Vinyl just continues to become more and more popular, recent figures (via LA Times) “released by Nielsen SoundScan indicate that overall U.S. vinyl sales will once again set a benchmark in 2009, with sales up 50% through the first five months of the year. SoundScan predicts vinyl sales will reach 2.8 million units in 2009, up [...]

Record Store Day is finally taking place again tomorrow. The special event with the aim of bringing together music lovers and record collectors all over the world to celebrate the culture and knowledge surrounding independent record stores has grown considerably since it debut last year with tons of new artists, labels and stores on board. [...]

Thousands of independent record stores across the world are gearing up to celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday April 18. They will celebrate the typical record store culture and the unique place they occupy in their local communities.
Strong support is coming from a wide range of artists and labels, who will participate in special events [...]

The second annual Record Store Day will take place this year on April 18th, and tons of cool stuff are planned for/by/at independent record stores around the globe.
Among the independent record store’s supporters are Matador Records. In honor the 2nd annual Record Store Day, they’ll be releasing the following limited edition vinyl titles, only available [...]