Head record store in Leamington set to re-open under new management: Head record store in Leamington is set to re-open with the same name and under new management. Posters on the windows of the currently unoccupied unit in the lower mall of the Royal Priors shopping centre, which Head occupied before it closed “for good” in January, had teased the re-opening but new posters now confirm this will take place. The poster, pictured, is advertising for new jobs for when the store re-opens on an, as yet, unspecified date.
Let the music play! New record shop opens up in town centre, Fish Records has gone from online to a physical store following launch in Stone: A successful record business has opened its first store – because of the growing popularity of vinyls. [“Vinyls” is not a word. The plural of vinyl is in fact “vinyl.” —Ed.] For almost 20 years, Fish Records has been operating as an online record shop, specialising in folk, roots and acoustic music. But now Peter Morgan, who took over the business in 2012, has opened the Fish Records store in Crown Street, Stone, selling brand new vinyls and CDs from popular artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. The father-of-2 said the recent growth in vinyl sales makes it the right time to invest in a ‘physical’ store.
Revival Records: Vinyl lands in Port Fairy: Do you enjoy an earnest rifle through vinyl? Do you crave that sense of satisfaction you get when holding the real deal in your hands? Is fighting for the last copy of something, rather than being amongst thousands of downloaders, something you love to do?…Opening at the beginning of March this year, Revival Records is the small but unassuming record haven, and the passion project of Portland couple Ross and Rhonda Colley. After years guaranteeing customers a massive selection of vinyl records in Hobart and Cairns, the couple returned to the south-west and so brought their passion to Port Fairy. Stocking everything from pre-loved vinyl records, CD’s, DVD’s, books, sheet music to prints and merchandise, the suitably named Revival Records is a clear reflection of vinyl resurgence the music industry has experience of late – in the best possible way.
Royal Wedding to Be Released on Vinyl: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are officially married today and if you’re like many people across the world who didn’t watch the occasion live, you will soon be able to hear the ceremony on vinyl. Decca Records has announced that they’ll be pressing the entire service on vinyl, as well as putting the audio on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music in the coming days. “Capturing the words and music of this Royal Wedding is a great responsibility, knowing how much a permanent record of the event will mean to so many people around the world,” producer Anna Barry writes in a press release. “Our Decca team will deliver a state of the art recording which captures every nuance of this very happy day and it will be a joy to be a part of the celebrations.”
Founder, owner of Gotta Groove Records to speak at June 1 event in Burton Township: Vince Slusarz, founder and owner of Gotta Groove Records, will be the featured speaker at the Geauga Economic Leadership Breakfast on June 1. The event takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Kent State University Geauga in Burton Township. Slusarz will discuss the comeback of vinyl records and how Gotta Groove Records is playing a role in this movement. A Chester Township resident, Slusarz left behind his long career with Kinetico Inc. of Newbury Township in search of a new adventure when he founded Gotta Groove Records in 2009. At the time, it was one of the first new pressing plants to open in the United States in decades, a Geauga Growth Partnership news release stated
Arctic Monkeys score fastest selling vinyl album in 25 years, Band shifted an impressive 86,000 album equivalent units last week: …The Sheffield band’s new record Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino sold 24,000 copies on vinyl in its first week of release, beating a record previously held by Liam Gallagher, who sold 16,000 vinyl copies of his debut solo record As You Were. Tranquility Base is also the Arctic’s sixth consecutive number one album and the most popular across all formats last week, with 86,000 combined chart sales across physical, digital and streaming. The album received mixed to positive reviews: Rolling Stone gave it two stars and described it as a “weird lounge music detour” while Pitchfork awarded it 8.1 out of 10 and called it a “totally bemusing and fascinating listen”. The BBC described it as a “meandering, piano-driven, sci fi, jazz lounge record.”
The CFBX Record Fair returns for another year, CFBX will be hosting its ninth annual record fair in the Sahali Mall next week: Next Sunday, TRU’s very own radio station, The X or CFBX 92.5 FM, will be hosting its ninth annual record fair in the Sahali Centre Mall. The fair, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. has been a major fundraiser for the station in years past. The record fair, which typically brings in around $4000, according to CFBX station manager Brant Zwicker, has seen much success in recent years. Despite missing a year, the event had outgrown its original venue in the Campus Activity Centre. “It’s the ninth annual, but I think we missed one year. So it probably started around ‘08 I guess,” Zwicker said. “We originally had it set up on campus in the activity centre and it was relatively small based on the way it is now. Then when we needed more space we had to move to Sahali Mall.”
