In rotation: 1/18/17

Cash in the Attic? With vinyl sales booming and collectors forking out thousands for rarities… is your old record collection worth a fortune? Is your old record collection worth a fortune? Vinyl sales are booming and collectors are forking out thousands of pounds for rare discs in mint condition. Take the time to research the versions of your vinyl, as you may have the odd gem in there. Here, Ian Shirley of Record Collector’s Rare Record Price Guide picks out rare discs fetching top dollar.

B-Side records to continue after heartwarming response: “The outpouring of support and well-wishes and offers to work was overwhelming. Who knew so many people cared about a little old record store? Not us,” Manley said in an email interview. “We are humbled and thankful beyond words for the kindness of the community.” The small shop at 436 State St. has survived the decline in vinyl record sales in the late 1990s and 2000s and the arrival of digital music through iTunes and on-line streaming services.

“Saddest Record Store in the World” Closes Seven Months after Extremist Attack: Velvet Indieground, a record shop in Istanbul run by a Korean expat, has closed. The store figured prominently in the media after what an extreme Islamist attack on June 17 of last year, when a handful of Turkish individuals entered the premises, assaulted customers with metal and wooden clubs, and vandalized the property, condemning them for drinking during Ramadan. Customers had gathered at the time for a meet-up to listen to music by Radiohead.

Upminster store enjoying ‘fad’ as vinyl hits record 25-year high: To understand what is causing the peak in vinyl sales, the Recorder took a trip to Upminster’s own Crazy Beat Records, a shop which stocks at any one time in excess of 100,000 items on vinyl and CD. The store, in Corbets Tey Road, started out as a predominantly black music store with people coming from all across London for rare records. It now specialises in anything from classical to reggae music and has been owned by Gary Dennis for the past 27 years. Gary believes the current boom is a “fad” as consumers become fascinated and hooked on the physical format of music. “Vinyl records have that wow factor,” he said.

Third Man Records slated to finally open vinyl pressing plant in Detroit: Another giant leap for vinyl, courtesy of Jack White. Back in November 2015, word went out that Third Man Records would open a vinyl pressing plant in label boss Jack White’s adopted hometown of Detroit. Just over a year later, the label has released a video teasing its imminent opening. There is no confirmation as to who has access to the pressing plant, but the necessity for another outpost in the US is undeniable. As we learned earlier this week, Third Man Pressing’s neighbors Underground Resistance will be taking their music to Bandcamp to compensate for vinyl pressing plant lag times.

Kodak Gives Us (Back) the Nice Bright Colors: The news points to a re-emerging trend of authenticity in art. It would be unfair to cast this as a vinyl versus MP3 argument, but it can be framed that way. It is widely know that vinyl has seen a resurgence in sales, driven mainly by a perceived quality lacking in digital formats. While that may be true compared to the MP3 of the original iPod, consumers now have access to lossless files that compete with vinyl in terms of quality, even studio quality masters. Quantitatively, they can be the exact same thing, but the emotional human experience of putting on a record adds that extra layer of warmth that everyone says they hear.

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