Music store expands into Kanata with vinyl lifeline: Young collectors, music lovers fuelling return of the LP, “The owners of music store franchise Legend Records have opened a new location at the Hazeldean Mall, and it’s vinyl that is fueling their fire…”
Vinyl Is Back—but Not the Goody Old Days: Shiny black records are making a comeback, but there will never be another music store like the Sam Goody flagship location in New York.
London record store uncovers 24,000-record haul of classic dance vinyl: “If you run a second hand record business, these are the moments you dream of. Called to the home of a former vinyl distributor, Hon of Vinyl Pimp discovered a potentially peerless collection of 24,000 records charting the evolution of dance music between 1983 and 1993.”
Vintage vinyl shop planned for gym premises: “The vintage vinyl shop would be an entirely separate business to the existing exercise facility. In an accompanying letter, the applicant said he intends to sell secondhand, quality vinyl records and associated memorabilia.”
Phish Announce ‘Rift’ Vinyl Release at Magnaball: “The JEMP Records Store will once again return to Magnaball, Phish’s 10th festival, later this summer. Among the items up for grabs include past vinyl releases including The White Tape, Junta, Lawn Boy and A Picture of Nectar as well as many other vinyl pressings including New Year’s Eve 1995.”
Own a Technics SL-1200? This new gadget will flatten your most warped records: “A lifesaver for anyone who’s ever copped a steal at a market only to find their 50p holy grail roll like a wave machine when played back at home, Canadian audio company TTW developed an outer periphery record clamp back a few years back to flatten warped records and reduce any unwanted distortion.”
Reading Fringe Festival 2015: The Vinyl Frontier at Penta Hotel: “Jeff Lloyd took the audience on a journey through the 80s with his collection of all 190 number one singles from January 1980 to December 1989…”
