Czech GZ Media, the World’s Largest Vinyl Record Manufacturer, according to the World record Academy. …”“We’re launching Nashville Record Pressing as a direct answer to customer requests to make more vinyl and locate that new production in Nashville,” said Drake Coker, CEO of Nashville Record Pressing, in a press release issued by Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development. “We’re committed to becoming a source of pride for the community. We’re here to be Nashville’s favorite vinyl pressing plant.”
Rock Band The Pocket Gods Release Just 1 Copy Of Their Final Album On Vinyl For £1 million: The band who have been releasing albums of just 30 second songs since 2015 to highlight the lack of fair royalties from Spotify and other streaming services have released their final album called Vegetal Digital – of which there is only one vinyl copy for sale for £1 million. The only copy is on sale at their local records shop in St Albans – Empire Records. The band will then use this money to fund their own rival streaming platform – NUBPLAY which will guarantee to pay artists and songwriters a minimum of 1p per stream (which is 50 times the rate that the band currently receive from Spotify which is £.002). The Pocket Gods’ frontman – Mark Christopher Lee – adds: “We started releasing just albums of 30 second songs back in 2015 and being “inspired” by an article by US music professor Mike Errico who asked why artists weren’t just writing 30 second songs as this is when Spotify pays out a royalty in full and as artists don’t get paid much from streaming – why write longer songs!”
U2 releasing remastered ‘Under A Blood Red Sky’ on Record Store Day for 40th anniversary: U2 is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their iconic live album Under A Blood Red Sky with a special Record Store Day release. The band is set to drop a remastered version of the album on 180g red vinyl. The new release includes a double-sided insert with credits and lyrics, and the bonus of a large two-sided poster. Record Store Day Black Friday is happening November 24 at independent record stores across the country. A complete list of releases can be found at recordstoreday.com. Released November 21, 1983, Under A Blood Red Sky features eight songs recorded live during three shows on the band’s War Tour. Two of those songs came from the band’s show at Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, which was the subject of last year’s concert film U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky.
