#recordstores — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #recordstores, aggregated by home.social.
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Heute Neu reingekommen:
- Enter Shikari - Lose Your Self
- Rigo Starr - Long Long Road
- Buena Vista Social Club - Lost and Found
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- Psyche - II :
"Auf ihrem zweiten Album erweitern Psyché ihre einzigartige Mischung aus Groove und Psychedelia um eine subtile politische Dimension. In Psychés Vision dient ihre Heimatstadt Neapel als pulsierender Schmelztiegel, in dem Klänge aus Nordafrika und dem Nahen Osten auf die Echos ferner Küsten wie Brasilien und Kolumbien treffen. Ihr Sound bewegt sich zwischen Cosmic Funk, Desert Blues, Cumbia, Dub und Jazz und wird durch den Einsatz analoger Synthesizer und treibender Basslines getragen. Die LP gewinnt dank der Zusammenarbeit mit dem tunesischen Sänger Ziad Trabelsi und der türkischen Sängerin MERVE (Alt?n Gün) an internationaler und politischer Bedeutung. Psyché II ist die Essenz einer Reise durch Kulturen und Identitäten: ein Album, in dem die gegenseitige Befruchtung und ein nomadischer Geist die Grundpfeiler eines zeitgenössischen Sounds bilden - verwurzelt im Mittelmeerraum und gleichzeitig weltoffen." #Vinyl #Musik #Lpcafewien #Plattenladen #recordstores -
Watch Robert Plant Visit the World’s Oldest Record Store for Record Store Day 2026
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Killer haul from my Victoria day trip!
Let’s get into it!
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #vinylhaul #recordstore #recordstores #vinylcrawl
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THIS is the most uncomfortable and unsettling piece of art I’ve ever had to piss in front of in my entire life.
Can you give me a minute, Frank?
I’m not as comfortable in the bathroom as you are.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #art #frankzappa #recordstore #recordstores
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Ab Morgen neue Alben von:
Altin Gün
Clawfinger
Sylosis
Castle Rat
Danny Brown
#lpcafewien
#metalheadclub
#Vinyl
#HipHop
#Musik #Music
#recordstores #plattenladen
#musikladen -
Ab Morgen neue Alben von:
Altin Gün
Clawfinger
Sylosis
Castle Rat
Danny Brown
#lpcafewien
#metalheadclub
#Vinyl
#HipHop
#Musik #Music
#recordstores #plattenladen
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Cataloging Black-owned record stores
As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.
Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.
Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.
Peace!
Inside Dorsey’s Record Shop since 1946 in Pittsburgh (Neil & Marcus Dorsey) – Source: post-gazette.com________
Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa
Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie
Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky
Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina
Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York
Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany
Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio
Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois
Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia
DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia
Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan
DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida
Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania
Fivespace: San Diego, California
Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania
Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia
God’s Time: Accra, Ghana
Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas
Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri
Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.
Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina
JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia
Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana
Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.
Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey
Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York
Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia
Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan
Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California
Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi
Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois
Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana
PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California
Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California
Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.
Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri
Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida
Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida
Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica
Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas
SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee
Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia
Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California
Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.
The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria
The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya
The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois
Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota
Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland
Della Soul Records – Source: Facebook.comSOURCES:
- https://www.okayplayer.com/10-black-owned-vinyl-record-stores-to-support/683266
- https://www.essence.com/gallery/black-owned-record-stores-to-visit/
- https://www.revolt.tv/article/7-legendary-black-owned-record-shops-in-the-us
- https://shoppeblack.us/black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/gwod38/blackowned_record_stores/
- https://www.thefloormag.com/post/4-black-owned-vinyl-stores-you-need-to-visit
- https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/neighborhood-record-stores
- https://www.brooklynvegan.com/18-awesome-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://daily.jstor.org/how-black-owned-record-stores-helped-create-community/
- https://phillyplaindealer.com/2024/11/30/sook-vinyl-vintage-phillys-only-black-owned-record-store/
- https://foreverchangesrecords.com/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=847652931397660&set=a.122331840596443
- https://flintbeat.com/flints-own-music-planet-celebrates-40-years-in-flint/
- https://www.peachesrecordsandtapes.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1641991359380502/d-js-record-shop/
- https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2022/04/22/retrofit-records-swims-against-the-tide/
- https://thestrategycenter.org/about/bookstore/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=20735694124&utm_content=158137469714&utm_term=black%20owned%20bookstore%20los%20angeles&utm_medium=678971598711&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20735694124&gbraid=0AAAAAqEaDtHquk8pZIRrs1BbdQHJrfKzM&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fkNZUOr2GPfMCNm8dHl5tzvLXNl4y2F5DXwFexL7iv_JYdgqLR268xoCRhcQAvD_BwE
- gemini.google.ai
- https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/r-a-p-ferreira-establishes-a-new-outpost-of-soulfolks-records-and-tapes/article_582eaa9c-178a-11ee-b116-132366c67a41.html
- https://www.instagram.com/recsnthreadsstl/
- https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/blog/pittsburgh-record-stores/
- https://www.hfchronicle.com/2021/07/26/present-history-conservatory-and-tradition-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.realvinylguru.com/newsletter-page/jimmi-the-story-of-the-african-real-vinyl-guru
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CxC1ZMHo0jd/
- https://kumaninivinyls.wordpress.com/about/
- https://banturecords.co.za/pages/about-us
- https://acloserwalknola.com/places/peaches-records/
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Cataloging Black-owned record stores
As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.
Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.
Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.
Peace!
Inside Dorsey’s Record Shop since 1946 in Pittsburgh (Neil & Marcus Dorsey) – Source: post-gazette.com________
Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa
Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie
Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky
Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina
Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York
Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany
Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio
Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois
Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia
DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia
Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan
DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida
Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania
Fivespace: San Diego, California
Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania
Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia
God’s Time: Accra, Ghana
Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas
Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri
Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.
Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina
JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia
Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana
Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.
Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey
Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York
Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia
Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan
Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California
Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi
Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois
Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana
PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California
Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California
Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.
Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri
Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida
Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida
Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica
Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas
SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee
Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia
Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California
Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.
The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria
The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya
The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois
Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota
Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland
Della Soul Records – Source: Facebook.comSOURCES:
- https://www.okayplayer.com/10-black-owned-vinyl-record-stores-to-support/683266
- https://www.essence.com/gallery/black-owned-record-stores-to-visit/
- https://www.revolt.tv/article/7-legendary-black-owned-record-shops-in-the-us
- https://shoppeblack.us/black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/gwod38/blackowned_record_stores/
- https://www.thefloormag.com/post/4-black-owned-vinyl-stores-you-need-to-visit
- https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/neighborhood-record-stores
- https://www.brooklynvegan.com/18-awesome-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://daily.jstor.org/how-black-owned-record-stores-helped-create-community/
- https://phillyplaindealer.com/2024/11/30/sook-vinyl-vintage-phillys-only-black-owned-record-store/
- https://foreverchangesrecords.com/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=847652931397660&set=a.122331840596443
- https://flintbeat.com/flints-own-music-planet-celebrates-40-years-in-flint/
- https://www.peachesrecordsandtapes.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1641991359380502/d-js-record-shop/
- https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2022/04/22/retrofit-records-swims-against-the-tide/
- https://thestrategycenter.org/about/bookstore/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=20735694124&utm_content=158137469714&utm_term=black%20owned%20bookstore%20los%20angeles&utm_medium=678971598711&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20735694124&gbraid=0AAAAAqEaDtHquk8pZIRrs1BbdQHJrfKzM&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fkNZUOr2GPfMCNm8dHl5tzvLXNl4y2F5DXwFexL7iv_JYdgqLR268xoCRhcQAvD_BwE
- gemini.google.ai
- https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/r-a-p-ferreira-establishes-a-new-outpost-of-soulfolks-records-and-tapes/article_582eaa9c-178a-11ee-b116-132366c67a41.html
- https://www.instagram.com/recsnthreadsstl/
- https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/blog/pittsburgh-record-stores/
- https://www.hfchronicle.com/2021/07/26/present-history-conservatory-and-tradition-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.realvinylguru.com/newsletter-page/jimmi-the-story-of-the-african-real-vinyl-guru
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CxC1ZMHo0jd/
- https://kumaninivinyls.wordpress.com/about/
- https://banturecords.co.za/pages/about-us
- https://acloserwalknola.com/places/peaches-records/
-
Cataloging Black-owned record stores
As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.
Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.
Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.
Peace!
Inside Dorsey’s Record Shop since 1946 in Pittsburgh (Neil & Marcus Dorsey) – Source: post-gazette.com________
Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa
Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie
Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky
Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina
Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York
Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany
Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio
Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois
Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia
DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia
Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan
DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida
Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania
Fivespace: San Diego, California
Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania
Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia
God’s Time: Accra, Ghana
Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas
Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri
Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.
Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina
JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia
Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana
Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.
Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey
Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York
Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia
Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan
Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California
Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi
Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois
Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana
PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California
Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California
Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.
Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri
Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida
Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida
Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica
Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas
SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee
Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia
Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California
Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.
The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria
The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya
The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois
Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota
Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland
Della Soul Records – Source: Facebook.comSOURCES:
- https://www.okayplayer.com/10-black-owned-vinyl-record-stores-to-support/683266
- https://www.essence.com/gallery/black-owned-record-stores-to-visit/
- https://www.revolt.tv/article/7-legendary-black-owned-record-shops-in-the-us
- https://shoppeblack.us/black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/gwod38/blackowned_record_stores/
- https://www.thefloormag.com/post/4-black-owned-vinyl-stores-you-need-to-visit
- https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/neighborhood-record-stores
- https://www.brooklynvegan.com/18-awesome-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://daily.jstor.org/how-black-owned-record-stores-helped-create-community/
- https://phillyplaindealer.com/2024/11/30/sook-vinyl-vintage-phillys-only-black-owned-record-store/
- https://foreverchangesrecords.com/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=847652931397660&set=a.122331840596443
- https://flintbeat.com/flints-own-music-planet-celebrates-40-years-in-flint/
- https://www.peachesrecordsandtapes.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1641991359380502/d-js-record-shop/
- https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2022/04/22/retrofit-records-swims-against-the-tide/
- https://thestrategycenter.org/about/bookstore/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=20735694124&utm_content=158137469714&utm_term=black%20owned%20bookstore%20los%20angeles&utm_medium=678971598711&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20735694124&gbraid=0AAAAAqEaDtHquk8pZIRrs1BbdQHJrfKzM&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fkNZUOr2GPfMCNm8dHl5tzvLXNl4y2F5DXwFexL7iv_JYdgqLR268xoCRhcQAvD_BwE
- gemini.google.ai
- https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/r-a-p-ferreira-establishes-a-new-outpost-of-soulfolks-records-and-tapes/article_582eaa9c-178a-11ee-b116-132366c67a41.html
- https://www.instagram.com/recsnthreadsstl/
- https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/blog/pittsburgh-record-stores/
- https://www.hfchronicle.com/2021/07/26/present-history-conservatory-and-tradition-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.realvinylguru.com/newsletter-page/jimmi-the-story-of-the-african-real-vinyl-guru
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CxC1ZMHo0jd/
- https://kumaninivinyls.wordpress.com/about/
- https://banturecords.co.za/pages/about-us
- https://acloserwalknola.com/places/peaches-records/
-
Cataloging Black-owned record stores
As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.
Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.
Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.
Peace!
Inside Dorsey’s Record Shop since 1946 in Pittsburgh (Neil & Marcus Dorsey) – Source: post-gazette.com________
Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa
Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie
Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky
Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina
Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York
Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany
Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio
Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois
Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia
DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia
Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan
DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida
Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania
Fivespace: San Diego, California
Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania
Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia
God’s Time: Accra, Ghana
Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas
Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri
Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.
Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina
JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia
Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana
Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.
Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey
Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York
Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia
Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan
Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California
Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi
Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois
Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana
PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California
Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California
Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.
Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri
Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida
Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida
Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica
Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas
SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee
Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia
Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California
Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.
The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria
The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya
The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois
Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota
Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland
Della Soul Records – Source: Facebook.comSOURCES:
- https://www.okayplayer.com/10-black-owned-vinyl-record-stores-to-support/683266
- https://www.essence.com/gallery/black-owned-record-stores-to-visit/
- https://www.revolt.tv/article/7-legendary-black-owned-record-shops-in-the-us
- https://shoppeblack.us/black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/gwod38/blackowned_record_stores/
- https://www.thefloormag.com/post/4-black-owned-vinyl-stores-you-need-to-visit
- https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/neighborhood-record-stores
- https://www.brooklynvegan.com/18-awesome-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://daily.jstor.org/how-black-owned-record-stores-helped-create-community/
- https://phillyplaindealer.com/2024/11/30/sook-vinyl-vintage-phillys-only-black-owned-record-store/
- https://foreverchangesrecords.com/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=847652931397660&set=a.122331840596443
- https://flintbeat.com/flints-own-music-planet-celebrates-40-years-in-flint/
- https://www.peachesrecordsandtapes.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1641991359380502/d-js-record-shop/
- https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2022/04/22/retrofit-records-swims-against-the-tide/
- https://thestrategycenter.org/about/bookstore/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=20735694124&utm_content=158137469714&utm_term=black%20owned%20bookstore%20los%20angeles&utm_medium=678971598711&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20735694124&gbraid=0AAAAAqEaDtHquk8pZIRrs1BbdQHJrfKzM&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fkNZUOr2GPfMCNm8dHl5tzvLXNl4y2F5DXwFexL7iv_JYdgqLR268xoCRhcQAvD_BwE
- gemini.google.ai
- https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/r-a-p-ferreira-establishes-a-new-outpost-of-soulfolks-records-and-tapes/article_582eaa9c-178a-11ee-b116-132366c67a41.html
- https://www.instagram.com/recsnthreadsstl/
- https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/blog/pittsburgh-record-stores/
- https://www.hfchronicle.com/2021/07/26/present-history-conservatory-and-tradition-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.realvinylguru.com/newsletter-page/jimmi-the-story-of-the-african-real-vinyl-guru
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CxC1ZMHo0jd/
- https://kumaninivinyls.wordpress.com/about/
- https://banturecords.co.za/pages/about-us
- https://acloserwalknola.com/places/peaches-records/
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Cataloging Black-owned record stores
As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.
Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.
Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.
Peace!
Inside Dorsey’s Record Shop since 1946 in Pittsburgh (Neil & Marcus Dorsey) – Source: post-gazette.com________
Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa
Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie
Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky
Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina
Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York
Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany
Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio
Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois
Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia
DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia
Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan
DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida
Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania
Fivespace: San Diego, California
Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania
Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia
God’s Time: Accra, Ghana
Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas
Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri
Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.
Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina
JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia
Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana
Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.
Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey
Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York
Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia
Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan
Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California
Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi
Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois
Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana
PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California
Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California
Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.
Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri
Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida
Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida
Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica
Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas
SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee
Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia
Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California
Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.
The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria
The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya
The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois
Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota
Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland
Della Soul Records – Source: Facebook.comSOURCES:
- https://www.okayplayer.com/10-black-owned-vinyl-record-stores-to-support/683266
- https://www.essence.com/gallery/black-owned-record-stores-to-visit/
- https://www.revolt.tv/article/7-legendary-black-owned-record-shops-in-the-us
- https://shoppeblack.us/black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/gwod38/blackowned_record_stores/
- https://www.thefloormag.com/post/4-black-owned-vinyl-stores-you-need-to-visit
- https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/neighborhood-record-stores
- https://www.brooklynvegan.com/18-awesome-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://daily.jstor.org/how-black-owned-record-stores-helped-create-community/
- https://phillyplaindealer.com/2024/11/30/sook-vinyl-vintage-phillys-only-black-owned-record-store/
- https://foreverchangesrecords.com/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://variety.com/2021/music/news/common-black-owned-stores-record-store-day-vinyl-1234912022/
- https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=847652931397660&set=a.122331840596443
- https://flintbeat.com/flints-own-music-planet-celebrates-40-years-in-flint/
- https://www.peachesrecordsandtapes.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1641991359380502/d-js-record-shop/
- https://www.thefamuanonline.com/2022/04/22/retrofit-records-swims-against-the-tide/
- https://thestrategycenter.org/about/bookstore/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=20735694124&utm_content=158137469714&utm_term=black%20owned%20bookstore%20los%20angeles&utm_medium=678971598711&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20735694124&gbraid=0AAAAAqEaDtHquk8pZIRrs1BbdQHJrfKzM&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fkNZUOr2GPfMCNm8dHl5tzvLXNl4y2F5DXwFexL7iv_JYdgqLR268xoCRhcQAvD_BwE
- gemini.google.ai
- https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/r-a-p-ferreira-establishes-a-new-outpost-of-soulfolks-records-and-tapes/article_582eaa9c-178a-11ee-b116-132366c67a41.html
- https://www.instagram.com/recsnthreadsstl/
- https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/blog/pittsburgh-record-stores/
- https://www.hfchronicle.com/2021/07/26/present-history-conservatory-and-tradition-black-owned-record-stores/
- https://www.realvinylguru.com/newsletter-page/jimmi-the-story-of-the-african-real-vinyl-guru
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CxC1ZMHo0jd/
- https://kumaninivinyls.wordpress.com/about/
- https://banturecords.co.za/pages/about-us
- https://acloserwalknola.com/places/peaches-records/
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Yesterday was fun. I visited the charming Music Unbound record store in Enschede where my brother’s friend Sjors Trimbach held a talk about band logos including a Futura/Univers readability test for the Oasis logo plus a logo zine. And also, found a Dendemann album with lettering and artwork by @eWalthert in the rarities bin!
#bandlogo #recordstores #soundunbound #sjorstrimbach #dendemann
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Elton John shares 'truly priceless' piece of his own musical history gifted to him by a stranger
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/elton-john-vinyl-record-store
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What a beautiful (and HOT) day in Southern California.
HARK!!!
I SEE A RECORD STORE!!!About to hit White Rabbit Records in Fullerton, CA!
Let’s go.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #recordstore #recordstores #cratedigging #vinylshopping
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Holy moly!!!!
😳
Hold all my calls.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #recordstores #vintage #retro #recordstore #cratedigging #art #music
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It’s your friendly neighborhood Vinyl Ape, checking in from the road.
Had a fruitful day at Chiliwax Records in Chilliwack, B.C. today.
Coming away with ten great records, some stickers, and other ephemera from my visit.
Was able to get a few very sought after records that have been on my list for a while, and the atmosphere and staff there was very friendly.
I hope to get at least a few more hours in there before I have to depart tomorrow after this stupid wedding.And there’s still a few more stores to hit on the way back!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody!
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #recordstores #recordstore #cratedigging #vinylcommunity
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Day 2 into my destination wedding trip.
Two record stores already visited along my path!
About 15 or so cool 7” singles with picture sleeves, and a handful of some nice #80s #punk #postpunk & #newwave !
Four more days (and what would appear to be at least 5 more stores) left on the trail!P.S. The bottles of Stoli were safely “disposed of” (glug glug) to make room in the box for records. 😂
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #recordstores #vintage #cratedigging #vinylcommunity
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TWISTED SISTER
Stay Hungry
1984 Canada pressingLast night of spins for 6 whole days, as your friendly neighborhood Vinyl Ape is setting sail for the mainland tomorrow for a destination wedding on Saturday.
Not a fan of attending weddings, but at the very least, I know of about 6 #recordstores along my trail to stop and shop at.Starting my last night off with something to appease the petulant 12 year old in me.
A mindless, fun album to pack luggage to.The album AFTER this pretty much sunk their career. There are no words to describe how bad Come Out And Play is (although I certainly tried to when I posted it a few months ago), and everything else that followed it as well.
Stay Hungry, my friends. One stop shopping for ALL your Twisted Sister needs.#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #1980s #80s #hardrock #HeavyMetal #80sMusic
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😂
A stealth photo by my son while we were out #vinyl shopping today.
😂#vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #recordstore #recordstores #vintage #retro #photography #art #music
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Not sure WHERE this was or WHEN this was… but I want to go back there and stay there.
I’m guessing it’s around 1984, as there are fresh copies of Echo And The Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain on display.
I want three network channels, newspapers, no internet, and record stores fucking everywhere.
Doesn’t seem like a lot to ask.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vintage #retro #recordstores #1980s #80s #80sMusic #popculture #analog
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Time for a Hump Day scour.
What gems 💎 live in the racks of this place?
60 mins on the clock.
And… GO!
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I don't frequent #RecordStores very often anymore but I was in #Martinez today & happened to notice a small record store there.
I browsed thru their 3 small bins of jazz LPs & found the 1984 #MosaicRecords release of the #PortOfHarlemJazzmen which includes the 1st recordings ever produced & released on an album by (the to be named) #BlueNote records founded by Alfred Lion in 1939.
The sound quality on the album isn't great because it's mastered from the acetates used to cut the original 78's during 2 sessions in 1939. If you're into listening to "vintage" jazz music, that's par for the course but the poor sound quality does not detract from listening to #SidneyBechet play a soulful version of #Summertime on the B-side of the LP.
I could have bought a copy off of #Discogs but part of the fun of collecting LPs is going #BinDiving & I consider this a great #LP find!
However, I am now thinking about buying the a Japanese re-issue of the original album for comparison.
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Go ‘Behind The Counter’ of UK vinyl shops in new YouTube series for Record Store Day 2025
#music #RecordShops #RecordShop #RecordStores #RecordStore #RSD #RSD2025
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Currently spinning the David Lynch and Chrystabell album, Cellophane Memories
#music #musique #DavidLynch #record #RecordStores #VinylRecords #Chrystabell #vinyl #CellophaneMemories
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Currently spinning the David Lynch and Chrystabell album, Cellophane Memories
#music #musique #DavidLynch #record #RecordStores #VinylRecords #Chrystabell #vinyl #CellophaneMemories
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Currently spinning the David Lynch and Chrystabell album, Cellophane Memories
#music #musique #DavidLynch #record #RecordStores #VinylRecords #Chrystabell #vinyl #CellophaneMemories
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Currently spinning the David Lynch and Chrystabell album, Cellophane Memories
#music #musique #DavidLynch #record #RecordStores #VinylRecords #Chrystabell #vinyl #CellophaneMemories
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Currently spinning the David Lynch and Chrystabell album, Cellophane Memories
#music #musique #DavidLynch #record #RecordStores #VinylRecords #Chrystabell #vinyl #CellophaneMemories
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Yesterday's haul from Thorne Records : Chrystabell & David Lynch's last record, Cellophane Memories (on sexy, clear #vinyl ), & new Samara Joy, Portrait (bought her previous one there a while back, & loved it).
The Lynch was on the new releases box on the counter, clearly the Vinyl Gods wanted me to have it...
#music #musique #DavidLynch #SamaraJoy #record #RecordStores #VinylRecords #Chrystabell
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Totally forgot to mention but they are also part of Recordfy.
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7 London Record Stores Have Been Named the ‘Greatest in the World’
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Digelius Music (est. 1971) is one of the world's best #recordstores says #FT
#helsinki #finland #wejazz #vinyl
https://www.ft.com/content/e1dc941f-b366-4199-a03f-f6bf2e1b77bb -
Digelius Music (est. 1971) is one of the world's best #recordstores says #FT
#helsinki #finland #wejazz #vinyl
https://www.ft.com/content/e1dc941f-b366-4199-a03f-f6bf2e1b77bb -
Digelius Music (est. 1971) is one of the world's best #recordstores says #FT
#helsinki #finland #wejazz #vinyl
https://www.ft.com/content/e1dc941f-b366-4199-a03f-f6bf2e1b77bb -
Digelius Music (est. 1971) is one of the world's best #recordstores says #FT
#helsinki #finland #wejazz #vinyl
https://www.ft.com/content/e1dc941f-b366-4199-a03f-f6bf2e1b77bb -
Digelius Music (est. 1971) is one of the world's best #recordstores says #FT
#helsinki #finland #wejazz #vinyl
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Sad news as Newcastle's JG Windows closes.
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Rough Trade “assessing opportunities” to build new stores, particularly in London
https://www.nme.com/news/music/rough-trade-assessing-opportunities-to-build-new-stores-3787098
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Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy to host Sabrina Carpenter “Short n’ Sweet” listening parties Thursday - Samantha Harden [🖼 Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS]Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS
Local record stores are working late not because they’re singers, but to allow Carpenters — fans of pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter — to celebrate the release of “Short n’ Sweet.”
Carpenter’s sixth studio album will be released on all platforms at midnight Aug. 23, and record stores around the country — including two Columbus record stores — will stay open late Thursday night to celebrate the release.
The Columbus listening parties — one at Used Kids Records at 11:30 p.m. Thursday and one at Magnolia Thunderpussy at 11:45 p.m. Thursday — are part of an official record-store-listening-party series hosted in connection with Carpenter’s record label, Island Records, that involves over 140 record stores nationwide. Both events are free to attend, and along with selling the album at midnight, both Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy will stream the new album in its entirety when the clock strikes 12 a.m.
Tara Ryan-Gallagher, Used Kids’ marketing, communications and booking manager, said the Used Kids event will include snacks, raffles, exclusive Carpenter merchandise and giveaways from radio station Mix 107.9, which will also be in attendance.
Ryan-Gallagher said attendees can enter the free raffle to win official Carpenter merchandise provided by Island Records, including notebooks, posters, lip-shaped candy and an event-exclusive poster — which will be the raffle grand prize, considering just one was made for each participating record store.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids purchased some prizes of its own that will be raffled off throughout the night.
“We wanted to have even more grand prizes to give away because, for a crowd of probably 100-plus people, it’s not enough, so we bought some unofficial Sabrina Carpenter merch off of Etsy,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “There is a Sabrina Carpenter flag we are going to give away, a T-shirt and a display shelf for if you bought the record or CD.”
In contrast to many early-access listening parties Used Kids hosts — which provide fans with the chance to listen to the album before the release — Ryan-Gallagher said the album will be available to purchase on vinyl, CD and cassette after midnight, and the first 100 attendees to purchase the album during the event will receive exclusive stickers.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said there will be an indie-exclusive alternate cover cassette that will be available to purchase.
“We have only done midnight releases a handful of times,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Having the opportunity to allow people to actually walk away with the album is super exciting.”
Ryan-Gallagher said having the opportunity to host a listening party for pop fans is particularly important to her.
“We have never done [a listening party] for a pop artist before. It has always been for Metallica or Queens of the Stone Age, which are super fun too, but my personal bread and butter is pop music,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Historically, the stereotype of record stores is these old dudes that listen to Led Zeppelin, so we’ve been working really hard to break down that stereotype and make it a more welcoming space to people who listen to all sorts of music.”
Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids will always host as many listening parties as it can.
“We’ve been building this culture of listening parties. Whenever we see a solicitation for any listening party or release party, we sign up for it,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “We just want to give [fans] a place where they can celebrate their favorite artists and meet people who have similar interests.”
Charlotte Kubat-Vishak, one of Magnolia Thunderpussy’s buyers, said when she first began planning the store’s event, her first thought was to make it a pajama party.
“The first song I knew by [Carpenter] was called ‘In My Bed,’” Kubat-Vishak said. “The music video takes place in a bedroom, and everything is plush and pink, and I just thought it would be a perfect aesthetic. Plus it’s going to be late at night, and I would want to be in my PJs anyway.”
Similar to Used Kids, Kubat-Vishak said Magnolia Thunderpussy will have official Carpenter-branded notebooks — which will be given away to the first 50 attendees — stickers — which will be given to those who pre-ordered the album — lip-shaped candy and the event-exclusive poster.
Kubat-Vishak said she is excited that Magnolia Thunderpussy has the opportunity to participate in this event.
“We wanted to do this listening party because we learned from Record Store Day 2024 that [Carpenter] had an enthusiastic fan base in Columbus,” Kubat-Vishak said. “We also haven’t done a midnight sale in a very long time so, for me especially, it’s exciting to be able to offer the album for sale at midnight.”
To learn more about Island Records’ “Short n’ Sweet” listening party series, visit Record Store Day’s website.
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Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy to host Sabrina Carpenter “Short n’ Sweet” listening parties Thursday - Samantha Harden [🖼 Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS]Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS
Local record stores are working late not because they’re singers, but to allow Carpenters — fans of pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter — to celebrate the release of “Short n’ Sweet.”
Carpenter’s sixth studio album will be released on all platforms at midnight Aug. 23, and record stores around the country — including two Columbus record stores — will stay open late Thursday night to celebrate the release.
The Columbus listening parties — one at Used Kids Records at 11:30 p.m. Thursday and one at Magnolia Thunderpussy at 11:45 p.m. Thursday — are part of an official record-store-listening-party series hosted in connection with Carpenter’s record label, Island Records, that involves over 140 record stores nationwide. Both events are free to attend, and along with selling the album at midnight, both Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy will stream the new album in its entirety when the clock strikes 12 a.m.
Tara Ryan-Gallagher, Used Kids’ marketing, communications and booking manager, said the Used Kids event will include snacks, raffles, exclusive Carpenter merchandise and giveaways from radio station Mix 107.9, which will also be in attendance.
Ryan-Gallagher said attendees can enter the free raffle to win official Carpenter merchandise provided by Island Records, including notebooks, posters, lip-shaped candy and an event-exclusive poster — which will be the raffle grand prize, considering just one was made for each participating record store.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids purchased some prizes of its own that will be raffled off throughout the night.
“We wanted to have even more grand prizes to give away because, for a crowd of probably 100-plus people, it’s not enough, so we bought some unofficial Sabrina Carpenter merch off of Etsy,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “There is a Sabrina Carpenter flag we are going to give away, a T-shirt and a display shelf for if you bought the record or CD.”
In contrast to many early-access listening parties Used Kids hosts — which provide fans with the chance to listen to the album before the release — Ryan-Gallagher said the album will be available to purchase on vinyl, CD and cassette after midnight, and the first 100 attendees to purchase the album during the event will receive exclusive stickers.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said there will be an indie-exclusive alternate cover cassette that will be available to purchase.
“We have only done midnight releases a handful of times,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Having the opportunity to allow people to actually walk away with the album is super exciting.”
Ryan-Gallagher said having the opportunity to host a listening party for pop fans is particularly important to her.
“We have never done [a listening party] for a pop artist before. It has always been for Metallica or Queens of the Stone Age, which are super fun too, but my personal bread and butter is pop music,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Historically, the stereotype of record stores is these old dudes that listen to Led Zeppelin, so we’ve been working really hard to break down that stereotype and make it a more welcoming space to people who listen to all sorts of music.”
Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids will always host as many listening parties as it can.
“We’ve been building this culture of listening parties. Whenever we see a solicitation for any listening party or release party, we sign up for it,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “We just want to give [fans] a place where they can celebrate their favorite artists and meet people who have similar interests.”
Charlotte Kubat-Vishak, one of Magnolia Thunderpussy’s buyers, said when she first began planning the store’s event, her first thought was to make it a pajama party.
“The first song I knew by [Carpenter] was called ‘In My Bed,’” Kubat-Vishak said. “The music video takes place in a bedroom, and everything is plush and pink, and I just thought it would be a perfect aesthetic. Plus it’s going to be late at night, and I would want to be in my PJs anyway.”
Similar to Used Kids, Kubat-Vishak said Magnolia Thunderpussy will have official Carpenter-branded notebooks — which will be given away to the first 50 attendees — stickers — which will be given to those who pre-ordered the album — lip-shaped candy and the event-exclusive poster.
Kubat-Vishak said she is excited that Magnolia Thunderpussy has the opportunity to participate in this event.
“We wanted to do this listening party because we learned from Record Store Day 2024 that [Carpenter] had an enthusiastic fan base in Columbus,” Kubat-Vishak said. “We also haven’t done a midnight sale in a very long time so, for me especially, it’s exciting to be able to offer the album for sale at midnight.”
To learn more about Island Records’ “Short n’ Sweet” listening party series, visit Record Store Day’s website.
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Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy to host Sabrina Carpenter “Short n’ Sweet” listening parties Thursday - Samantha Harden [🖼 Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS]Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS
Local record stores are working late not because they’re singers, but to allow Carpenters — fans of pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter — to celebrate the release of “Short n’ Sweet.”
Carpenter’s sixth studio album will be released on all platforms at midnight Aug. 23, and record stores around the country — including two Columbus record stores — will stay open late Thursday night to celebrate the release.
The Columbus listening parties — one at Used Kids Records at 11:30 p.m. Thursday and one at Magnolia Thunderpussy at 11:45 p.m. Thursday — are part of an official record-store-listening-party series hosted in connection with Carpenter’s record label, Island Records, that involves over 140 record stores nationwide. Both events are free to attend, and along with selling the album at midnight, both Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy will stream the new album in its entirety when the clock strikes 12 a.m.
Tara Ryan-Gallagher, Used Kids’ marketing, communications and booking manager, said the Used Kids event will include snacks, raffles, exclusive Carpenter merchandise and giveaways from radio station Mix 107.9, which will also be in attendance.
Ryan-Gallagher said attendees can enter the free raffle to win official Carpenter merchandise provided by Island Records, including notebooks, posters, lip-shaped candy and an event-exclusive poster — which will be the raffle grand prize, considering just one was made for each participating record store.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids purchased some prizes of its own that will be raffled off throughout the night.
“We wanted to have even more grand prizes to give away because, for a crowd of probably 100-plus people, it’s not enough, so we bought some unofficial Sabrina Carpenter merch off of Etsy,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “There is a Sabrina Carpenter flag we are going to give away, a T-shirt and a display shelf for if you bought the record or CD.”
In contrast to many early-access listening parties Used Kids hosts — which provide fans with the chance to listen to the album before the release — Ryan-Gallagher said the album will be available to purchase on vinyl, CD and cassette after midnight, and the first 100 attendees to purchase the album during the event will receive exclusive stickers.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said there will be an indie-exclusive alternate cover cassette that will be available to purchase.
“We have only done midnight releases a handful of times,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Having the opportunity to allow people to actually walk away with the album is super exciting.”
Ryan-Gallagher said having the opportunity to host a listening party for pop fans is particularly important to her.
“We have never done [a listening party] for a pop artist before. It has always been for Metallica or Queens of the Stone Age, which are super fun too, but my personal bread and butter is pop music,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Historically, the stereotype of record stores is these old dudes that listen to Led Zeppelin, so we’ve been working really hard to break down that stereotype and make it a more welcoming space to people who listen to all sorts of music.”
Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids will always host as many listening parties as it can.
“We’ve been building this culture of listening parties. Whenever we see a solicitation for any listening party or release party, we sign up for it,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “We just want to give [fans] a place where they can celebrate their favorite artists and meet people who have similar interests.”
Charlotte Kubat-Vishak, one of Magnolia Thunderpussy’s buyers, said when she first began planning the store’s event, her first thought was to make it a pajama party.
“The first song I knew by [Carpenter] was called ‘In My Bed,’” Kubat-Vishak said. “The music video takes place in a bedroom, and everything is plush and pink, and I just thought it would be a perfect aesthetic. Plus it’s going to be late at night, and I would want to be in my PJs anyway.”
Similar to Used Kids, Kubat-Vishak said Magnolia Thunderpussy will have official Carpenter-branded notebooks — which will be given away to the first 50 attendees — stickers — which will be given to those who pre-ordered the album — lip-shaped candy and the event-exclusive poster.
Kubat-Vishak said she is excited that Magnolia Thunderpussy has the opportunity to participate in this event.
“We wanted to do this listening party because we learned from Record Store Day 2024 that [Carpenter] had an enthusiastic fan base in Columbus,” Kubat-Vishak said. “We also haven’t done a midnight sale in a very long time so, for me especially, it’s exciting to be able to offer the album for sale at midnight.”
To learn more about Island Records’ “Short n’ Sweet” listening party series, visit Record Store Day’s website.
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Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy to host Sabrina Carpenter “Short n’ Sweet” listening parties Thursday - Samantha Harden [🖼 Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS]Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella on Friday, April 12, 2024. Credit: Christina House/Los Angeles Times via TNS
Local record stores are working late not because they’re singers, but to allow Carpenters — fans of pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter — to celebrate the release of “Short n’ Sweet.”
Carpenter’s sixth studio album will be released on all platforms at midnight Aug. 23, and record stores around the country — including two Columbus record stores — will stay open late Thursday night to celebrate the release.
The Columbus listening parties — one at Used Kids Records at 11:30 p.m. Thursday and one at Magnolia Thunderpussy at 11:45 p.m. Thursday — are part of an official record-store-listening-party series hosted in connection with Carpenter’s record label, Island Records, that involves over 140 record stores nationwide. Both events are free to attend, and along with selling the album at midnight, both Used Kids Records and Magnolia Thunderpussy will stream the new album in its entirety when the clock strikes 12 a.m.
Tara Ryan-Gallagher, Used Kids’ marketing, communications and booking manager, said the Used Kids event will include snacks, raffles, exclusive Carpenter merchandise and giveaways from radio station Mix 107.9, which will also be in attendance.
Ryan-Gallagher said attendees can enter the free raffle to win official Carpenter merchandise provided by Island Records, including notebooks, posters, lip-shaped candy and an event-exclusive poster — which will be the raffle grand prize, considering just one was made for each participating record store.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids purchased some prizes of its own that will be raffled off throughout the night.
“We wanted to have even more grand prizes to give away because, for a crowd of probably 100-plus people, it’s not enough, so we bought some unofficial Sabrina Carpenter merch off of Etsy,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “There is a Sabrina Carpenter flag we are going to give away, a T-shirt and a display shelf for if you bought the record or CD.”
In contrast to many early-access listening parties Used Kids hosts — which provide fans with the chance to listen to the album before the release — Ryan-Gallagher said the album will be available to purchase on vinyl, CD and cassette after midnight, and the first 100 attendees to purchase the album during the event will receive exclusive stickers.
Additionally, Ryan-Gallagher said there will be an indie-exclusive alternate cover cassette that will be available to purchase.
“We have only done midnight releases a handful of times,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Having the opportunity to allow people to actually walk away with the album is super exciting.”
Ryan-Gallagher said having the opportunity to host a listening party for pop fans is particularly important to her.
“We have never done [a listening party] for a pop artist before. It has always been for Metallica or Queens of the Stone Age, which are super fun too, but my personal bread and butter is pop music,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “Historically, the stereotype of record stores is these old dudes that listen to Led Zeppelin, so we’ve been working really hard to break down that stereotype and make it a more welcoming space to people who listen to all sorts of music.”
Ryan-Gallagher said Used Kids will always host as many listening parties as it can.
“We’ve been building this culture of listening parties. Whenever we see a solicitation for any listening party or release party, we sign up for it,” Ryan-Gallagher said. “We just want to give [fans] a place where they can celebrate their favorite artists and meet people who have similar interests.”
Charlotte Kubat-Vishak, one of Magnolia Thunderpussy’s buyers, said when she first began planning the store’s event, her first thought was to make it a pajama party.
“The first song I knew by [Carpenter] was called ‘In My Bed,’” Kubat-Vishak said. “The music video takes place in a bedroom, and everything is plush and pink, and I just thought it would be a perfect aesthetic. Plus it’s going to be late at night, and I would want to be in my PJs anyway.”
Similar to Used Kids, Kubat-Vishak said Magnolia Thunderpussy will have official Carpenter-branded notebooks — which will be given away to the first 50 attendees — stickers — which will be given to those who pre-ordered the album — lip-shaped candy and the event-exclusive poster.
Kubat-Vishak said she is excited that Magnolia Thunderpussy has the opportunity to participate in this event.
“We wanted to do this listening party because we learned from Record Store Day 2024 that [Carpenter] had an enthusiastic fan base in Columbus,” Kubat-Vishak said. “We also haven’t done a midnight sale in a very long time so, for me especially, it’s exciting to be able to offer the album for sale at midnight.”
To learn more about Island Records’ “Short n’ Sweet” listening party series, visit Record Store Day’s website.
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Pete and his floor installation of album covers.
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