Record Store Day News You Can Use

Still very busy with my relocation but have found a few moments tyo tell you about some great news features on the net. The Prefix Guide is very complete and the others are stories of why this is such an important day for music and of course, vinyl records. Enjoy:

Prefix's Guide to Record Store Day 2009
Read their informative guide here:
prefixmag.com


Record Store Day celebrates an addiction to vinyl
Austin is full of smart, adventurous record stores

My name is Joe, and I am a record store addict. (Hi, Joe!) I love record stores the way some people love baseball stadiums or certain bars.

Saturday is Record Store Day, so it seems like a good time to get that confession out of the way.

Read the rest here:
austin360.com


Store to celebrate Record Store Day

Move over CDs, outta the way iPods.

Big and heavy, with vivid artwork and reader-friendly lyrics: vinyl records are back.
Read the article here:
local story


The return of vinyl

The compact disc is out. It’s ugly, fragile and its music comes wrapped, sealed in a plastic prison, where its shiny, reflective neon coating waits to blind your eyes. The CD is a symbol of the ‘90s. Read the article here:
return-vinyl


Record Store Day marks second annual celebration

There's something to be said for convenient music. You can click "Buy" on your laptop in the confines of your white-walled bedroom to download your favorite song of the minute. Or browse for albums in your local big box store in the midst of vacuums and blenders. But come on, forget about all of that. Read the article here:
marquettetribune.org


For the record, vinyl is alive and kickin'Thursday, April 16, 2009

Long live the record store.

And to honor the sellers of those large, black discs, there's Record Store Day.
huntsvilletimes


Record Store Day celebrates 'cool places to go'

They're out there and if you want to be cool you'll go find one on Record Store Day, April 18.

Record Store Day is a celebration of the independent record stores that still exist in this digital download age when more people are going to their computers to get songs off the Internet or going to big box chain retailers to buy a compact disc.
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