Friday, April 20, 2012

Record Store Day

  • Last year, the music industry finally had something to celebrate: a rise in record sales. But the celebration was probably timid. The increase was only 1.3 percent, and much of it came from Adeles 21 selling 6 million records. In total, 330.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • PORTLAND, Maine -- Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind. The 27-year-old pop artist is among musicians going old school – releasing music on pressed vinyl records to help celebrate Record Store Day.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • (CBS News) Some big-time musicians - like Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney - are releasing new music or playing live Saturday, because its Record Store Day. Organizers say this years event is the biggest one yet.
  • (CBS News)
  • Vinyl records can make for geeky art objects, as can be seen in this gallery of Record Store Day special releases. The covers and limited-edition picture discs look cool as thumbnails — blow them up for closer analysis.
  • (Wired News)
  • PORTLAND, Maine - Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind.
  • (Pioneer Press)
  • PORTLAND, Maine — Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind. The 27-year-old pop artist is among musicians going old school — releasing music on pressed vinyl records to help celebrate Record Store Day.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • Were you planning on a buying an album at a store Saturday? If so, you better set an alarm. The lines form early. Country music star Dierks Bentley is singing at Easy Street Records and singer-songwriter Dar Williams will be at Silver Platters.
  • (Seattle Times)
  • Vinyl music enthusiasts will be flocking to the LUNA Music store on 52nd and College Saturday in support of hometown record stores. Record Store Day aims to bring people into independent music retailers in an era of digital downloads.
  • (WTHR)

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