ONE] Tomorrow is Record Store Day: Remember the days when you used to count down the hours until a
record was released, then make a b-line to the record shop with your pocket money? [i just about do]
Well tomorrow is an opportunity to re-live one of those days! From the early morning of Saturday 20th April
record shops [there's been quite the debate on BBC 6 Music as to whether we should call it Record Shop
Day since we don't use the word 'store'] up and down the country will be celebrating the phenomenon that
is 'the record' by opening their doors early, hosting gigs and dj sets but also, most importantly, selling
limited edition releases by artists spanning decades and genres.
In the spirit of the day, here's the first ever 'record' I was given.
In May 1993 I received two copies of this
beauty and I adored them. Both.
Want something on a 7" yellow vinyl?
Why not look HERE to see exactly what is being sold, and HERE to see which of your local record shops
is participating. Tomorrow I will be taking a trip [that will take me a gargantuan five minutes] to my local
independent record store Flashback Records on Essex Road who will have exclusive releases available at
10am and DJs throughout the day, including sets from Jonny Trunk, Bob Stanley [it's not me] and Liam
Large. The recent administration of HMV may have heralded the musical apocalypse in your minds, but in
an encouraging stark contrast, independent record shops are doing better than ever, with vinyl sales on
the up since 2009 showing that our love affair with our local independent record stores, and good quality
sounding music offered to us by vinyl, is showing no signs of wavering. So go on, take a five minute
detour on your way to lunch.
Also, since Jack White is the ambassador this year,
you know it's going to be a good one.
STANLEY
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