records
Bleecker Bob's still open, but not for long
It’s been over a year since we reported that West Village record store Bleecker Bob‘s was closing, but they’re still open. That will change soon though, or so they say…
2012 Holiday Gift Ideas
Welcome to the first in a series of holiday gift guides here on BrooklynVegan. For this one we’ve partnered with American Express as part of their Points For Presents program…
The ARChive of Contemporary Music collects music, is throwing another Holiday Record & CD Sale
Since 1985, not-for-profit organization The ARChive of Contemporary Music has been collecting, preserving and providing info on “the popular music of all cultures and races throughout the world from 1950 to the present…
It's Black Friday aka Record Store Day; Free shipping at Other Music; Third Man Records opening Novelty Lounge
As recently mentioned, Black Friday is also now Record Store Day so music nerds can have fun on the busiest shopping day of the year too. One place you might go, if you’re in NYC, is Other Music who write:For those of you who are spending your holiday in New York City, Other Music will be participating in Record Store Day‘s second annual Black to Black Friday (Friday, November 23), and this year there will be an even bigger variety of limited RSD-only pressings plus some great advance releases exclusive to independent shops. You…
The Beatles release a sixteen-LP boxset of their studio albums, but delaying pressing of other records?
Twenty-two pounds. Six Inches. $449 retail. The Beatles are releasing their fourteen original studio albums plus rarities into a single massive sixteen LP box set containing a 252 page booklet…
Title Fight record, released two weeks ago, currently bidding at $50k on Ebay
Assuming this isn’t a joke, this copy of Title Fight‘s Floral Green currently has bids of $50k with less than 12 hours to go. The record was one of a run of 150 (#45 to be exact) and dropped less than two weeks ago at the band’s record release party on 10/19 in Warrior Run…
R.I.P. Howard H. Scott, developer of the LP
Howard H. Scott, known by some as the godfather of the LP, and others as a classical composer and producer, passed away last month in Reading, PA at the age of 92 after a fight with cancer…
Brooklyn Flea Record Fair returns for fall edition
On October 6, The Brooklyn Flea’s Smorgasburg in Williamsburg will move aside the uinoa falafels, huaraches, lobster rolls, and doughnuts to make room for vinyl…
alleged J Dilla record collection being sold in Detroit store
At first, they were just crates full of records, numbering in the thousands. But after digging through their contents, Jeff Bubeck learned he’d stumbled upon something special: what he says is the personal record collection of late Detroit hip-hop producer J Dilla…
your guide to Record Store Day 2012
This Saturday (4/21) marks the 5th annual Record Store Day, and with it comes another chance to procure your favorite band’s most exclusive (or oddest) musical releases yet…
