In Athens, Wuxtry Records celebrates 40 years of vinyl: One of the oldest record stores in the South is celebrating its four decades in the music business. Wuxtry Records opened in a space on Foundry Street in Athens on March 1, 1976, then moved to a downtown corner three months later and expanded over the years, The Athens Banner-Herald reported. Owner Dan Wall calls that space “the best corner in the best college town in America.”
Brunswick’s Vinylhaven celebrates the past, present and future of vinyl: The great engine of the U.S. economy is consumer spending – the money we all shell out on everything from cars to carrots. Much of that money is spent in malls and big box stores, and of course a growing amount is spent online. But in Maine, a lot of people still like to shop in small stores in small towns. Stores that sometimes have more character than you’ll find in all the malls put together. Vinylhaven in Brunswick is just such a shop.
‘Holy Grail’ Beatles record to be auctioned: An extremely rare and valuable Beatles record that was found languishing in a loft is to be auctioned next month. Described as “a Holy Grail item”, the 1962 10-inch record of Till There Was You and Hello Little Girl lay forgotten in the home of Les Maguire for decades. Maguire, the keyboardist in fellow Liverpool act Gerry and the Pacemakers, said it could be seen as the record “that sparked The Beatles’ success”. The acetate bears the handwriting of the Fab Four’s manager Brian Epstein.
Record shop to open in Port Huron: Two local couples are opening what they refer to as a one-stop “Hipster Heaven” in downtown Port Huron…“In the record department we will be carrying new stock as well as used,” said David Whitt, co-owner, in an email. “We will and are trying to include every possible genre with our records. We will also be carrying cassettes and any format of local music that we can help distribute.”
Discogs’ vinyl-tracking app goes wide February 29th: Searching for a record is as simple as scanning its barcode with your phone’s camera, and managing your collection via the free app is pretty intuitive as well. From a search results screen, just drag to the right to either add to your want list or collection — similar to how the Amazon app works for purchases. Oh, and marketplace pricing is front and center for any given LP so making sure you aren’t getting ripped off while crate-digging on vacation is as easy as possible.
Malibu New: An All-Vinyl Record Shop, The all-platter place makes its Country Mart debut: Billed as “a specialty vinyl record shop,” Stax of Wax takes its inspiration from Satellite Records of Memphis, Tennessee, a nexus of great tuneage that became famous for serving both “groundbreaking” tunes and the fans seeking them out back in the day. (“Back in the day”=the 1960s.) Several genres can be found along the Stax of Wax shelves, from country to blues to Americana to rock and jazz. Concord Music Group’s Bicycle Music Company and Liliana Casabal, of Morgane Le Fay, are behind the sound-filled space.
