Sainsbury’s Extends Vinyl Records Into 238 Stores: Following the success of the introduction of vinyl records in store earlier this year, Sainsbury’s will be extending the format into 67 more stores across the country. Records will now be available permanently in 238 stores and the range will be tripled from 20 to 60 titles. The new collection will launch in store on 14th October and will include a mix of contemporary and classic records along with 7 exclusive titles.
Vinyl expected to be in demand at record show: Take those old records off the shelf, as Bob Seger once recommended, because the Rochester Music Expo is back in town. The annual buy-and-sell event for record collectors will be held Sunday at the Cornerstone Plaza Hotel Soldiers Field. And old records — specifically vinyl records — are expected to be a hot commodity, said Tim Schloe, one of the organizers of the show. Vinyl records, which just two decades ago looked ready to follow the dinosaurs into extinction, have made a major comeback with music fans and collectors.
Third Man Records unveils vinyl-themed colouring book: Kids, this is how a vinyl record is made. Jack White’s label Third Man Records has released a colouring book, centring around fictional record company “Manny’s Top Tunes” and exploring how vinyl records are made. The book debuted on Saturday (15 October) at the label’s family-friendly fall event at its Nashville storefront, where you can still pick up copies. It’s not yet been revealed if it will make it online but check out a brief flip-through of the book via Instagram…
Vinyl is where it’s at folks: Vinyl record enthusiasts are preparing for a great treasure hunt as Brandon’s Biggest Record and Music Sale will be taking place soon. The bi-annual sale has been taking place in the spring and fall each year since 2000. For years, the sale was held at the Park Community Centre but has been moved to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 3 located at 560 Thirteenth Street. “We outgrew the old space and now have filled the Legion,” said organizer Don Burnett. A vinyl record collector himself, Burnett has been putting on the event each year as an opportunity for fellow enthusiasts to get together and hunt for their personal favourites.
Light in the Attic Records to reissue iconic score to Roman Polanski’s Chinatown on vinyl: The label is offering up two versions of the reissue, both set to be available November 25. A standard version will be pressed on your standard black vinyl, with your standard Chinatown artwork, and is actually available for pre-order right now, as you read the rest of this sentence. If you’re feeling lucky (and maybe a little bit jazzy) however, a deluxe version pressed on gold vinyl — featuring new artwork by Sterling Hundley and Jay Shaw, and limited to 2,500 copies (not to mention the FREE POSTER) — will be available for purchase at participating Black Friday Record Store Day record stores.
