Vinyl Saturday
By JasonK • Jun 18th, 2009 • Category: OKR Articles
As if we needed another excuse to go buy records, we now have Vinyl Saturday: a monthly event that promotes the buying of vinyl records from local, independent stores. Brought to us by the Record Store Day people, Vinyl Saturday will take place on the third Saturday of every month and feature new albums by some well-known artists, including a seven-inch release from Wilco.
This is great news for us vinyl lovers. Events such as Vinyl Saturday help to create a much needed buzz in an industry that is, frankly, floundering. It gives local music communities and independent record stores a shot in the arm, and it appears to be working. Last year, vinyl album sales passed 1.9 million. The most on record since SoundScan began tracking. With more events like Vinyl Saturday, those numbers are sure to rise.
So if you’re at Beverly Records on the Southside or Laurie’s Planet of Sound on the north, stop on out at your record store this Saturday, dive into the bins and pull out a record or two to spin at home.
You can find more information at http://recordstoreday.com/
