Burgess Hill, UK | BBC Antiques Roadshow star cuts ribbon at ‘shop full of wonderful objects’ in Burgess Hill: A well-known antiques expert cut the ribbon at a relocated store in Burgess Hill at the weekend. Mark Hill, who stars in both the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and Antiques Road Trip, opened The Rocking Horse in Church Walk on Saturday morning (October 11). Owner and proprietor Christopher Martin told the Middy: “The shop is full of everything you never knew you always wanted.” “We’re a shop full of curiosities,” he said, describing antiques as ‘the ultimate recycling’. “We see ourselves as people who find new homes for interesting things,” he added, saying that he is excited the business will now be visible to more people. Chris explained that The Rocking Horse has existed in many forms since the 1990s. …He said The Rocking Horse is an antiques and collectables shop that also incorporates vintage vinyl records in a ‘shop within a shop’ called Valentine’s Vinyl.
Buenos Aires, AR | A hidden treasure in Constitución: the record store that has survived since the 80s among vinyls, VHS and music relics. In Constitución there is a record store hidden since the 80s with vinyls, cassettes, VHS and music relics at incredible prices. Get a vinyl of national rock or cassettes of first bands. A block away from Constitución station, there is a place that seems to be stopped in time. It is a bazaar where at first glance you can buy a flower pot, but go a little further to discover a unique corner for music lovers: Bazar Disquería Kili, a space that has survived since the 80s and keeps real music relics in all possible formats: VHS, DVDs, CDs and even vinyls. At first glance it looks like a common bazaar on Avenida Brasil, but when you enter, you will discover shelves full of various items that give way to a record store full of vinyls, cassettes, VHS, CDs and DVDs. The amount of records, cassettes and whatever format you can think of is impressive.
Hazel Green, WI | This Vet Owned Record Store Is Rock-n-Rollin from Town to Town: The Freedom Flea Market was this past weekend in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. I had time, so I decided to check out the annual three-day event. Although it was a little chillier than many anticipated, vendors lined Main Street for several blocks. There was plenty of Flea Market flare and friendly purveyors of coffee and other food items. Rixen’s fantastic concept sells vinyl records, cassette tapes, band & concert t-shirts, music memorabilia, movies, books, and vintage toys. In his first year of business, Rixen uses a retrofitted car trailer to pursue his passion for music while hitting the road on weekends within three hours of his Maquoketa, Iowa home. Whether it’s someone finding that missing album from their collection or seeing the excitement of finding that cool retro concert t-shirt, Rixen is happy to be on the road bringing nostalgia to his customers and making connections with other music lovers.
Newtown, CT | Edmond Town Hall Hosted Third Record Riots: On Sunday, October 5, Friends of Edmond Town Hall sponsored its third annual Record Riots event in the gym. Stacey Olszewski and Julie Brunelle, the co-chairs of Friends of Edmond Town Hall, provided the leadership to see that the event was successfully presented. Thousands of records were available for purchase, as were CDs and other music memorabilia. All genres of music were represented. The event was coordinated by Record Riots founder John Bastone of White Plains, N.Y., who has been presenting events across the region for over 19 years.
Northampton, MA | Northampton Record Fair comes to Three County Fairgrounds: The Northampton Record Fair returns to the Three County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 18. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., music lovers can have their pick from more than 100,000 records and CDs. The price of admission from 9 to 11 a.m. is $10 with an included raffle ticket, and $5 general admission from there on after. Justin Cohen, a vinyl record dealer who buys and sells records from all over the world, runs Recordville Records, host of the fair, with his wife Janice Chaka. The fair began back in 2015 at the World War II Club and eventually moved to Union Station in Northampton for a number of years. “This is the first time we are doing it in one of the big barns at the Three County Fairgrounds,” Cohen said. “It’s so wild that we’ve grown this large, but we’re excited to bring records to the community.” At the fair this year, 61 record vendors will be set up across nine tables, many of which are independent record vendors.
Windsor, ON | Crates of classics draw vinyl record enthusiasts to Windsor show: Inside a bar in Windsor’s Sandwich Town, visitors turned back the clock Sunday to an era where music played off a lacquer disc rather than a cell phone. Eager to find the missing piece to their collection, vinyl lovers filed into the Dominion House Tavern for the fall record sale. Despite being one of the most “inconvenient” ways to listen, Jim Fewer feels the physical elements make it more alluring. “There’s a lot of extra stuff in there. It’s a gatefold. You open up, you read about the band. It’s just more personal. It’s more interactive,” said Fewer, who sells records. Each weekend, Fewer drags thousands of vinyl’s to shows across Southwestern Ontario. Sunday’s show featured sellers from Windsor, Ingersoll, and Mount Brydges. Before the days of streaming or CDs, Fewer said there was often a feeling of being “anxious” for those hoping to get their hands on the latest hit.
St. Cloud, MN | Music Lovers Will Want to Attend this Event in St. Joe: I miss the old record stores that used to be around. I loved being able to go and pick up an album as it “just came out.” Even going to someplace like Barnes and Nobel where you can listen to music to see if it’s something you’d want to buy or not. Now you can just get your music through streaming apps. Yes, you still have to pay for it, but it seems to lack some of the magic that it used to have. …This event is being put on by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Music Expo, and they are bringing a pop up store to Bad Habit Brewing on Sunday, October 26th. The Facebook page says that there is no Vikings game that day because they have a bye. Actually, they play the Thursday before the weekend, but nonetheless, they are not playing that day. So—you are free to head out to St. Joe and enjoy a record pop up store.
T. Rex And Yes Return To The Reel: Rhino Reintroduces The Ultimate Analog Experience: Rhino Records is reviving one of the most prestigious listening formats in music history with the release of two iconic albums—Electric Warrior by T. Rex and The Yes Album by Yes—on reel-to-reel tape. Following the successful return of vinyl and cassette, the label is turning the clock back even further, reintroducing reel-to-reel for a new generation of audiophiles seeking the most authentic analogue sound possible. These releases capture two defining moments in British rock, both arriving in 1971 and both reshaping the direction of popular music in their own distinctive ways. Marc Bolan’s Electric Warrior is widely regarded as the record that turned T. Rex from an underground folk-rock curiosity into global superstars.
Las Vegas, NV | Lick it old school in Las Vegas at Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den: Who remembers vinyl? If your teenage years happened in the ’90s like me, you remember the days of crates, turntables and vinyl, and the DJs who carried all of it into the party. There was something special about listening to the DJ soundtrack the evening, switching out records, scratching them, slowing down and speeding up the sounds and mixing melodies. It was a special time for music, especially hip-hop and emerging electronic music. Now there’s a place (and a party) that brings back all those vibes: Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den at Resorts World Las Vegas and its weekly High Fidelity Fridays. “It’s an ode to Japanese listening bars; we wanted to create this because of the property’s Asian heritage,” says Josef Wagner, senior vice president of food and beverage and hospitality development at Resorts World Las Vegas. “It’s like a lost art; hardly any DJs play with vinyl anymore and we wanted to bring that back in a beautiful, intimate setting.”
Follow The Vinyl District on Facebook HERE, Instagram HERE, Threads HERE, Bluesky HERE, and X/Twitter HERE.
