In rotation: 11/15/23

Leigh, UK | Leigh Save Our Souls Records store opens in Rectory Grove: Customers have been wanting to catch a glimpse of a brand new vinyl report store in a former bakery within the coronary heart of Leigh. Save Our Souls Records, in Rectory Grove, welcomed the group on Monday to flick by the numerous racks of rock and roll and punk vinyl and high-quality music paintings prints. In addition, the Save Our Souls model additionally has a vegan-friendly clothes line, which is impressed by the punk motion. Stacey Donoghue, proprietor of Save Our Souls Records, mentioned: “The response to the shop has been actually good thus far. “When we opened at 10am, individuals didn’t hesitate to come back straight in and take a look at our vary of vinyl records, music paintings and the Save Our Souls clothes vary. “Some younger individuals have are available additionally, and it’s nice to see a complete new era discovering the greatness that’s vinyl and them having one thing tangible versus getting their music by streaming.

Antwerp, BE | British report retailer HMV opens retailer in Wijnegem/Antwerp: The first retailer of the music chain was opened in 1921 on the well-known London purchasing avenue Oxford Street. In 2010, there have been roughly 300 HMV shops throughout the UK, however then issues deteriorated on account of a decline in CD and DVD gross sales. In 2013, the corporate needed to be protected against its collectors for the primary time. It occurred again in 2018. The rescue got here from Canada: businessman Doug Putman’s music firm Sunrise Records & Entertainment put £900,000 on the desk for HMV, which nonetheless had 114 shops on the time of the takeover. Putman centered on the renewed curiosity in vinyl records and introduced a broader industrial publicity to shops. There are actually over 120 branches once more. Earlier this yr, the primary retailer opened in Ireland. Now the chain has begun a “wider enlargement” into mainland Europe, with Belgium as step one. A retailer of roughly 300 sq. meters shall be opened within the Wijnegem purchasing middle in Antwerp.

Overland Park, KS | ‘Sad to see it go’: This decades-old Johnson County report retailer is closing for good: Vinyl Renaissance and Audio’s exterior is just a little inconspicuous, tucked within the elbow of a purchasing strip at 9038 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park. But by its doorways, previous smiling cardboard Elvis: tons of of CDS, records, turntables and audio system. Since the shop introduced on Wednesday it will be closing, dozens of shoppers have been trickling in, flipping by records of their favourite artists — Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Blink 182, newer stars like Taylor Swift. Most of its objects are closely marked down in an try and do away with its stacks (and stacks) of records and CDs — vinyls are going for as little as $1, some CDs are promoting for 50 cents apiece. “Everything should go,” because the signal says.

Birmingham, AL | Birmingham-based unbiased report retailer, Seasick Records, celebrates 10 years: Dan Drinkard was in Memphis, Tennessee, a school drop out taking part in in a band, working towards pictures and working a “interest” report label, when he had the urge to open a vinyl report retailer. In the pre-internet period, devoid of curated Spotify playlists, Drinkard would scour records he favored to attract connections to different artists. One needed to take issues into their very own palms when it got here to discovering new music. …“I all the time wished to know who recorded the report and what studio did they report in and what different artists did they thank within the thanks notes.” His first introduction to vinyl records was in highschool when his then-girlfriend’s dad gave him a few of his first records. Drinkard mentioned he was drawn to the bigger measurement of the vinyl records, and the way they distinguished themselves from CDs because the lesser-used medium of the time.

Lubbock, TX | Record Store Day Black Friday is returning to Lubbock’s Ralph’s Records for 2023: Ralph’s Records (82nd & Indiana) is Lubbock’s solely independently owned report retailer and has been serving all of Lubbock’s entertaining wants for over 42 years. I can’t overstate how extraordinary it’s to have a heritage leisure retailer owned, operated, and staffed by Lubbock of us that’s the caliber of Ralph’s Records. I’ve been to many big-city report shops, and Ralph’s is simply nearly as good, if not higher than 99% of them. I’m leaving the 1% for Ameoba Records, solely as a result of it’s the scale of a rural Wal-Mart. Besides the plain advantages of being able to purchase, promote, and commerce new and used vinyl, CDs, DVDs, video video games, and so on., we additionally get the advantage of entry to Record Store Day titles. Record Store Day is a corporation that assembles particular, extremely collectible titles that solely unbiased report shops can promote on Record Store Day and Record Store Day Black Friday.

Stockton, UK | Sound It Out’s inventory to go underneath the hammer after tragic demise of Tom Butchart: The huge stock of greater than 80,000 models shall be offered by varied auctions. Stock from Sound It Out Records will go underneath the hammer subsequent week following the demise of much-loved proprietor Tom Butchart. The Stockton vinyl store closed in August after serving the North-east since 1998. Store proprietor Tom sadly died abruptly in his store in June, leaving his spouse Clare, mother and father, three youthful brothers, and the Teesside music group devastated. The 50-year-old grew up in Eaglescliffe and attended Egglescliffe School earlier than opening his vinyl report store on Yarm Street. Over the years the store grew iand grew to become some of the in style vinyl outlets within the nation. At the time, Teesside Live reported on the tons of of tributes left to Tom. His spouse Clare mentioned: “Thank you to everybody for the numerous type, heartfelt messages we’ve obtained about Tom. “There are so a lot of them which reveals simply how effectively cherished and revered Tom was. We are completely devastated at his loss…”

Marquette, MI | Geoff & Jon’s Record Show wraps up closing present of the yr: Sunday was the final present of the yr for this Marquette report present. This was the tenth yr Geoff and John had their report present and, even on their final day, had over 50 individuals attend. “When the vinyl present is happening much more individuals come to the Ore Dock which may not come in any other case,” mentioned Ore Dock Brewing Co. Customer Engagement Lead Amanda Courchaine. Attendees and members of the Ore Dock Brewing Co. discovered these report reveals to supply extra than simply the objects they offered. “For us it simply actually helps carry individuals collectively individuals can go searching and possibly get some new stuff,” mentioned Courchaine. “It is an effective way to rediscover music that you simply may not have discovered in any other case,” mentioned one attendee. “It is essential, particularly because it has grow to be extra in style because the years go on and the records develop.”

New York, NY | Agency of Record: New ’60s impressed vinyl lounge opens in Midtown: There’s a brand new cocktail bar hidden beneath the Renwick Hotel within the coronary heart of Manhattan. From the group at Patent Pending (one other swanky cocktail bar), Agency of Record is a ‘Mad Men’-inspired vinyl lounge that pays homage to the promoting growth of the Sixties. Think summary expressionism like Andy Warhol–meets music greats like The Beatles and Stevie Wonder– with a touch of riot from activists like Malcolm X and the Radical Women. Set only a block away from Grand Central Station and Madison Avenue, the placement lends an eccentric aptitude. In the background, a dwell DJ spins previous and new classics on vinyl. Much just like the decadent and well-to-do events of the golden period, Agency of Record is assured to seize your full consideration. The Renwick Hotel was as soon as residence to famend writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck and Thomas Mann–all identified for his or her beautiful work.

ZW | In the groove: Is there a resurgence within the CD market? Recently, a debate has been raging amongst report firms and music producers in Zimbabwe about whether or not to re-introduce the vinyl report market or to proceed with the compact disc (CD) market. However, there’s in all probability no want for debate on this space as ZMC and Gramma Records the one Record Companies in Zimbabwe who owned a vinyl report urgent plant, put up on the market their urgent plant on e-Bay in 2015. As a consequence, vinyl records can now not be manufactured in Zimbabwe but there’s a resurgence within the vinyl market all through the remainder of the world. If you’ll recall, not way back I wrote an article titled “Forget Vinyl, CDs are Making a Comeback!” However, this concern is now not debatable in Zimbabwe as all vinyl records are actually imported. We are simply depending on CDs. Also, web ubiquity has allowed music followers to obtain and share music freely.