Vinyl, an old medium, gets new following: “23-year-old Sean Franks said he prefers vinyls over streaming. ‘There is something about the physical side of it, isn’t there? Instead of just surfing through names and titles and all that and actually holding a piece of something that you physically put on, that is better than clicking a flat screen,’ said Franks.” (Ed. note: don’t say “vinyls.” It’s incorrect.)
Watch This! ’80s Car Had A Tiny 3″ Record Player Built In!: “Nissan’s Datsun 810 Maxima had a three inch vinyl record under the dashboard…Believe it or not, the voice was played off a 3″ white plastic record. Tucked under the dashboard, the tiny phonograph record would play one of six parallel grooves each cut with a warning about the current state of your Datsun. There was even a stylus and tonearm of sorts that tracked along the record whenever each command was triggered by the car’s control circuit.”
Acadiana Vinyl Haul’s First Record Signing Party: “Two of Acadiana’s top local artists were at The Grouse Room for The Acadiana Vinyl Haul‘s first ever Record Signing Party on Sunday, August 23rd. Fans had a chance to meet Sonny Landreth and Brother Dege and have the opportunity to ask them some questions, take photos and get records signed.
Thefts of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd LPs baffle Providence record store owners: “Thieves this year in at least two separate incidents robbed What Cheer Records on Providence’s College Hill of its entire catalog of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin records, a serious blow for the independent record store. ‘It seems like someone really wants to have a big classic rock collection‘…”
The List: 3 places to get your vinyl records,”Much like print journalism, vinyl records and record stores have long been considered dead or dying. But despite the world going digital, three record stores in Eastern Connecticut are keeping the music alive and serving as a lifeline for vinyl records and those who play them.”
Vinyl addicts flock to charity shop’s biggest record sell-off: “Vinyl addicts flocked from miles around at the weekend to a tiny Oxfam store in Chipping Norton which held its biggest vinyl sell-off since it opened five years ago. In May and June the shop received two major anonymous donations of 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s gold – a total of 570 LPs and 340 singles. Staff estimated the sale could net the charity more than £5,000.”
