Happy Record Store Day!!

[That 70s Guy]

Yup today April 19 is Record Store Day!! God I miss record stores.

 

[gcczep]

Vinyl Junkie Day...

Yep, there aren't too many of them anymore.

 

[Nololob]

Record store 'Sister Ray' in London today at around 10:30 am.

You think that's it? No, the queue goes on...

 

[mrJim]

it's still alive. I took a road trip yesterday and the store was prepping for today. nowhere near the size of what's happening in that picture though.

Jim

 

[Vehicle]

You think that's it? No, the queue goes on...

Any idea what band(s) they're setting up for?


That's quite a line.

That's gotta be a record.


p.s. vehicle apologizes for the blatantly bad punchline. He has a problem.

 

[Lost Little Girl]

Great photos

I was going to go to our local one at 8am for tea and biscuits but was too hungover

I went to one in Bristol instead in the afternoon and was really disappointed, not much there at all.

 

[LG]

They book a convention hall usually for our "Record Day", if you pay $10 you get to browse the records an hour before the rest of the horde arrives.

I missed this years again, I was out of town but it usually is a big success here and has close to the the same line-up/queue that Nolo posted at the shops he frequents.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Not to be a Scrooge or anything but I find myself getting less excited about Record Store Day every year. Each year I look at all of the exclusive albums being released that day and think "Well that would be cool to have." but instantly get disappointed when I find out that 1. It's in color vinyl, which I prefer to avoid and 2. The quantity of them is exceedingly low. The focus is becoming much more about these collectible pieces and how much their worth than vinyl itself and it bugs me. Each year there are more and more exclusive releases being released in fewer and fewer quantities and I don't feel like that's a way to actually share the music as much as it is just a way to dramatically shift the hype and supply vs. demand dynamic. For example, Wu Tang Clan released an album with only ONE copy. That is a gross extreme of my point but still. Another example is the Dresden Dolls who finally released their first album on vinyl, which I have been waiting for for years. (Granted it was on colored vinyl but I could overlook that in this case) Anyway, it was only released with 25,000 copies and none of the stores I went to had it. That means I can't get it for who knows how long plain and simple and that just sucks for someone who is a big fan of their music like myself and others I am sure.

Anyway, these are just my thoughts on the event...

 

[Lost Little Girl]

The focus is becoming much more about these collectible pieces and how much their worth than vinyl itself and it bugs me.

I completely agree with this. I think records are becoming more of a collectors item now rather than something to be played and enjoyed, it's sad. My husband and I argue about this all the time. We are lucky to have a lot of old/rare vinyl which we have collected over the years or have been given by our parents. I just want to play it but he would rather have it framed on the wall! I think records are made to be listened to personally

 

[Nololob]

Any idea what band(s) they're setting up for?


That's quite a line.

That's gotta be a record.


p.s. vehicle apologizes for the blatantly bad punchline. He has a problem.

No, I don't know who performed there. Left this area quicker than I got there at first place.

After experiencing the whole 'RSD' thingy, I started to hate it. People going mental for just 'limited edition' releases, pink-white vinyl and all the massive hipsteria-queues, but mostly, people selling RSD records for twice, three times or even five times more than the original value on eBay. It's sad people and record companies forget the general philosophy of RSD.