Lisbon record store Twice.Discos closes: The store’s former building, located in Lisbon’s historical Principe Real area, was recently sold, and its new owners have their own plans for the space. Founded in 2013, Twice.Discos stocked a range of music, from rock and new wave through to jazz and house and techno, and was among the city’s best-loved stores. Organisers will still be active on Discogs, which means that, until they find a new space, customers can purchase much of their stock online.
Arkansas record shop faces end of 4-decade run, Retiring owner has yet to find buyer: Pat Strachota’s office is unnavigable…Strachota, 67, swivels in a ripped office chair strategically placed in front of a barely visible sliver of glass — mostly blocked by more magazines, more vinyl and more paper. The window offers a view of the showroom of The Record Rack, an eclectic Pine Bluff icon that Strachota has owned for more than 40 years. It’s an icon set to close in the coming months unless the right buyer comes along in time. After four decades dedicated to the store on every day of the week except Sunday, Strachota is ready to retire.
Record Resurgence: …The average age for record buyers at Groamy’s is 20. It’s clear that millennials are just now discovering the format. “So these kids want to discover Cream. They want to discover King Crimson. They want to discover some of these obscure 60’s, 70’s, 80’s classic rock bands. That’s what a lot of them are buying, not even classic rock even some Top 40 stuff. I have to realize I’m old when a kid comes in and buys a Billy Joel record, I’m thinking how can you not have this already….Oh because you weren’t alive,” said Groamy.
Record Den in Mentor sees that vinyl is still vital: …These days, at Record Den and independently owned businesses like it across the country, brisk sales of new and used LPs provide daily affirmation that reports of the death of vinyl albums were more than a little premature. While there still is plenty of shelf space devoted to CDs at Record Den, vinyl albums are again moving the needle on Beaumont’s bottom line. “Vinyl accounts for about 40 percent of our sales,” Beaumont said. “This is a business. We go where the sales are.” Prices for new albums at Record Den are in the $25 to $30 range. Used albums sell for as little as 99 cents and generally are in the $4 to $5 range.
Jerry’s Records Owner Bidding A Fond Farewell To Store: There’s no other way to spin it. In a few weeks, things won’t be the same at Jerry’s Records. The cavernous Squirrel Hill record emporium will still be stocked with some 500,000 LPs. Most will sell for $5 or less. The phone number will remain the same. The sign outside that for years defiantly has proclaimed “Jerry’s Ain’t Closin’’” will still be there. But Jerry Weber won’t. After nearly four decades of peddling his beloved records at several Pittsburgh locations, Weber, 69, has sold the business to one of his employees, Chris Grauzer, and is about to retire.
Vinyl: take a sneak peek around this new weird and wonderful retro restaurant: Serving “affordable food that people want to eat”, the funky eatery could prove to be a hit with foodies and music fans alike. The spot has previously been the home to two other Italian restaurants, Cellini’s and Amiro’s, but Vinyl is aiming to buck the trend and last for the long haul. It’s a family-run business, co-managed by Conor Snary, 22, and mum Sue Allon, 59…The idea for the restaurant’s theme comes from an in-joke between the mother and son. Conor said: “Mum saw a story in the paper about an old Beatles record which a woman had found in her loft. “The story said the record was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. “She said ‘I’ve got one of those in the loft!’ so we went searching for it…”
12″ DVD Saviour Tesco teams up with Disney to sell films in vinyl records style packaging in bid to revive flagging DVD sales: TESCO today teams up with Disney to sell DVDs in 12-inch-vinyl-sized sleeves in a bid to revive interest in the ailing format. The first major release in the new format, known as the Big Sleeve Edition, is the new Beauty and the Beast movie…Two years ago, Tesco started selling vinyl – which is now seeing its strongest demand for more than 25 years. It is hoped the Big Sleeve format will do the same. Tesco’s Rob Wilson said: “We believe Big Sleeves could be as effective in stimulating growth in DVDs and Blu-rays – as limited editions have been in reviving vinyl. “These formats look fantastic and have great collectability, as well as being perfect gifts. They really offer customers something different to digital and streaming versions.”
