Every NYC shop participating in Record Store Day 2017: This Saturday, April 22, Record Store Day descends once more upon the city’s vinyl-peddling brick-and-mortars. And just as expected, there’s a bountiful harvest of exclusive treats available: picture-disks, colored vinyl, limited edition releases and much more. If you’re curious where you can check out the goodies in your neighborhood, take a peek at our handy list below: we’ve collected all the participating retailers in the five boroughs for your perusal!
Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back, Michael Kurtz talks about founding Record Store Day: “When I met with label executives, most of them laughed. The idea that we were going to relaunch vinyl records in 2008 seemed ridiculous. Then I met with the president of Warner Bros. I gave him my pitch, and he said, “That’s a cool idea. Let’s do it. In fact, let’s do it with Metallica.” And for that first Record Store Day (April 19, 2008), the band re-released two albums on vinyl. People stood in line for days to see Metallica make an appearance at Rasputin Music in Mountain View, Calif. We had about 80 stores involved the first year, and we sold all 25,000 records we pressed.”
Elton John on Record Store Day: ‘Vinyl just sounds better’: Rock star Sir Elton John says vinyl albums provide a better listening experience than CDs or streaming music. “It does sound better,” said the star. “I know people say it doesn’t, but it does. “I’ve been around long enough to know. I’ve been in so many studios, I’ve made so many records. It just sounds better.” Sir Elton’s comments came as he was named a “Record Store Day Legend”, honouring his support of record shops.
The Most Expensive Vinyl Records – Check Your Attic: Are you a Beatles aficionado or a Sex Pistols maniac? Do you have old Bowie vinyls (“Vinyls” is not a word. —Ed.) and Classical recordings tucked away? If you do, you’re probably not inclined to part with your collection – but you might change your mind when you see the prices they go for. A new study from MrGamez has found the most expensive record prices on the market today, judged on what they’ve sold for when auctioned off. And if you bought them from the shop on the corner back in the 60s with your allowance, you might be surprised to find out just how much they go for now…
Vinyl is having its best year since 1985. Shame no one is listening to the records: Vinyl’s still got something up its sleeve. According to a new report last week from the Recording Industry Association of America, the US music business saw its first double-digit growth in almost 20 years in 2016…A survey last year, though, found that many vinyl buyers don’t actually play their purchases or own turntables. So those records sitting untouched in the living room of hipsters all over America are most likely an expression of identity—of belonging to a particular generation, culture, and sound.
