After Months of Delay, Joe’s Record Paradise Finally Reopens, But the process has left owner Johnson Lee thousands of dollars in debt: Today, Joe’s opened its doors for the first time in months, at its new location at 8700 Georgia Ave.—five blocks from its previous location. Lee says the delays were mostly due to build out of the new space and waiting for city inspections to be passed. As for the space, he says it’s “about the same size” as the previous location, but with storage rooms instead of a huge open showroom, like the previous location.
WSIU Classic Vinyl Sale Coming Sept 17, Item Donations Needed for Annual WSIU Fundraiser: Find your treasure at WSIU Radio’s 9th Annual Classic Vinyl Sale, coming for one day only to WSIU-TV Studio A, located in the Communications Building, Room 1065, 1100 Lincoln Drive on the SIU Carbondale campus on Saturday, September 17 from 9am to 5pm…All sale proceeds will support WSIU Public Radio’s programming, services, and community engagement activities.
Vinyl lives: 65 years LP in Germany: Berlin. Using vinyl master of pop, jazz and classical music around the globe have made career. Some music lovers remember sentimental to their first records. 65 years ago, appeared in Germany the first LP with 33 1/3 revolutions and revolutionized the music business. They still exist, these black striations in extruded vinyl. 30 centimeters in diameter, about 180 grams, moved at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute, small center hole. Kenner shout still on: The Sound. The crackling. The heat. Unique.
The Beach Boys Celebrate 50 Years Of “Good Vibrations” With Commemorative Sunburst Vinyl EP: October 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of popular music’s most iconic songs of all time, The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” The Beach Boys and Capitol/UMe will celebrate the golden milestone with the worldwide release of “Good Vibrations” (50th Anniversary Edition) on a 12-inch sunburst vinyl EP on October 7. Named the “Greatest Single of All Time” by MOJO magazine, “Good Vibrations” is a musical treasure for the ages…A crown jewel of popular music, “Good Vibrations” has been called a “pocket symphony,” with its still-innovative production, lush, layered arrangements and range of instruments, including the world’s most celebrated use of the theremin.
Juan Gabriel music flying off the shelves at local music store: Music by Juan Gabriel is flying off the shelves of an El Paso record store. The singer/songwriter died Sunday. George Reynoso, the owner of All That Music and Video, told CBS4 he sold about 95 percent of the artist’s music he had on hand. “He was particularly big here on the border,” he said. When KFOX14 stopped by, only about a dozen CDs were still on the shelves. Reynoso said Gabriel is one of the store’s top sellers.
