Record Store Day sees album sales rise by 60%
Record Store Day album sales soared by 60 percent compared with last year, official figures have shown.
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AudioFriday playlist: Record Store Day 2013
This week our Friday playlist is celebrating Record Store Day in all its re-issue glory! In preparation for our mammoth shopping trip tomorrow, we’ve put together our favourite picks from this year’s special releases and given a nod to some of the acts who will be coming out in force to support their local record shops.
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NewsMumford & Sons’ Babel biggest independent seller
Mumford & Sons’ Babel is the biggest selling album in independent record shops over the last 12 months, new statistics showed.
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NewsYoung music lovers driving sales of vinyl
Music fans aged 18-24 are driving a resurgence in the sales of music on vinyl, new research reveals.
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NewsRecord Store Day Secret 7″ covers and acts revealed
Celebrated artists including David Shrigley and Gilbert & George have designed record sleeves for Elton John, Jessie Ware and Laura Marling to mark Record Store Day 2013.
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NewsDobell’s Jazz Record Shop exhibition to open
A new exhibition showcasing artefacts and photos from the Dobell’s Jazz Record Shop is to open at London’s Chelsea Space.
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Tom Odell and Ghostpoet to launch Record Store Day
Tom Odell, Ghostpoet and Benga are performing at the launch event for this year’s Record Store Day.
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ViewsVinyl: to have and to hold
When was the last time you bought a record? Was it a 70s double vinyl prog odyssey? A stripped down funk record from the 80s? An essential 90s club mix? Or maybe it was something altogether more modern…
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NewsNew record store sales chart launches today
Official Charts Company has teamed up with Record Store Day to launch a new chart reflecting physical sales through UK indie record shops.
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InterviewsM meets… Ralph Tee from Expansion Records
Label boss Ralph Tee talks to M about what Record Store Day means to him, and we hear the story of two limited releases he’s prepared to mark the day, 21 April 2012.
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