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Barcelona record store Discos Paradiso to launch new label, Urpa I Musell: Urpa I Musell, a new label run by the team behind Barcelona record store Discos Paradiso, will reissue El Sueño De Hyparco’s Ambientes Hormonales LP in October. According to the label, the 1990 ambient album was originally conceived as a multimedia performance rather than a recorded release and “represents the mysterious missing link between the ’80s new music movement in Madrid and the beginnings in the ’90s of contemporary electronic music in Spain,” taking particular influence from Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream. 500 copies of the LP will be pressed up by the people behind Discos Paradiso, the well-loved vinyl outlet that has been operating for the past eight years in central Barcelona.

Pure Vinyl Records moves to new premises in Brixton with more space for reggae, soul, jazz and world music vinyl: Pure Vinyl Records – formerly of Reliance Arcade – is moving into new premises in Brixton, with the official opening taking place this Friday, 22nd September 2017. The new store is in The Department Store on Ferndale Road, part of Squire & Partners shiny showcase headquarters. Pure Vinyl is the brainchild of Claudia Wilson who has a history in music in the local community. She opened the original Pure Vinyl Record Shop in 2015, where hundreds of soul and reggae records were packed into a tiny space…Offered a very attractive deal to move into The Department Store, the new space will offer far more shelf and display space, with more Jazz and World Music, as well as New Releases in Soul and Reggae.

On the Hunt for Records—and Some Magic—in New Brunswick: NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The interior of Spina Records looks like it could pass for a very over-the-top friend’s basement music collection. Boxes of records fill the room, and more recognizable album covers—from acts like Metallica, The Smiths and Prince—line the walls. Antiques and novelty items, like a ceramic dog and a pair of antlers, fill whatever space is left. And the music doesn’t stop playing. But this subterranean storefront, 25 Easton Ave., is no mere hangout. It represents years of dedicated work by owner Andrew Spina, who opened his namesake shop about three years ago. At Spina Records, he sells the fruits of his ongoing treasure-hunting—but instead of gold, it’s all about gold records.

The Best Record and Vinyl Stores in Cologne: In defiance of the digital age, music lovers still retain their love for vinyl records. Cologne is no exception and long-established record stores in the city stock the must-haves of all genres alongside some rarities. Here are five of Cologne’s best record stores…Frank Schneider has made quite a name on Cologne’s hip-hop scene as DJ Schneider. His store, Early Bird Records is the place to go for hip hop and old school fans. Loyal customers come here looking to expand their second-hand record collection and chat over coffee. Chances are you’ll find some jazz and rock rarities as well.

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Love vinyl? This music store is offering a rocking discount for Sentinel readers as it celebrates 40th birthday: A popular music store is celebrating 40 years in business by offering customers a rocking discount. A&A Music in Congleton started selling records in Bridge Street in 1977 and has now expanded to offer classes and music accessories. Current owner David Wedgbury started working at the store 20 years ago before taking it over from previous owner Alan Farrar. David, aged 44, of Congleton, said: “We started trading in Bridge Street but moved to High Street opposite the town hall just over three years ago because I wanted to start up a music school.

Ear Candy’s John Fleming keeps music fans’ shelves filled: It’s Friday at Ear Candy Music, which means it’s release day. John Fleming is steadily receiving shipments and checking to make sure his vinyl copies of Beyonce’s “Lemonade,” out this very day, have arrived. He’s also juggling customers and phone calls. He shoots the breeze with a guy who’s picked out $50 worth of records. A 20-something-year-old wants to exchange a record. A 60-something-year-old buys a concert ticket. One guy asks where he can park and says he’s from out of town. Fleming asks if he’s here to see the Mac DeMarco show at the Wilma that night. He says no, he’s on a road trip. Like a loyal music fan, he looked up record shops along the way.

Albums stolen from car of Peoria record store owner: PEORIA — Craig Moore, owner of the Younger Than Yesterday used record store, 2615 N. University St., reported to police that six boxes of records were stolen from his car Tuesday. Moore told police his car was parked on Gift Avenue. He believed the theft could have occurred last week when the records were first loaded in his car. Moore said he first noticed the theft on Tuesday. He reported there were about 65 records in each box with an estimated value of $2,500 for each box.

Troy’s Jim Barrett moves his longstanding radio show to WAIX-FM 106.1: …Barrett isn’t known simply as the owner of River Street Beat Shop. For longer than most of the musicians and customers who walk through his doors, he’s been a staple to local radio. Since 1967, Barrett has hosted Kaleidoscope — a radio show where he mixes classic rock tunes with contemporary and local music. This week, his show jumps up the dial from WVCR-FM 88.3 The Saint to WAIX-FM 106.1 The X. “I had a phenomenal, wonderful experience where I was at Siena,” said Barrett. “They treated me like a million bucks. But, I was ready for a change. I needed a change. My only regret is that I’m not working with my dear friend Dean Charette. That was very hard to walk away from, because we’re very close. But, even he understood that I needed it. I’m 71. How much more do I have in the tank? I want to be with a bunch of young people who are fired up about music.

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Legendary owner of Essex Road’s Haggle Vinyl goes on the record with book: The name Lynn Alexander will strike fear into the hearts of music lovers around Islington. As the owner of Haggle Vinyl in Essex Road, he was seen as something of a curmudgeon – sometimes to the extent of putting people off shopping there altogether. He closed the store in 2014 to pursue his passion for flamenco guitar, but now he’s written a book detailing its history and other stories about his life. Lynn contacted the Gazette after our interview with Mark Burgess, owner of the neighbouring Flashback Records, which mentioned him as the rival record store owner who told customers Flashback sold porn.

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT—New Bedford Avenue Record Store Wants to Expand Your Musical Tastes: The Mixtape Shop, which opened in July, features a tightly curated selection of house, techno, funk, jazz, soul, and a healthy dose of music from Brazil, where husband-and-wife co-owners Brian Thomas and Erica Roden previously lived. Located at 1129 Bedford Ave. between Madison and Monroe streets, the space includes a cafe, and a table for people to work or hang out, and is flooded with light from large windows in the front. It was designed as a departure from the more eclectic, dust-filled record shops of yore, a deliberate move intended to make it more welcoming to people peering in the plate-glass windows or coming in off the street, according to Roden.

PROSPECT HEIGHTS—Bar Specializing in Craft Beer and Vinyl Records to Open on Vanderbilt Ave.: Chris Maestro, a former educator and brewery manager, plans to open his “dual passion project” BierWax at 556 Vanderbilt Ave. near Dean Street, inside the old Bopsot space, by the end of the year combining his love of local beer and music, he told DNAinfo New York. BierWax will offer customers two things: beer brewed in the city, Long Island and upstate New York, as well as great music curated from Maestro’s personal collection of records, including “all the different elements that gave birth to hip-hop — disco, funk, soul, rock, jazz,” he said.

Latest Bromsgrove vinyl record and CD fair coming to the town this Sunday: The next vinyl record and CD fair takes place in Bromsgrove this Sunday, September 24. The event, from 10am to 4pm at the Bromsgrove Hotel, is another sell-out stall-wise with more than 45 tables of items on offer. They will include everything from classics to real obscurities, along with plenty of guaranteed bargains. There is free parking on-site and a cash machine on site for those who buy more than they anticipated. Visit www.midlandsrecordfairs.co.uk for more information.

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Skeleton Dust Records opening in downtown Dayton: Vinyl and cassettes are back in style and will be sold at a new shop opening in downtown Dayton. Skeleton Dust Records, owned by local resident Luke Tandy, is on track to open in October at 133 E. Third St. Tandy said he’s been describing the store as “curated and eclectic,” with a wide range of genres available on records, cassettes and CDs, but also a carefully picked selection of what he considers the best stuff. “I’ll be kind of carrying a little bit of everything, but there’s a focus of stuff that falls outside of the mainstream,” he said.

Free Vinyl Record DAY at LA’s The Record Parlour, 30,000 LPs for FREE on September 23-24, 2017: 120,000+ Records purchased in the last several months have created a massive mountain of #Vinyl Records to accumulate since our last #FREE DAY in June. Over 30,000 records across all genres are out for FREE Sept 23-24. Arrive EARLY for the best selection and shorter wait time. Spend $20 and take up to 100 RECORDS FOR FREE. Please bring your own box or bag. We only do this 2-3x a year – don’t miss this final opportunity for 2017. (Next date is Jan 2018) In addition to LPs, we will have about 5,000 fantastic 45s, 78s, #Cassettes, Music Magazines and #Posters. They also have TO GO and are FREE.

Vinyl records experience resurgence in New Zealand: The death of vinyl is over-rated. Long-time record lovers say they never went away. A record fair held in Hamilton on Saturday saw a new generation trading, buying and selling records, organiser and collector Brian Wafer said. More and more young people are buying records, collectors say. More young DJs and alternative music fanatics are turning to vinyl. In Australia, a record plant will open in 2018 for the first time in 30 years to keep up with increasing demand. In New Zealand, revenue from record sales has climbed over the past four years. Radioscope, which collects data on the recording industry, reports sales doubled from $462,000 to $1 million between 2013 and 2014.

How to see Prophets of Rage perform at a Long Beach record store: Politically charged supergroup Prophets of Rage will make an appearance at Long Beach’s Fingerprints Records, 420 E. Fourth St., for an in-store performance on Friday, Sept. 22. The collective is made up of Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine, Chuck D and DJ Lord of Public Enemy and B-Real of Cypress Hill. “We’ve done a couple of things with Chuck D over the years and we’ve had Tom Morello before, and they called and said they wanted to do it,” said Rand Foster, owner of Fingerprints. The 7 p.m. show happens about a week after the release of the band’s self-titled 12-track album which mixes rap and rock with socially conscious and politically-driven lyrics.

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