Got Vinyl? Celebrate Record Store Day with Your City!

Searching for a fun way to celebrate music? Look no further! Every year, nearly 1,400 independently owned record shops in the United States come together to celebrate our musical heritage. In 2007, Record Store Day was established at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees. This day was created to the celebrate the unique culture surrounding local record shops and their role within our communities. On April 19, 2008 the first Record Store Day was conceived. Popular festivities include band performances, cook-outs, artist meet and greets, games, raffle prizes and giveaways. Furthermore, special vinyl and CD releases in nearly every genre, as well as various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. In 2008, a small list of titles was released, which has grown to include artists and labels both large and small. Today, Record Store Day releases continue to include a wide variety of music artists, catering to the diverse taste of record stores and their customers. This annual event is held on one Saturday in the month of April and every “Black Friday” in November.

Presently, Record Store Day works to fuse the past with contemporary culture. The vinyl revival has captured the interest of younger generations, which has made record collecting a fun hobby for all ages. The twelfth annual Record Store Day will be hosted worldwide on April 13, 2019. For Daytonians, festivities can be found throughout the city. This year stores such as Omega Music, Toxic Beauty Records & Poster Gallery, and Skeleton Dust Records will be participating in the annual celebration. On Saturday, Omega Music will have the largest selection of Record Store Day titles in the Miami Valley. Located on 318 E 5th St., their shop will also host one of the busiest Record Store Day events in Dayton. Activities will include a prize wheel, Bingo, food trucks, free coffee from Wholly Grounds, local band performances, and craft beer from Warped Wing Brewing Company. 

Be sure to go out and celebrate Record Store Day with your city! 

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“About Us,” Record Store Day, last modified 2019. https://recordstoreday.com/CustomPage/614.

“Record Store Day,” Omega Music, last modified 2019. https://omegamusicdayton.com/CustomPage/6980

Edmonds, Allie. Vinyl Collection. April 7, 2019. Personal Record Collection.