Marietta store fueling the resurgence of vinyl records: “A fuller and warmer sound. Something to physically interact with. The ease of discovering something new. These are the reasons why the owners of Antiques on the Square say the resurgence of interest in vinyl records is more than just a passing fad.”
Best Places For Vinyl In Los Angeles: For many, it is about the hunt, and for others it’s more in the discovery of nostalgia when shopping for vinyl records. Perhaps it is a Baby Boomer thing, but today’s younger listeners are also finding value and pleasure in perfect sound and classic record jacket art. LA has a robust selection of music stores that sell old school vinyl records, along with other entertainment merchandise. These five record stores have been narrowed down as the best in Los Angeles.
Run To The Tills, A live blog of shopping for the new Iron Maiden record in a supermarket: “3pm: I am thrilled by reports that my favourite profit-distorting, tax-dodging multinational grocery store is to stock vinyl and the first one they’ll stock will be the new album by my favourite immortal NWOBHM band, Iron Maiden. It’s like when two worlds collide.”
MiVT: Burlington Record Plant: “When Justin Crowther isn’t busy with his day job, he’s touring with his band Waylon Speed. Crowther’s passion is making music, and he’s doing it on and off stage. Welcome to the Burlington Record Plant, Crowther’s brainchild after going through a record collection with his band one night. “I grew up listening to records and buying records and I looked at a vinyl record differently that night,” Crowther said.”
Watch Fiat Try to Play a Giant Record With a Car: “Why does the brand think this is interesting? Because vinyl. Why is it troubling for the vinyl industry? Because vinyl hype is creating an unsustainable bottleneck. Production is operating above capacity, resulting in quality concerns and a shortage of materials.”
Ambitious new farm-to-plate record operation Canada Boy Vinyl opens in Calgary: “Bands and collectors in Canada know that vinyl pressing has been problematic for the last decade. Record Store Day priority pressings, exorbitant shipping costs when ordering from the United States or internationally, minimum pressing requirements and bigger presses being prioritized over micro-pressings have made delays ubiquitous…”
