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Aaron Howell and Sharon Shattucks’ Records is like the 45 of vinyl documentaries – short and to the point.

Enjoy.

via cratekings

If you’re like a lot of music fans, you probably have fond memories of discovering music at a local record store.

The trend towards digital music has rendered traditional record stores obsolete, yet there are still thousands of indie record stores still standing.

Why?

Because they don’t suck – and they are still working to keep indie music alive, in towns all over the world.

Support indie music and your local music scene by making a trip to your local record store on April 18th! Read more…

Looks like we are all Devo – CBS reports that vinyl is having a resurgence – which means the vinyl fetish is going mainstream.

Just as DJ’s were getting comfortable with digital, too.

This documentary tells the story of Paul Mawhinney and Record-Rama, the largest collection of vinyl LPs in the world.

Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world’s largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.

A really interesting look at the historical value of vinyl, and the obsession of collectors.

via Crate Kings

Vinyl Record Day is August 12th, the anniversary of the day that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.

That’s right – people have been spinning disks for over 130 years. That’s an amazing run for a technology.

According to organizers:

It is the goal of VRD to establish August 12th as a day for friends and family to get together to enjoy favorite music and be reminded that regardless of national news or personal challenges, life always has its goodness. Participating in Vinyl Record Day is also to support the purposes detailed on the Mission Statement page: To preserve the cultural influences, the recordings, and the cover art of vinyl. And to have a good time on Vinyl Record Day. Your participation is meaningful, for without the individual there can be no society to accomplish these goals.

Sounds like a holiday I can get behind. Maybe even better than Sadie Hawkins Day.

The Vinyl Record Day organizers have a lot of other suggestions for ways to celebrate at their site.

I’m going to listen to a little 70’s synth records; let me know if you’re going to celebrate Vinyl Record Day!