National Record Store Day!

This past weekend (April 19) was National Record Store Day! No, it is not a hallmark holiday or a Sony music holiday at that! It is a day where record stores get together and try to remind people that records still exist and so do the stores that sell them. It seems as though music lovers flock to the Internet and new technology searching for that perfect tune, but they forget they can walk right down the street and find the same tune.

 

Record stores celebrate this national “holiday” by providing concerts in the store, discounts, and freebies. I participated in this venture on State Street in Madison, WI. I got a few cds at a nice discount as well as free stickers and buttons. This was a nice day to go out and celebrate that record stores do exist and it is important to support them.

I have always enjoyed going to record stores. They let me release into a new world and leave all my problems at the door. One nice thing record stores have to offer, that Internet venues don’t, is it’s the personalities. Once you find a record store you dig, stay with it! Make friends with the staff members. They are also music lovers—just like you. Often they will clue you in on what new releases are good and which to avoid.  They may be able to offer you discounts (this usually depends on how loyal and long you’ve been a customer though).

 

Remember, National Record Store Day is only one day a year, but your local record store is open everyday.

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