Northwest Iowa music lovers also taking part in vinyl resurgence: “We’re seeing more and more of an interest in people collecting records. We’re getting all sorts of collectors, like those first-time people that are buying inexpensive stuff, the scratch and dent type stuff, just wanting to be able to spin records, but they’re collecting titles that they like. Then we also have the high-end collectors that are more fussy and want the premium stuff,” said Mark Carey, of Carey’s Electronics (you can find records on their upper level) in Spencer.
Still rockin’: Val’s Halla Records celebrates 45 years in Oak Park: For nearly half a century, those looking for records in Oak Park looked no further than Val’s Halla Records. Founded 45 years ago by Val Camilletti, Val’s Halla Records celebrated its anniversary with a two-day event July 29 and 30 inside its store at 239 Harrison St. The event featured sales, raffles, refreshments, food and live music, including performances by Matt Lenny, Bill Kavanagh & Friends, the Basement Bluegrass Band, Sails, The Beatleleles, Phil Angotti and The Get. “We had seven bands over two days and some surprise guests who came in and joined them on our stage,” Camilletti said. “It was wonderful.”
Fool’s Gold Records opens new flagship store in NYC: Fool’s Gold Records, founded by A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, has celebrated their 10th birthday with the opening of a new permanent HQ in Brooklyn. Their previous incarnation, located on nearby Metropolitan Avenue, was a much smaller, low-key affair, selling merchandise and music from the label which you could listen to on iPods before buying. For the new shop, Fool’s Gold enlisted Family New York, known for their local NYC public installations and Kanye West’s Yeezus stage, to make it “unlike any record store…” said A-Trak speaking to Dezeen.
Record fair is back in Kendal: The Kendal vinyl record collectors fair returns to the parish rooms on Kirkland on Saturday August 5 from 9am until 3pm. There is free entry, with dealers from Manchester, Huddersfield, Burnley, Bolton, Glasgow and Barnsley in attendance. The popular event has been running in the parish rooms for a number of years, and this time sees dealers and record enthusiasts from as far away as London in attendance at the event. People can take along individual items or whole collections for free on site evaluation…
Grant Hislop to Launch New Radio Station: The Station (105.4 FM) will broadcast out of Vinyl Destination, a popular record store in the heart of Tauranga, and will feature a completely unique approach to radio programming – not bound by genre or era. Listeners can expect to hear recognisable hits whilst also embarking on a journey of discovery. The traditional radio format has been completely deconstructed. Says Hislop, “Like every other business – radio has to evolve. I’ve started with the listener in mind and worked backwards. The formula includes less invasive commercial content, better variety and deeper catalogue of music, fewer announcer interruptions and an alternative source of information…”
Rolling Stones Announce Satanic 50th Anniversary Reissue: Available as a special Deluxe Edition box set containing double vinyl/double hybrid Super Audio CD (compatible with all CD players), the set delivers both the stereo and mono versions of the project newly-remastered by Bob Ludwig. “Their Satanic Majesties Request” was originally mixed in both stereo and mono, as was standard practice in 1967. The limited edition 50th anniversary edition will include the entire album on 180 gram vinyl in stereo, another 180 gram vinyl record in mono, and two hybrid Super Audio CDs (one in stereo and one in mono).
Classic action game ‘Another World’ is headed to your turntable. It only took 26 years to get a vinyl soundtrack. If you’ve played Éric Chahi’s classic action-adventure Another World (aka Out of this World), there’s a good chance you remember the soundtrack. Large chunks of the game were punctuated by silence, but you knew something special was happening whenever Jean-François Freitas’ ethereal, Vangelis-like score began to play. Now, you can relive those moments on your turntable. Black Screen Records is releasing a vinyl (plus a CD, we’d add) version of the soundtrack, making it available for the first time beyond the deluxe editions of the game’s 20th anniversary release.
