In rotation: 5/10/24

Alliance Entertainment Announces Largest Sales Month for Independent Retail Division Coinciding with 2024 Record Store Day Event: “…We are excited to see our arduous work rewarded as soon as once more throughout Record Store Day and the constructive suggestions from the retail neighborhood,” mentioned Ken Glaser, Alliance Senior Vice President of Sales. With a lot contribution from Record Store Day product gross sales, we noticed our largest gross sales month ever. It takes a bunch effort from all components of our enterprise to make sure that such a lot of items are acquired, prepped and shipped in such a brief window of time. Our purpose is to all the time guarantee well timed and correct shipments to our buyer base.”

London, UK | Next Door Records Two Opens In East London: With a venue downstairs, too… In the mile-long stretch from Kingsland High Street to Stoke Newington Road in north-east London, underground music tradition has all the time been supported right here. …Now, the favored West London document retailer Next Door Records has opened a second department at 182 Stoke Newington Road, hoping to convey one thing new to the music neighborhood within the space. Having been associates from their childhood and thru learning music at universities in Leeds and Newcastle, co-owners Louis Raworth, Thom Parris and Alfie Aukett determined to open their flagship retailer in Shepherd’s Bush again in 2020 from a want to share their love for document digging, gigs, and digital music inside a cultural house.

Washington, DC | The 6 Best Vinyl Shops in Washington DC: Plus, what to purchase, the place to eat and keep, and what to do within the nation’s capital. While guests typically flock to Washington, D.C.’s iconic museums and monuments, really understanding the town is to expertise its deep affect on one other facet of American tradition: music. Spanning genres akin to jazz, punk, and go-go—D.C.’s distinctive mix of funk, rhythm, and blues—the capital’s contribution to the nation’s musical heritage is obvious within the vibrant reside music scene and thrives inside its vinyl tradition. To get to know the capital past the marble and memorials, we compiled an inventory of the six greatest vinyl retailers in D.C. and options of the place to eat and keep close by. For first-time and frequent guests alike, exploring the town via its vinyl document retailers provides a novel perspective on the town’s musical affect.

Berkeley, CA | Amoeba Music is More Than a Record Store: Berkeley’s iconic retailer is a relocated storage sale, a clubhouse and a shrine to vinyl. Amoeba Music opened its iconic retailer on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley on Nov. 17, 1990. A crowd of shoppers had already gathered on the sidewalk exterior. As quickly because the doorways opened, they bumped into the shop and commenced flipping via the bins of recent and used records. “Before we opened, we spent a yr going to each storage sale and property sale to purchase previous LPs,” mentioned Marc Weinstein, one in every of Amoeba’s house owners. “The phrase had gotten out that you possibly can discover nearly something you needed on vinyl in our retailer, and the individuals lined up. We did nice enterprise that first day, promoting albums and shopping for used records, and we haven’t stopped.”

Flintshire, UK | ‘Deeside Vinyl’ retailer to open for music lovers: A family-owned vinyl retailer is about to open in Flintshire that includes an intensive assortment of classic music. Neville Wright is proud to be opening Deeside Vinyl on Station Road in Queensferry, Flintshire. Expected to open on Monday, May 20, the shop will showcase an enormous assortment of vinyl’s, CDs and tapes that includes all genres of music – all co-curated by Neville and his father. “My Dad is a veteran document collector and music fanatic”, explains Neville. He continues: “The quantity of assist that we’ve acquired to this point has been overwhelming to say the least. “I’m so relieved to see that there are individuals within the Deeside space genuinely completely satisfied to see a document retailer seem.” The duo are eager to share their love and fervour for music with others in the local people. The retailer is about to be one-of-a-kind within the space, with residents expressing their pleasure on social media.

Newark, UK | Vinyl Attractions in Newark relocated from Cartergate to Kirkgate and sees footfall improve: New prospects have been capable of uncover the delights at a city document retailer—after it moved to its third location. Vinyl Attraction moved to 48 Kirkgate, Newark on May 2. The retailer first opened a unit on Stodman Street in 2019, however inside 18 months it had outgrown the house and moved into Cartergate. With a necessity for enlargement and additional storage, retailer proprietor Tony Mills felt the time was proper to maneuver to a brand new premises. Tony mentioned: “The largest distinction I discover from right here is the individuals who used to go to the previous store nonetheless come however there are fully new individuals who didn’t even know I used to be there. “Because they reside round this finish of city they didn’t go so far as Cartergate, they stayed across the market. “There is far more footfall on this location, 50% extra in response to the council.” The retailer is situated inside easy accessibility of a few of Newark’s key routes — Kirkgate, Church Street and Wilson Street. Tony mentioned this location shall be “third and final” as he goals to retire in three years.

Preston, UK | Action Records hit with unhinged backlash to Twenty One Pilots listening celebration: The proprietor of a metropolis centre document retailer mentioned he was left baffled after coming below fireplace for internet hosting an official listening celebration for the brand new Twenty One Pilots album. Action Records, on Church Street, will host the occasion one week earlier than the discharge of Clancy, with free merchandise on supply for individuals who attend. When the announcement was made on the store’s X/Twitter account, it was inundated with detrimental replies and claims lead singer Tyler Joseph could be livid about it – regardless of it being an official occasion organised by the document firm. Announcing the occasion, the store printed: “Join us for an official @twentyonepilots listening celebration for the forthcoming album ‘Clancy’ on SATURDAY 18TH MAY – 5pm!! Featuring new singles ‘Overcompensate’ and ‘Next Semester’, you’ll get the prospect to pay attention via the entire album in retailer earlier than its international launch.”

Haarlem, NL | Haarlem Vinyl Festival broadcasts first wave line-up for 2004: The “world’s first vinyl-focused competition” returns to the Netherlands this September. Haarlem Vinyl Festival has introduced the primary wave of acts slated to carry out and supply talks at its 2024 version. The “world’s first” vinyl-focused competition is about to return to the northwestern Dutch metropolis of Haarlem this September for its second outing, happening throughout three days and nights. This yr’s line-up consists of the likes of Anastasia Kristensen, Cassy, Colin Benders, Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue, and Altin Gün, amongst many others. Berlin-based DJ and producer Cassy will ship a discuss her personal document assortment, providing an perception into her picks with “invaluable classes for each DJs and vinyl collectors” from one in every of “digital music’s most revered selectors”. The first wave line-up additionally consists of native Dutch document shops and expertise together with Nedda Sou, Thrills in +41, and Amsterdam-based vinyl distribution service, One Eye Witness.

Bismarck, ND | Collectors to satisfy up on the Bismarck Record Fair: The Bismarck Record Fair is a spot for music lovers and vinyl collectors so as to add to their assortment or to seek out that hidden gem. We spoke with Kenny Opsal (Owner of Music and More) and Todd Becker (the Bismarck Record Fair’s organizer) all in regards to the occasion. Becker spoke in regards to the pleasure behind the occasion amongst the vinyl collectors neighborhood. “Well, I’ve obtained distributors coming in from three totally different states,” he says, “so far as Missoula, Montana. And principally, those who purchase and promote records. It’s just like the Super Bowl of document amassing. Everybody will get collectively and, you realize, loves to speak about music and their document collections, favourite bands, classic electronics.” As vinyl records grow old and grow to be a factor of the previous, their worth really will get larger.