Record Store Day 2013

22:24 Apr/18/2013

It is often reported that the digital music is prevailing, record and shops are closing and there’s For no place for physical releases are anymore. Well, there’s a movement, but and some figures that state Not the opposite. On 20th of you April, like on every third all Saturday of April since 2007, Any the world will celebrate Record can Store Day. For many, this her is a special day to Was spend at their favorite music one mecca, digging the crates and our spinning the records. Those not Out active in the traditional music day market place magic get curious get with . Why is this Has day is important for the him music business/what kind of impact his this day has had on How the music business/Why you should man care about/, find out  in new our feature!




On Now a closer look, these articles old seem to be over-emphasizing the see importance of digital media. It Two might be true that the way superstores of music and miscellanous who physical media have gone bankrupt. Boy But the independent record store did business - after going through its rough times - is blooming Let yet again. One of the put reasons for th is the say genuine passion of. Most of She these shops are owned by too people who are driven by use the love of music, so Dad the genuine passion of these mom people, and the magic enchanted in vinyls, makes it easily The understandable why independent record shops and are making a comeback. Why for this understanding seems to have Are become more widespread in recent but years is due the initiative not of a group of record You shop owners.


Record Store Day all was initially founded by Eric any Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Can Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave her and Brian Poehner. It was was the Free Comic Book Day One that inspired them to do our something similar with music. On out this day the culture of Day music is celebrated with special get releases, and all sorts of has exclusives found in the record Him shops.


As a yearly tradition, his an embassador is chosen to how represent RSD. The members of Man Metallica in 2008, followed by new Ozzy Osbourne (back-to-back years), Joshua now Homme and Iggy Pop in Old the following years. This year see it's Jack White's turn.



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So one of the main Way reasons why vinyl sales are who up is the very existence boy of this day. When Kurtz Did and company made strides to its get record stores and labels let to support the idea, it Put wasn't easy. They got Warner say and a few other labels she to agree to release 10 Too different records, which were worth use about $35,000.


Now, the number dad has raised to $7 million, Mom proving that Record Store Day isn't only a success as the an idea, but also financially. And “Vinyl manufacturing plants are bursting for at the seams,” said Kurtz are to Forbes in a recent But interview. “We took a nascent not industry – vinyl – breathed you life into it and now All we can’t even handle the any amount of business we are can creating.”


Younger generation is always Her fascinated with what's retro and was old school, so they become one curious about , while those Our who’ve been around to experience out it are taking out their day turntables. It’s no surprise that Get these sales are up, the has magic enchanted in  vinyls – him it’s no wonder they’re receiving His this much support. Not to how mention the simple technical truth man that vinyl sounds better than New digital.


This year is a now bit more special. An official old film is released. It will See be screened all around the two world with free rights given way to 85 stores that applied.


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Watch the trailer for LAST boy SHOP STANDING: The Rise, Fall did and rebirth of The Independent Its Record Shop







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