Record Store Day is on this Saturday 21 April. It is an annual international event designed to celebrate the record store as a community. For more info, read Russell Brown's Friday Music post The Shopping news and What's happening for Record Store Day across NZ, this Saturday? Peter McLennan on Dub dot dash.
Here is our compilation of what's happening here in Ōtautahi.
What's on in Christchurch
Galaxy Records
Galaxy Records on 336 St Asaph St are an "Indie Institution' in Christchurch, selling new and used vinyl. Like Galaxy Records on Facebook.
Record Store Day at Galaxy Records: Subscribe to the Facebook event
Rare & Collectable goodies! Featuring DJs: Pinacolada Soundsystem , Missy G & Skew-whiff from midday. Darkroom Bar will be open
Lyttelton Records
Lyttelton Records have spilled out of their home recording studio to open a shop (and bar) in Woolston. You can buy merch here, guitar strings and maybe catch a live performance. Like Lyttelton Records on Facebook.
Record Store Day at Lyttelton Records: Vinyl discounts, live music, happy hour 12pm to 4pm 650 Ferry Road
Join us this Saturday to celebrate International Record Store Day! Happy hour beer prices, live music and discounted vinyl!
Posted by Lyttelton Records on Sunday, April 15, 2018
Penny Lane Records
If you are a record store fan in Christchurch, you can visit Penny Lane Records - they are at Eastgate Mall in Linwood, and in Sydenham at 430 Colombo Street. Penny Lane specialise in great quality second-hand music formats and collectibles. Like Penny Lane Records on Facebook.
Record Store Day at Penny Lane Records: The crew were cagey as to what's happening - so there might be some good surprises on offer. What they did say was they are open at 8am, there will be Record Store Day exclusives available, and stuff happening for customers, as well as specials.
(here's a pic from RSD 2017 at Penny Lane)
#RecordStoreDay at Penny Lane on Colombo St. Buzzing. pic.twitter.com/pSVUduAS4N
— Donna (@kebabette) April 22, 2017
Sadhana Surf and House of Creativity
Sadhana Surfboards is at Shop 52 at The Tannery, 3 Garlands Road Woolston. Like Sadhana Surf on Facebook
International Record Store Day, is upon us once again, and to celebrate our love of wax, Sadhana and Yestergear will be...
Posted by Sadhana Surf and House of Creativity on Sunday, April 15, 2018
Another hot tip for record fans: Vinyl Cafe at 24b Essex Street is a must visit for vinyl lovers. Like Vinyl Cafe on Facebook,
Get on down to your local record shop, buy yourself some vinyl to spin while the weather goes wild. Talk to people who appreciate quality music. Who knows you may make a new connection...
Record Appreciation - Fee
I love records! I still have a halfway decent collection of records. When I had to replace my stereo a few years back, I made sure it came with a turntable. I'm a purist - like Neil Young I can hear more depth and texture of sound in an LP (Long Player), than I can on a CD or a download. Neil developed PonoMusic to develop modern sound recording formats that delivered quality of sound almost as good as the studio, or the original record. (See Waging Heavy Peace, one of Neil's engaging autobiographies.)
Other bands and artists such as Iron Maiden and New Zealand's Shayne P. Carter, have steadfastly resolved to continue releasing albums on vinyl as well as other formats. Shayne P. Carter has been heard to lament the difficulty of reducing sleeve artwork to fit CD cases. I sure as heck can't read the release date on CDs, and most won't tell you when the original album was recorded. The discussion about sound continues...
Did you know that you can still buy turntables? I've discovered them at The Warehouse, The Listening Post (330 St Asaph Street), the Top Hi-Fi Shop (35 Carlyle St, Sydenham), and Soundline Audio (329 Madras St), Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi.
Record Store Day resources
- Follow Record Store Day on Twitter
- Record Store Day exclusive releases
- Like The Sound of Vinyl on Facebook
- Read our previous Record Store Day posts
Vinyl and music at the library
Fee and Donna
Vinyl appreciators
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