Cork, IE | Popular Cork vintage clothing and vinyl store to close. Records & Relics near UCC has been in business on Lancaster Quay for the last ten years. The vintage clothing and vinyl record store has been popular among sustainable fashion and music collector fans. In a statement online, owners Colin and Eilis said they have enjoyed every moment of the past decade: “We’ve met the most beautiful of people, formed great friendships and leaving Cork will leave an empty hole that will be hard to fill, but we are moving on with a new business in County Roscommon and this is a time of celebration. The last day of trading is next Saturday, 3rd June. We will of course have a Sale to say goodbye. Thanks for all the wonderful memories you beautiful people”
Hagerstown, MD | Maryland’s largest record store gearing up for live performances on site: If you’re into music, you are in luck. Hub City Vinyl, which boasts being Maryland’s largest record store, has been a popular destination for purchases. Now, a live music venue is in the works. “It will be something like Blues Alley in Washington, D.C.,” said Sheree Thoburn, “where the point of it is to listen to the music artists, but not quite as formal as a venue like Maryland Theatre.” Sheree owns Hub City Vinyl with her husband, Lloyd Thoburn. The business, which started as an antique shop three years ago, shifted its focus exclusively to music, evolving into a place for all music lovers. “Our younger audience is into pop music, alternative rock,” said Sheree Thoburn, who owns Hub City Vinyl with her husband, Lloyd. “We have metal fans, fans of the blues and country.” “We have CD’s, cassettes, 8-tracks,” said Lloyd Thoburn. “You can get posters here, band shirts, all kinds of music memorabilia.”
Philadelphia, PA | Courtesy Of CD Bob, Philadelphia’s Cratediggaz Keeps The Wax Flowing: …Cratediggaz Records has been around for a short time but has already embedded itself into Philly’s hip-hop culture. From hosting some of the coolest events in the city to carefully curating the selection with rare and exclusive vinyl releases across the history of hip-hop and beyond, Cratediggaz made a name for itself quickly. Glide had the pleasure of sitting down with Robert Fisk, or CD Bob if you know him well enough. He discussed some of the recent events that went down at Cratediggaz along with giving us a look into his personal record collection and his plans for 2023.
Newtown, PA | Owner of Newtown Book & Record Exchange Gets Vinyl Treatment for Her Musical Project: Dirty Dollhouse, the retro-pop project of Bucks County’s Chelsea Mitchell, will see two of its albums reissued as a combined release on vinyl, writes John Vettese for WXPN. Mitchell is a singer, songwriter, and record store proprietor. While her band took a break from recording once she acquired Newtown Book and Record Exchange, they have remained active on stage. …This week brought the news that the band’s two most recent releases are being picked up by the North American reissue label Renaissance Records. The albums in question are “Queen Coyote”, which was released in 2018, and “Vinyl Child”, released in 2017. Renaissance Records resurfaces vinyl and CD editions of classics over the years. Artists whose albums the label has published include Pentangle, Claire Hamill, Split Enz, and many more.
Shropshire, UK | 100-year-old gramophone comes complete with unplayed vinyl records from the 1920s in Shropshire sale: Talk about retro! An antiques centre in Shropshire has a 100 year old record player up for grabs. Not only that but the wind-up Mello D Maker comes complete with its original records and is for sale at the Old Mill Antiques Centre in Bridgnorth. Old Mill owner John Ridgway said it is made of mahogany and is one of the finest antique record players they have seen. Mr Ridgway said: “This is a lovely old gramophone in superb condition, it would be a great addition to any home and extremely useful for a 1920s summer party! “It is made of mahogany and certainly one of the finest antique record players we have seen here at the Old Mill.” A spokesperson for the Old Mill added: “If you are planning any parties this summer and fancy organising something a little bit different then this 1920s gramophone could be for you!”
Mumbai, IN | Sip on coffee in a new Pali Hill space with vinyl records for company: A new Pali Hill cafe is a quiet haven to indulge in the joys of sipping brew amidst the aesthetic of vinyl: The road up Pali Hill shimmers in the afternoon haze as we make our way through the Bandra traffic. Our destination is the neighbourhood’s latest destination for a cuppa joe. Records.Coffee by Veranda is a new cafe that serves up a blend of brews and vintage vinyl records. The cafe’s entrance opens through the Bloom Boutique Hotel, which makes it a tad difficult to spot since there are few markers on the outside. Once you enter, it opens up to a well-lit space, flanked by two large windows that allow sunlight to flood in. The ambience is peaceful and the space feels like a refuge for people seeking an escape from the crowded, conversation-heavy bistros.
Schenectady, NY | Down to Business: Putman Investments continues to acquire, rescue: When we last left Doug Putman, it was early 2020 and the Canadian businessman had just purchased the FYE retail chain from homegrown Trans World Entertainment Corp. of Albany, giving him a U.S. mirror to the music and pop culture stores of his Sunrise Records north of the border. Since then – wow! Months after the FYE deal, Putman bought out a New Jersey-based toymaker, Alex Brands, that closed as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and followed that up in fall 2020 by buying portions of a popular tea shop chain in Canada that was shifting online due to the pandemic, rebranding them as T. Kettle to offer premium loose-leaf blends. In 2021, his family-owned Putman Investments acquired Canada’s Toys R Us/Babies R Us chain, which had split from the U.S. operations that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2017 and then fell on its own hard times before being bought by a Canadian financial holding company.
The soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie is set for vinyl: She’s vinyl. He’s just digital. The soundtrack for Greta Gerwig’s long-awaited Barbie movie is getting a vinyl release. Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, the movie is set to capture the world-famous character struggling with an existential crisis. Barbie The Album is, as expected, a pop spectacular with some of the biggest names in music including Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Nicki Minaj involved. Ice Spice, Lizzo, Haim and PinkPantheress are also among the line-up. See the full list below. Dropping on July 21, the same day as the film, vinyl variants for the release include ‘candy floss’, ‘cotton candy’ and ‘neon pink’. You can pre-order now.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts celebrating ‘Up Your Alley’ 35th anniversary with vinyl release: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their sixth studio album, Up Your Alley, with a new vinyl release. The album was initially released on vinyl for Record Store Day in April, but they’re releasing it nationwide on July 21, marking the first time it’s been widely available on vinyl since its initial 1988 release. “We can’t thank you all enough for the continued support and love for this album,” Jett shared on Instagram, Up Your Alley was a top 20 hit for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, peaking at 19 on the Billboard 200 Album chart. The album featured the top 10 single “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” which in 2006 was used as the theme for Sunday Night Football. Up Your Alley went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.
