Record Store day

[Kim Kelly]

I was swamped with final papers and presentations. I completely forgot about Record Store Day.

[Christina]

Yah, I was busy w/stuff and didn't have a chance to get out to a record store. Foof.

[yesno]

I only knew to go because I saw an article in a newspaper(!).

[Gilly]

If you collect 7" do you actually play them? I've never bought one because I don't consider myself a collector- I just buy what I like to listen to, and playing 7" records seems like a bother. But I do know they are collectable. So, do you play them?

[yesno]

I do play my 7"s and 45s, but not picture discs except maybe once.

[Martin]

I play all of them, all the time! My vinyl collection consists of 75% singles anyway (7 and 12 inches).

(I never listen to CDs anymore, only mp3 and vinyl.)

[AllisonLeGnome]

If you collect 7" do you actually play them? I've never bought one because I don't consider myself a collector- I just buy what I like to listen to, and playing 7" records seems like a bother. But I do know they are collectable. So, do you play them?

I don't consider myself a collector at all, and I buy and play 7"s. Well, not as much with the ones where I've "come across" mp3s of the songs, but in that case they still make sense to me because I want to have paid for something.

[Cityslang716]

I was excited because one of the covers of the Fucked Up single was a picture of my local record store, but I couldn't get one because they only got like 5 copies.  I was surprised they couldn't get a few extra copies or something. Bummer.

Ended up picking up Ted Leo (that "North Sea" song is a jam), the new Devo 12", and a special pressing of a single from Buffalo's own late great power pop heroes Girlpope.  Also found a nice copy of Stoneage Romeos by the Hoodoo Gurus in the used bin for $3. 

Verdict: Good guys win again.

im assuming since you mentioned Buffalo, that you're talking about Spiral Scratch...?
In which case, That Hoodoo Gurus LP is most likely the same copy i sold to SS a couple weeks ago... so, enjoy!

[Steve of Bloomington]

I went to 2 different record stores in town for Record Store Day. I have split loyalty.

I also got the Ted Leo 7", as well as his latest (hey, I'm slow to pick things up), Pisces - 'A Lovely Sight' from the Numero Group, King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown, the re-issue of Maxinquaye, and 7 CDs of varying quality and obscurity from the $1 bin. One store had DJs doing sets thru-out the day, which they did last year also, including a set by the mayor. The mayor wasn't there this year.

I have a lot of old 7"s and vinyl in general. A lot of the 7"s are by 90s punk bands who maybe put out one or two 7" and that's it, so they're not necessarily collector's items. I also have a whole box of 7"s I bought at an auction (pop things from the 70s). I hoard these things.

As far as playing them, the turntable I possess is in horrible shape. I need to get a new one. Anyhow, support your favorite artists and record stores, etc. and so on.

[Pat K]

I was excited because one of the covers of the Fucked Up single was a picture of my local record store, but I couldn't get one because they only got like 5 copies.  I was surprised they couldn't get a few extra copies or something. Bummer.

Ended up picking up Ted Leo (that "North Sea" song is a jam), the new Devo 12", and a special pressing of a single from Buffalo's own late great power pop heroes Girlpope.  Also found a nice copy of Stoneage Romeos by the Hoodoo Gurus in the used bin for $3. 

Verdict: Good guys win again.

im assuming since you mentioned Buffalo, that you're talking about Spiral Scratch...?
In which case, That Hoodoo Gurus LP is most likely the same copy i sold to SS a couple weeks ago... so, enjoy!

Haha, you got it, Cityslang.  That's funny. Buffalo: population 100.

(But seriously, if you've got a copy of the Fucked Up Spiral Scratch 7", I'll trade you a NM copy of Stoneage Romeos.)

[Pat K]

As far as playing 7"s goes, I like it because it's one of the only times that I actually solely listen to music as a primary activity, because there's no time to walk away and do something else.  So it's always fun for me to pick up a few 7"s and just sit in front of the stero jamming out, going through them one by one.  I can see how that could be considered a bother, though.

I don't consider myself a collector. The few 7"s and LPs that I have that are actually worth decent money are the ones I'm most attached to, so I wouldn't be selling them anyway.

[AaronC]

I had to travel an hour to go to a participating Record Store Day store, so I was too late to pick up any of the exclusive stuff I wanted.  I did pick up a few records I had been looking for, namely Cheap Trick's first record.

As far as 45s, I buy and listen to them.  I typically only pick up songs that I already know and love.

[masterofsparks]

I love 45s. I don't know that I'd call myself a collector because I don't pay big money for stuff and have very little that's rare or valuable. I do enjoy the whole ritual from the digging through boxes of dusty 45s in the store to admiring the labels and hearing the needle hit the groove at the beginning of the side. And if the single happens to be a great song, there's nothing better than sitting and enjoying 2 or 3 minutes of perfection.

[Kublakhan61]

I showed up 2 hours early and waited on-line to be sure I got the Sub-pop 7"s, the Pavement alt-art greatest hits, and the Fela re-issue. Also grabbed copies of the Beastie Boys 'Mystery White Label 12"' and the MGMT 12" single but only because the line was buzzing about how cool these item would be. Beastie Boys is pretty good - the Beasties always work hard to remain relevant. The MGMT single, Siberian Breaks, totally surprised me. I can't stop listening to it.

[DouglasInDallas]

Record Store Day working to increase music sales...

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i2d2992c8dfe0a898d682a5a1ab63fd19

According to Street Pulse, comparing RSD 2010 to RSD 2009 showed an increase of overall sales by 135.4%

Here was their breakdown:
All Music + 135.4%
Vinyl + 376.7%
CD + 40.4%
Video - 38.6%
Merch + 28.5%

Also, and this is an interesting fact, according to Nielsen Soundscan, Record Store Day 2010 was the biggest day of sales for vinyl in Soundscan’s history. This is definitely good news for vinyl record, and turntable, manufacturers.