Vertigo, Dodds and more celebrate Record Store Day: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Local record stores in Grand Rapids celebrated Record Store Day on April 21. Record Store Day was started in 2008 as a way for the staff, customers and artists to come together and celebrate the unique culture of record stores. On the day, there are also special vinyl and CD releases. Vertigo Music recognized the holiday with stacks of new and used records for sale. The store brought out over 800 used records for customers to purchase. Corner Record Shop in Grandville joined in the celebration with live music in the store all day. Also in Grand Rapids, Third Man Records’ Rolling Record Store was parked outside the GRAM in honor of Record Store Day. Third Man Records is a Nashville based record store that has a mobile store.
SLIDESHOW: Atomic Pop Shop celebrates Record Store Day: BATON ROUGE, LA – People lined up early Saturday morning to help a local record store owner celebrate her last Record Store Day in Baton Rouge. The Atomic Pop Shop record store on Government Street, which was set to close after the end of May, will remain open after being purchased by new owners. The store’s previous owner, Kerry Beary, is moving her operation to Charlotte, North Carolina despite the record store’s success in Baton Rouge. “I’m sad to leave, but excited for the opportunity in Charlotte.” Beary said sales at The Atomic Pop Shop, which first opened in 2011, increased by 20 percent each year. She also said 2017 was the shop’s most successful year ever. She hopes to have an operation similar to her colorful record store once she relocates to Charlotte.
Grimey’s celebrates last Record Store Day at 8th Avenue before moving to East Nashville: Hundreds flocked to Grimey’s for the annual tradition of Record Store Day, the last the 8th Avenue staple will celebrate on the west side of the Cumberland River. The day had added weight for many as the store prepares for a move to East Nashville. “It’s good they’re moving. They need the space, but it’s special for me to be here on the last one,” said James Bonomo, a record junkie who waited in line two hours for an exclusive Grant Green vinyl. And the day felt anything but sad. If there’s one thing Grimey’s has been able to create in its time at its 8th Avenue location, it’s a party. And co-owner Doyle Davis said this year’s celebration of the independent record store holiday was meant to be one of the best it has thrown in the last 11 years.
Red Deer record store celebrates its last Record Store Day, The Soundhouse, a guitar and record shop in downtown Red Deer, closes its doors next Saturday: A Red Deer record store celebrated its last Record Store Day a week before it closes its doors for good. Mike Williamson and Davin Kemshed have operated The Soundhouse, a guitar and record shop in downtown Red Deer for eight years. The initial plan was to close the store Saturday, on Record Store Day. But they decided to wait until Saturday, April 28. Kemshed said some people have expressed interest in buying whatever vinyl inventory is left after the store closes. “We haven’t been too concerned about that yet,” he added. Records are still a very popular way people listen to music, Kemshed said.
Bolton, UK: PICTURES: Record Store Day 2018: Anyone doubting the resurgence in popularity of vinyl records need only have passed Bolton’s x-records shop on Saturday. Hundreds of vinyl fans descended on the Bridge Street store to celebrate the annual Record Store Day. x-records was one of more than 200 independent record shops from across the UK to take part in the event. “It’s better than ever,” said Mr Steve Meekins, who opened the shop in 1985. “This is the tenth year we have taken part and it gets more and more popular each time.” He said that a couple of customers on Saturday spent around £1,000 each, and one customer even flew in from Belfast! Many of the customers queued for eight hours overnight to ensure they got their desired discs.
Coachella 2018: Record Store Day offers rare vinyl shopping for music fans: Brian Dale couldn’t believe his luck. At the on-site Coachella record store, Dale, who grew up a skater in the San Fernando Valley, found a vinyl copy of the soundtrack for “The Search for Animal Chin,” an iconic 1987 skateboarding flick that starred a young Tony Hawk, among others. Prior to Saturday, which was the 11th annual Record Store Day, the album had never been on vinyl, and Dale nabbed the second to last copy in the store. “Honestly, this is the holy grail of skateboarding, being an ’80s kid,” said Dale, one of many music lovers at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival shopping for records. “It can’t be beat…This is my treasure for the day,” he said as he stared at his cherished find, which he scooped up just hours after the store opened for weekend two of the festival Saturday.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Record Store Day events were in Fort Wayne on Saturday. The day was was created in 2007 to celebrate the culture of independently owned record stores. Wooden Nickel Records held a big event at their N. Anthony Blvd. location. The store had sales on records and sold additional exclusive records. A beer tent, games, food and 14 live bands were part all part of the event as well. The store also gave out various prizes including tickets to shows from Foellinger Theatre and the new Clyde Theatre, “We’ve returned vinyl back to America’s consciousness these last few years,” said Bob Roets, owner of the Wooden Nickel. “Now everybody is buying vinyl again because of Record Store Day so it’s getting more and more popular all the time. Kids are embracing it and it’s great because that’s our future.”
UK: Busy day at The Record Café for Record Store Day: Fans of great music and vinyl have been out in force in Bradford today to support Record Store Day. The annual event, celebrating Britain’s independent music shops, sees a number of exclusive albums and EPs reissued or released for fans to buy and support local record shops. In Bradford, the Record Café in North Parade was the only store involved in the event, and had music fans queuing out of the door to get their hands on exclusive music and also to enjoy a glass of real ale. The shop had a wide selection of music on offer, including rare releases from Tim Burgess, Rag’n’Bone Man, and also some more quirky records such as a hippo-shaped vinyl, and a Madonna album from Japan.
FARGO/MOORHEAD: Record Store Day Out sees large turnout: Music-enthusiasts were drawn to the Metro for Record Store Day. The day was created to celebrate independent record stores. Dozens lined up in the early morning hours to snag special vinyl releases. Store like Mother’s and Vinyl Giant also have live music and specials throughout the day. Owners say this may be the largest turnout they’ve seen for Record Store Day Out. “As a record store owner it’s pretty cool to see as CD sales decline, record sales increasing,” said Brady Bredell, Owner of Mother’s. Local stores have more than doubled the amount of special release LP’s for the day and plan to sell out of most of them.
Eau Claire: Record Store Day celebrates vinyl: The third Saturday of every April is Record Store Day and to celebrate people in La Crosse gathered to play music of their own. Community members rally together for Old Towne Strings’ weekly Hootenanny to play together while they browse the record selection. Whether people use the day to add an album to their collection or listen to an old classic, vinyl records offer music-lovers a unique form of nostalgia. “A lot of people got rid of their records back in the 90s thinking it’s not going to come back,” Owner of Old Towne Strings Ty Striebel describes. “Then they kind of miss that piece of their childhood or younger years and they grab onto that album and they see it again and it takes them back quite a bit,” Striebel finishes. It does not need to be Record Store Day to enjoy the sounds of vinyl, Old Towne Strings in La Crosse offers a selection of records throughout the year.
Vallejo Vinyl is about to re-open in downtown Vallejo, with records and games: Downtown Vallejo is about to get a lot more fun … and cool. Vallejo Vinyl is moving from the 500 block of Georgia to the 300 block, and it’s making some substantial additions as well: pinball machines. “We wanted to be here in this space to begin with,” said owner Michael Dean. The Jen Tough Gallery beat him to it about a year and a half ago. But now Tough has moved her art space to Benicia, and Dean jumped at the chance to finally set up shop in the heart of Vallejo. “I hope we will be pioneers to bring life back to the downtown,” he smiles. Dean is a Vallejo native, raised in the Marina Vista and steeped in old-school V-Jo culture.
