In rotation: 11/12/15

People have the chance to remember record shop owner John Little at funeral next week: The funeral details for the popular owner of Hartlepool’s last independent record store will be remembered at his funreal service next week. John Little who ran The Other Record Shop, in Errol Street, for over 40 years died last week aged 65.

Main Street Vinyl Record Fair spins support for the community: “Digital formats lack intimacy. No one wants to be listening to an iPod at the end of the world.” So says Robert Privett, founder of the Main Street Vinyl Record Fair. Built on the belief that a record fair can change the community that it’s held in, this event operates with a mission to give back, one record at a time.

Diggers Delight: London’s 8 best secret record shops: But what of London’s second-hand treasure troves that have existed for years without so much as an email address? What of the record store owner (true story) who wasn’t aware vinyl sales were on the up again?

On the job with a vinyl record presser: The founder of Canada Boy Vinyl in Calgary says he was nervous about leaving construction after 20 years in the industry. But Dean Reid says he wanted to forge a career he was passionate about.

Vinyl Sales are at a 26 Year High: Men are a tad more likely to buy vinyl than women, making up 56% of customers.

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