Dilla’s ‘Fuck the Police’ picture disc,” said Clark. The panel ended, appropriately, on releases the panelists were looking forward to. While RSD is about independent record stores, not independent labels, as Kurtz himself pointed out, those sorts of delays become much more relevant with the new global release date if it already takes so long to restock a record that has sold out. Though RSD advocates keep coming back to the idea that the more, the merrier - more independent record stores, more RSD releases - demand has gotten so high that indie labels are opening up their own pressing plants to deal with the rising demand and six-to-eight week wait times. It’s getting so bad that plants are even shutting down because they can’t keep up with demand. Third Man Records’ Honcho Ben Blackwell Reveals His 6 Favorite Vinyl Covers of All Timeīut that focus, and the discussion of large-scale retailers versus independent record stores, seemed myopic when considered against a much larger unmentioned (at least at that event) issue facing RSD: overloading vinyl manufacturing plants with major-label LPs. “I buy my vinyl in the bulk foods section,” he said, referencing Whole Foods’ decision to stock vinyl in its stores. He also indulged in a little self-promotion, mentioning that Dogfish Head’s Chateau Jhiau demonstrates a relationship between music and beer “as old as time”: in the same Chinese tombs where archaeologists found the ancient suds recipe, they also found the oldest playable instruments made of bird bones.īarry was a little more glib. You recognize that in a perfect world, every beer would be sold through an indie store, but that’s not the reality.” “Foreign companies control 80 percent of the market, but there are over 3,000 small American breweries. establishing itself as one of the leading vinyl stores and intimate gig venues in the city, a must-visit destination for music fans. “The indie music is like the indie beer world,” he said. Brooklyn record store and concert venue, Rough Trade NYC, will close its current Williamsburg location this Spring, as the store plans to relocate to another, yet-to-be announced NYC location in the Summer. One of the most interesting responses was Calagione’s to an inquiry about his thoughts on Whole Foods, Amazon, and Urban Outfitters selling vinyl. Carrying everything from Bob Marley to Stevie Nicks, Earwax is constantly selling and restocking a. The shop is dedicated to bringing the highest quality of both new and used LPs, 7 and CDs to its customers. Digital May Dominate Music Consumption, But Majority of Vinyl Buyers Are 35 and Underįortunately, the audience avoided similar pitfalls of standard question-and-answer sessions. One of the most recognizable names in the music scene, Earwax Records is Williamsburg ’s oldest record store, founded in 1990.
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