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The first record I ever bought with my own money was purchased at a Robinson’s, a sort of one-room department store chain found in small-town Canada. I walked in with a crisp five dollar bill and a little bit of change–a usurious and ridiculous amount, according to my mother–and walked out with a fresh copy of Elton John’s Greatest Hits. I still have that record–and I’ve been patronizing record stores ever since. Even today.
Saturday is Record Store Day. And although I’ll be out in Victoria at the invitation of The Zone 91-3 for a special evening event, I plan to check out all four of the participating indie record stores in the city (full list here).
This brings me to Last Shop Standing, a book about the rise and fall and rise of the indie record store in the UK. There’s also a documentary based on the book. I have a couple of these packages to give away next weekend. All you have to do to be eligible is sign up for my daily newsletter. If you’re already on the mailing list, you’re already in the draw.
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My first album was Neil Diamond's "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show". Bought at Sam's. To this day I will by a hard copy of the music I want before I will download it. If I can find it on vinyl then so much the better.
My very first record was a comp of novelty songs called Wacky Wierdos…but my first real lp was Sweet Desolation Blvd.