April 18th event celebrates independent music stores with special vinyl and CD releases, surprise guests & more
Tampa, FL - Vinyl Fever Tampa knows that music is the cure for whatever ails you, and for decades the community record store has delivered.
On April 18, the public is invited to help Vinyl Fever celebrate the 2nd annual Record Store Day, a nationwide event in which independent music stores mark their survival in a world gone wired.
“What we do is here is a lot more than sell music. We live and breathe music,” said owner Lee Wolfson, who has been in the business for more than 28 years.
“Our employees are musicians, DJs, promoters of live music -- people who are tapped in to the musical community,” Wolfson added. “And our customers are equally passionate about music. People come to our store to talk music, share new discoveries, and learn what others are doing. That’s something you could never get by just being alone with an iPod.”
Record Store Day was launched last year to remind people that downloading music is not the same as a trip to a record store, that music is a shared experience, and that CDs and records -- with their wonderful graphic design, liner notes and packaging -- are an important aspect of the experience, and anything but dead.
"I don't know what I would do without indie record stores,” says Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, who will release a special Record Store Day 7” vinyl. “Growing up in a town without them, I can tell you that it's no fun to shop for indie records at chain box stores."
Several major artists are supporting Record Store Day by issuing special vinyl, CDs and DVDs to mark the day, including Radiohead, Wilco, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Slipknot, Jane’s Addiction, Rivers Cuomo and many more.
Vinyl Fever is marking the occasion in Tampa with a day full of festivities including music, food, special guests and other surprises.
The store will also be offering, for the first time, a large portion of unusual, collectible records from a group of 3,500 LPs recently purchased from a music industry veteran. Among the gems in this collection are all 61 albums issued on the Apple label by groups other than The Beatles. Guest DJs will be dropping by to spin some of the vintage vinyl.
With records seeing a resurgence -- in 2008 sales of vinyl jumped to 1.9 million, up from 858,000 just three years ago -- Wolfson expects interest in the collection.
But more important, after a healthy turnout for last year’s festivities, he is looking forward to seeing the support of folks who appreciate the role record stores play in the community.
“Music is spiritual comfort food,” Wolfson said. “These days that seems more important than ever.”
Having grown up shopping in record stores, many music heavyweights are supporting the event and the participating stores.
"Immersing yourself in the environment of a real record store where music is celebrated and cherished adds real value to the experience of buying music. In some ways, that retail experience is as important as the music.” – John Mellencamp
“There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store. When I recently played Amoeba in LA, I realized what fantastic memories such a collection of music brings back when you see it all in one place. This is why I’m more than happy to support Record Store Day and I hope that these kinds of stores will be there for us all for many years to come.” – Paul McCartney
“Nothing beats browsing in your favorite store, listening to music, finding something new or old that you've been searching for, being ignored by the store clerks, all that. And without these stores, there's just no way Wilco would still be around. – Jeff Tweedy, Wilco
About Vinyl Fever:
Vinyl Fever Tampa is an independent record store that has served the Bay area since 1981. Store owner Lee Wolfson is a veteran of the music business and a founding member of the Tampa Independent Business Alliance (www.tibatampa.org). Along with vinyl and new and used CDs and DVDs, the 3,400-square-foot store frequently hosts live performances from local and national bands. The store is located at 4110 Henderson Blvd. in Tampa. For more information, visit www.vinylfevertampa.com.
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