Record Store Day 2018: 25 must-haves from Prince, T-Swift & more

Sales of vinyl albums have climbed nearly 800 percent to the point where almost one of every seven physical albums sold is vinyl. “When we opened the store, we wanted to create a space where people who love records and music in general could come hang out and talk about music”.

“There are some things that we only have 40 copies of in the store”, Lisa Logutenkow, VP of Dine Alone says, “Some of them we actually only have two copies!”

But whatever they choose, they intend to sell out.

“We are indebted in some ways to record stores too…” As a steady stream of calls comes in from those looking to offload entire record collections, Conklin acknowledged that the Internet has made many sellers into “experts” seeking top dollar for rare records, rather than practicing the fine and refined art of haggling. “Publicity and business-wise; it’s big”, he said.

Around five years ago, Casimir’s brother gave her three Nirvana records.

Eric Clapton. The four-LP Complete Clapton box set collects 36 songs including some from his stints in Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, and from his solo and live recordings.

After a year of selling record albums – and seeing its initial stock of about 500 increase tenfold – B’s Music in Mt.

“I went to Goodwill and some thrift stores trying to find some, but that’s really hit-or-miss”, she said.

“Growing up I played the bass and sax”, he said. “It’s a day when record retailers and record manufacturers work together to produce an exclusive offer seeped in the idea that the record shop has something unique to offer the purchasing public”. It features two previously unreleased tracks, both produced by Jimmy Page.

“It was a bunch of stuff, snippets of stuff that they haven’t gone through with for their album”, he said.

The second biggest seller was the special edition of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, which achieved bumper sales in its 50th anniversary thanks partly to an enhanced anniversary release. In the last few years, the Princeton Record Exchange has had more than 1,500 limited edition pieces for sale on Record Store Day.

“I have a guy who’s going to come stand outside at 7 a.m. for it”, Hanson said.

Wu-Tang Clan. You can get the original Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) available on cassette for the first time since its original release in 1993.

Now Hear This, located at 1454 4th Ave.in Huntington, will be celebrating Record Store Day from 8 a.m.to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 21. An Omaha record store owner replied that maybe it is.

Vinyl made up 14 percent of all physical album sales previous year, which, clearly, isn’t close to sales for CDs – and says nothing about listening via streaming. “That’s all it is”. One of the things about local record stores is that they employ local people and they tend to be run by people who aren’t in it to make their fortune.

“Not sure anyone remembers the first song they streamed or when they downloaded a song”. “We have hundreds of people here at the end of the day”.

“I think given the quality of the ambassadors, I’m quite embarrassed I got to be the ambassador”, he laughs.

Record Store Day is Christmas for music lovers so let’s join forces today and flip that record over again. “It’s also a good way to keep track of your favorite albums through time”. “It’s interesting to go to see that, if for no other reason”, he said.

“I think it’s important”. That stamp will also get you a dollar off anything at the nearby B-Side. “I love music and I love that I get to share that with people and connect with them”.