In rotation: 5/25/18

Iowa | Vinyl records are making a comeback, and there’s a new store in the East Village where music fans can get their record fix. Marv’s Music opened its doors for the first time on Tuesday, selling everything from jazz to heavy metal. “What I want to bring back is the experience of going to the record store. My generation, we grew up, that’s what we did. On Fridays you went and checked out what the new releases are. I want to encourage people to use this as a communal space just to come and talk about music, as well as to hopefully get back into vinyl if they aren’t already, and to actually enjoy holding the physical copy of the album,” owner Brian Davis said. Davis named the store after his late father who told him, “Never have regrets.”

Connecticut | Vinyl classics valued at Replay Records in Hamden: It was records that brought them together and records that have kept them jointly and happily running one of the more unique businesses in the area for almost 30 years. Doug and Mary Snyder own and operate Replay Records at 2586 Whitney Avenue — a place where vinyl classics in various genres are immensely valued, and where being part of the small network of independent Connecticut record stores is also considered very important. Just recently the store was honored as the best record store in CTNOW’s 2018 Best of New Haven’s Readers’ Poll. “I’ve loved records since I was a kid,” said Doug, who began his career working as a recording engineer in Wallingford. “I’ve always had a big collection.”

Japan | Proof That Shimokitazawa Is Tokyo’s Hippest Neighborhood. Many are calling it the Williamsburg of Tokyo in reference to the trendy Brooklyn enclave. …As in Brooklyn, there’s an abundance of unique shops and restaurants in Shimokitazawa. At New York Joe Exchange, which is housed in an old public bathhouse, you can find ironic hipster-vintage wear as well as on-trend secondhand clothes from Comme des Garçons, Supreme, Alexander Wang, and Levi’s. In the same area—known as the “neon district” for their signage—Flamingo, Haight & Ashbury, and Chicago (Shimokitazawa is the Tokyo chain’s largest branch) are other musts for secondhand shopping. Record shop standouts include Flash Disc Ranch, Jet Set, Best Sound Records, and City Country City, which, in a welcome twist, serves pasta and beer along with selling vinyl.

Game-changing reggae label Trojan Records to release 50th anniversary vinyl box set: With hits and rarities from Desmond Dekker, The Upsetters, The Ethiopians and more. Iconic UK imprint Trojan Records has a new 50th anniversary box set on the way, this June. Established in summer 1967 as a sub-label by Lee Gopthal and Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell, the Trojan was instrumental in bringing reggae sounds to Europe in the seventies. During its heyday, Trojan released hundreds of records including music by Desmond Dekker, Toots and the Maytals, Bob & Marcia, and The Ethiopians. Trojan Records’ 50th anniversary box set includes hits alongside rarities, as well as two recordings from new label Trojan Reloaded, with 4xLPs, 2×7″ singles, 2xCDs, a 50 page book, a Trojan slipmat, and a Trojan 7″ single adapter.

Unsolved Mysteries soundtrack coming to vinyl in June: This June will see the release of the theme’s from the hit TV show, Unsolved Mysteries for the first time ever. Due out through the excellent Terror Vision label, a branch of the Savannah, GA based label, Graveface, the soundtrack will be pressed in both single and triple LP formats, loaded with the music from the show. “Immediately after “inking the deal” with John Cosgrove (Unsolved Mysteries creator), I was sent several hundred DAT tapes of all the music for the show. So from February till a few weeks ago I would spend several hours a day making sense of it all,” said label boss, Ryan Graveface in a press release. The single LP version features my personal favorite songs from the ghost related segments of Unsolved Mysteries, whereas the triple LP set contains EVERYTHING written for the ghost segments…”

Sonos bundles offer audio options for home theater, vinyl and more. You might want to wait and see what the company announces on June 6th, though. As we head towards Sonos’ home theater event on June 6th, the company has just revealed new speaker bundles that will help you save on a Sonos-based home sound system. There are several speaker sets on offer. One deal offers two Sonos One speakers for $379, three of them for $549 and four Ones for $729. You can get two Play:5 speakers for $899, and a Playbar (or a Playbase) with two Sonos Ones for $999. There are home theater sets, too, consisting of either a Playbar or Playbase with a subwoofer for $1,299 or the same with two add-on Sonos Ones for $1,649. Finally, you can grab a Play:5 and turntable bundle for $799, two Play:5s with a turntable for $1,249 or two Play:5 speakers with a turntable and subwoofer bundle for $1,899.

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